Facility Maintenance Manager

Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leader whose focus on materials science delivers tomorrow’s breakthroughs today. From industry-leading molecules to sustainable innovations, Milliken creates products that enhance people’s lives and deliver solutions for its customers and communities. Drawing on thousands of patents and a portfolio with applications across the textile, flooring, chemical and healthcare businesses, the company harnesses a shared sense of integrity and excellence to positively impact the world for generations. Discover more about Milliken’s curious minds and inspired solutions at Milliken.com and on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Job Summary

This position is located at the Milliken Highland site in Cheraw, SC, and reports to the site Plant Manager. A successful Engineering Services Manager will demonstrate efficiency in the upkeep and oversite of the site building and infrastructure, necessary shop level equipment repairs, upgrades, installations; this includes site offices, manufacturing areas and the maintenance department. Main duties include designing maintenance procedures, tracking budgets and expenses, performing inspections on the facility for proactive opportunities and coordinating with the internal team or outside vendors to make the necessary repairs and or upgrades; coordinates and directs the design, planning, construction, maintenance, installation and alteration of equipment, machinery, and buildings by directing the work activities of the personnel within the maintenance department.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead production engineering maintenance department
• Ensure service calls and machinery repairs are completed in a timely manner and maintenance support is available as needed
• Establish work schedules, shift assignments and work prioritization
• Track equipment failures, problems, spare parts, maintenance logs to assist in increasing equipment uptime and reliability
• Ensure documentation of maintenance work and activities performed, including work orders, engineering change requests, drawings, CAD files, procedures, project logs, etc.
• Participate in value engineering projects to increase production efficiency and capacity, reduce cost, improve quality, and improve equipment reliability and uptime
• Spearhead and support value engineering projects to increase production efficiency and capacity, reduce cost, improve quality and improve equipment reliability and uptime
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement process, machine, and design improvements to production equipment and procedures
• Oversees the maintenance of the building and mechanical systems for site
• Responsible for training and supervising the maintenance department
• Coordinates work performed by outside vendors
• Strong knowledge of engineering concepts, including electrical, hydraulic and mechanical systems
• Control departmental budget
• Must follow safety standard work.
  
  

The Successful Candidates Will Demonstrate Strengths In The Following

• Strong interpersonal, leadership, management, and supervision skills
• Strong project management and planning
• Strong problem-solving methods
• Organize and manage multiple priorities and projects
• Ability to read mechanical blueprints, electrical and fluidic schematics, and process control flow charts
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Ability to generate, interpret, and explain with clarity complex mechanical design drawings and documentation
  
  

Qualifications Required: 

• BS degree (Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Strong problem-solving capability
• AutoCAD or similar software experience
• Ability to communicate and interact at all levels.
  
  

Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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