Maintenance & Facilities Manager

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Job Description:

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Job Summary:

The Maintenance & Facilities Manager oversees the maintenance and operation of all facilities and infrastructure within a foundry plant or site, including melting, molding, casting, and finishing areas. This role is responsible for ensuring the optimal functionality, safety, and sustainability of the physical environment, while balancing budgetary constraints and supporting business objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with engineers, business partners, and suppliers to achieve organizational goals, emphasizing sustainable facility and equipment utilization adherence to budget requirements.
• Build and lead a high-performing facility maintenance team, designing and delivering training programs to ensure consistent, high-quality work.
• Assess the effectiveness of current utilities (such as power, compressed air, and cooling water), foundry equipment, and processes, providing innovative solutions to operational challenges and risks.
• Direct inspection, repair, and continuous improvement activities for all equipment and facilities, ensuring compliance with operational standards and maintaining order and safety throughout the site.
• Monitor environmental, safety, and equipment requirements specific to foundry operations (high-temperature areas, emissions, dust collection, and waste handling), and participate in contingency and recovery planning.
• Manage space planning and establishing requirements for staff and equipment, ensuring regulatory compliance in building security.
• Foster collaboration across generations, functions, regions, and organizational levels to solve business problems and advance company goals.
• Oversee supplier management processes, including selection, issue resolution, and ensuring that purchases meet delivery and quality specifications.

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• Advanced English

Skills and Competencies:

• Collaboration: Proven ability to participate in and initiate collaborative processes, communicate shared goals, and promote teamwork across diverse groups.
• Cross-Team Integration: Skilled at involving stakeholders in planning, leveraging formal and informal networks, and coaching others in effective teamwork and collaboration.
• Data Gathering & Analysis: Experience in collecting and analyzing organizational data, utilizing standard tools and documenting findings from various sources.
• Foundry Application Systems: Proficient in using and maintaining foundry production and maintenance information systems, documenting interfaces, and following database maintenance procedures.
• Foundry Equipment: Capable of performing routine maintenance, conducting inspections, and troubleshooting common issues on foundry equipment (such as furnaces, molding and casting lines, and sand handling systems) using diagnostic tools.
• Plant Facilities Management: Experienced in the installation, maintenance, and operation of large or multi-site industrial facilities, preferably foundry plants, including process utilities, space planning, and building security.
• Problem Solving: Adept at leading problem-solving efforts, applying various approaches and tools, and developing effective resolutions to complex issues.
• Supplier Management: Familiar with supplier management procedures, electronic transaction systems, and vendor selection processes.
• Business Acumen: Strong understanding of how maintenance and facilities decisions affect foundry production costs, equipment availability, and business results, with the ability to manage budgets and justify investments.
• Strategic Mindset: Ability to anticipate operational needs, align facility and maintenance plans with long-term business objectives, and drive continuous improvement in the reliability and sustainability of foundry operations.

Top Candidates Also Have:

• Master’s degree in Facilities Management, Engineering Management, Business Administration (MBA), Industrial Engineering, or related discipline.
• Certifications such as Facilities Manager, Facilities Management Professional, Project Management Professional or related to the area
• Certification in Six Sigma Black Belt
• Knowledge in Lean Manufacturing
• Knowledge in Foundry processes
• Course in Advanced Building Automation Systems

Additional information:

• This position will be in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila
• This position is five-days a week in-office model, from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• Requires working weekends, based on business continuity needs
• Sponsorship for foreign candidates is not available.
• Domestic Relocation assistance is available for this position.
• Do not forget to include a resumé in English in your profile in Workday.

Final details:

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