Location: 1401 N. Hobbie Avenue, Kankakee, IL 60901

Maintenance Manager Salary: $111,000 - $127,000, based on experience (Gr. 12/13)

Status: Salary Exempt

Hours: Typically, Monday-Friday, 40-hour work week with overtime as required.

WALK STRONG WITH AFI

We are a community of makers and creators. Activators and achievers. Fearless innovators and tireless visionaries whose staunch determination and adaptability continue to fuel everything that we do.

Here's how YOU can help us to raise the B.A.R. as a Maintenance Manager.

Building with Integrity

* Ensure safety is a top priority and at the front of every team members' minds

* Build and develop the team with training, empowerment, delegation and coaching (6-8 direct reports: engineers, planners, supervisor plus about 40 indirect reports: mechanics)

* Partner with Maintenance and Engineering Manager on overall financial objectives by preparing the annual maintenance budget ($9-10M), schedule expenditures, analyze variances, and initiate corrective action

* Keep management and other departments updated your department projects and priorities

* Maintain relationships with other manufacturing locations to benchmark best practices and share technology

* Partner with other plants to benchmark work practices and share technology to sustain a continuous improvement learning mindset

Adapting Together

* Develop department goals to align with Plant, Corporate and Operational goals

* Inspire your team to generate ideas and plans to meet objectives and hold everyone accountable for effective implementation

* Collaborate with the Corporate Engineering team to create the best solutions to the plant's unique situations

Reinventing Through Resilience

* Lead a process reliability transformation by implementing predictive and preventive maintenance systems, work ID systems, planning, scheduling, and performance follow-up

* Design, implement, and modify preventive maintenance programs by reviewing production, quality control, and maintenance reports and statistics; inspecting operating machines, equipment, and systems for conformance with operations standards

REVEAL EVERYTHING

FOUNDATION:

* Bachelor's degree in Engineering plus 5 years' experience in maintenance management and engineering projects

OR Associate's degree plus 8 years' experience in maintenance management and engineering projects

* Demonstrated success implementing and maintaining preventive and predictive maintenance programs with proven success in increasing reliability, reducing downtime, and reducing costs

* Demonstrated success in developing and instituting maintenance best practices with clearly defined metrics that drive performance

* Background in managing capital improvement projects, including developing requests and schedules, handling vendor selection, and managing the project from start to finish

ADDED VALUE:

* MBA

* Knowledge of Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing concepts

Community & Philanthropy: We have a heritage of investing millions of dollars in programs that enhance the neighborhoods where we live and work. Additionally, we're proud that our employees regularly and willingly give of their time and talents to support the efforts of local organizations.

Sustainability: Armstrong Flooring has a long-standing reputation for sustainable innovation, starting with using cork waste to make linoleum floors over 100 years ago. We continue to develop products that have lower environmental footprints, and in some cases, reduce the environmental footprints of the buildings where they are installed.

DEVELOPMENT

We encourage every employee to take ownership of their development and discuss career growth and opportunities with their leader. We have many employees with diverse backgrounds and career paths. We offer the following opportunities which promote a growth culture:

* Certifications

* Onboarding

* On-the-Job training

* Tuition reimbursement

* Instructor-led & online courses

* Cross-functional exposure

BENEFITS

* Choice of competitive Medical, Dental and Vision plans - effective Day 1 of employment

* Teladoc (24/7 access)

* 401k

* Health Savings & Flexible Spending Accounts

* Prescription plan with mail-order options

* Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

* Paid vacation with graduated schedule & option to purchase more

* Paid holidays

* Product discounts

* Employee Assistance Program

* Recognition program

* Service awards

Our Diversity Statement: We believe the more diversity we have in our teams, the more equitable access to opportunities we create, the more included people feel in our workplaces-the more unique perspectives, fresh ideas, and exceptional outcomes we can experience and celebrate. That's why we're working hard to create environments where everyone feels empowered to share their voices and bring their full, authentic selves to work, regardless of race, religion, physical abilities, age, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity/expression, or the many other ways we're all wonderfully unique individuals. This work is a journey, and there is more to be done. Working together, we can achieve our goal of making Armstrong Flooring a place where everyone feels welcome and valued, just as they are.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer: Armstrong Flooring provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

We strongly encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply.