MAINTENANCE & FACILITIES MANAGER

Somic America

Wytheville, VA

Pay: $85,000-$125,000/yr

Shift: Full time

**MAINTENANCE & FACILITIES MANAGER**

**Department:**

Maintenance / Facilities

**Reports To:**

Plant Manager / Operations Manager

**Location:**

Wytheville, VA

**Employment Status:**

Full-Time, Exempt

**POSITION SUMMARY**

The Maintenance & Facilities Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, performance, and strategic direction of the plant's maintenance and facilities functions in a high-volume automotive manufacturing environment. This position leads a team of approximately 25 maintenance and facilities employees and is responsible for ensuring the reliability, safety, and efficient operation of manufacturing equipment, building systems, utilities, and facility infrastructure.

The Maintenance & Facilities Manager develops and executes preventive maintenance strategies, leads equipment reliability initiatives, manages maintenance resources and budgets, coordinates facility projects, and partners closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, EHS, and other departments to minimize downtime and support production objectives.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical knowledge with demonstrated leadership, problem-solving, project management, and financial management skills.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Maintenance & Equipment Reliability**

• Provide leadership and direction for all plant maintenance activities supporting a high-volume automotive manufacturing operation.
• Ensure manufacturing equipment, machinery, utilities, and support systems are

maintained in a safe, reliable, and efficient condition.

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventive maintenance programs.
• Monitor equipment reliability, downtime, maintenance costs, and recurring failures.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for chronic equipment and reliability

issues.

• Establish maintenance priorities based on production requirements, equipment

condition, safety, and business impact.

• Ensure timely response to equipment breakdowns and production interruptions.
• Develop strategies to reduce unplanned downtime and improve overall equipment

effectiveness (OEE).

• Ensure maintenance procedures, PM schedules, and equipment documentation are

maintained and updated.

• Prioritize strong relationship and collaboration with Engineering to achieve plant KPI’s.

**Facilities Management**

• Oversee the maintenance and operation of plant facilities, grounds, utilities, and

infrastructure.

• Manage building systems including electrical, HVAC, compressed air, plumbing, water

systems, fire protection, and other facility-related equipment.

• Coordinate facility repairs, upgrades, renovations, and improvement projects.
• Manage outside contractors, service providers, and vendors performing facility or

maintenance work.

• Ensure appropriate preventive maintenance and inspection schedules are established for

facility systems.

• Support long-term facility planning and capital improvement initiatives.

**Leadership & Workforce Management**

• Lead, coach, develop, and hold approximately 25 maintenance and facilities employees

accountable for performance and results.

• Establish department goals, priorities, schedules, and performance expectations.
• Develop employee skills through training, cross-training, mentoring, and technical

development.

• Evaluate staffing requirements and recommend appropriate headcount to support

production and maintenance needs.

• Manage overtime, call-ins, scheduling, and emergency maintenance coverage.
• Promote teamwork, accountability, communication, and continuous improvement.
• Participate in hiring, performance management, disciplinary actions, and employee

development in partnership with Human Resources.

• Develop succession plans and identify high-potential employees within the maintenance

organization.

**Production Support**

• Partner closely with Production and Operations leadership to ensure maintenance activities support production requirements.
• Participate in daily production and operations meetings as appropriate.
• Coordinate planned maintenance activities around production schedules.
• Communicate equipment issues, downtime risks, and recovery plans to plant leadership.
• Respond effectively to emergency equipment failures and production interruptions.
• Balance immediate production needs with long-term equipment reliability and

maintenance requirements.

**Capital Projects & Engineering Support**

• Develop and manage maintenance and facilities capital projects.
• Assist with equipment installation, relocation, commissioning, and startup activities.
• Review equipment specifications and provide maintenance input during new equipment

purchases.

• Work with Engineering and Operations on equipment modifications and process improvements.
• Obtain and manage vendor proposals, quotations, and contractor services.
• Monitor project schedules, costs, quality, and completion.
• Ensure new equipment and facility improvements ar