Kennedy Valve-Assistant Maintenance Manager

Kennedy Valve

Elmira, NY

Pay: $107,067-$132,260/yr

Shift: Full time

**Company Description**

Kennedy Valve, a member of the McWane family of companies, is a gray and ductile iron foundry and computerized machining and assembly company. We have been an active community partner in Elmira, New York, for over 125 years.

People providing peace of mind water solutions.

To save lives, resources, and property by supplying the best waterworks and fire protection products in the world.

Our culture is important to us and forms the foundation for everything we do. Successful Team Members will embrace and perform in accordance with our following core values:

Safety: People First – Step Up

Environment: Protect Our Communities – Keep It Clean

Leadership: I am Always On Stage – First Manage My Own Words & Behaviors

Accountability: Lead Myself Well – Own It, Correct It, Learn From It, Move On

Excellence: Always Working To Be Better – Value & Add Value

Trust: The Speed Of Trust – Build, Don’t Break

Teamwork: Help Each Other Be Great – Win Together

Communication: Clear, Candid, & Constructive – Right Words, Right Time, Right Way

**WHY KENNEDY VALVE?**

Kennedy Valve offers great wages, stability, work/life balance, and benefits packages:

• Competitive Salary $107,067-$132,260
• Prorated vacation for the first year of employment
• Twelve paid Holidays and Paid Sick Leave
• Retirement 401k- With company match
• Educational Reimbursement after one year
• Employer-paid life insurance with the option to supplement
• Competitive Medical Benefits/Cost

**Job Description**

**SUMMARY:**

The Assistant Maintenance Manager oversees all maintenance, repair, and facility management activities within a heavy manufacturing environment that includes foundry, machining, and finishing operations. This role ensures maximum equipment uptime, reliability, and safety through effective leadership of maintenance teams, strategic preventive maintenance programs, and efficient facility operations. The Maintenance Manager drives operational excellence by coordinating maintenance planning, managing capital improvement projects, and ensuring compliance with environmental, safety, and quality standards.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:**

**Team Leadership & Labor Relations**

• Lead, train, and mentor a team of maintenance supervisors, technicians, and facilities Team Members across the entire plant and grounds.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Conduct performance reviews, establish goals, and manage workforce planning.
• Foster collaboration between Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Product Engineering, Quality, Maintenance teams, and all other applicable stakeholders to ensure operational alignment.
• Build strong relationships with Union leadership; uphold consistent and respectful interpretation of collective bargaining agreements.

**Maintenance Operations Management**

• Supervise daily maintenance activities, ensuring timely responses to equipment breakdowns and maintenance requests.
• Foundry equipment oversight, manage the preventative and corrective maintenance of harsh-environmental assets like induction furnaces, sand mulling/reclamation systems, molding machines, shot blasters, and dust collectors.
• Machine shop precision maintenance oversees the calibration, spindle rebuilding, and axis alignment of high-precision CNC mills, lathes, and robotics.
• Predictive maintenance, implement vibration analysis, and infrared thermography to catch failures in heavy gearboxes and hydraulic systems before they cause catastrophic downtime.
• Leverage CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) to ensure effective work planning, prioritization, and performance reporting.
• Develop, implement, and manage a comprehensive preventive and predictive maintenance program to minimize unplanned downtime.
• Ensure that maintenance work meets quality standards and complies with manufacturers’ recommendations and regulatory codes.
• Ensure up time of critical assets including:

+ Allen-Bradley PLCs (ControlLogix, CompactLogix, PanelView HMIs)

+ Siemens automation systems and drives (TIA Portal, S7 PLCs)

+ FANUC robotic arms are used in CNC loading, casting handling, or coating applications.

• Drive effective troubleshooting and root cause analysis of equipment failures involving control systems, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components.

**Facility & Infrastructure Management**

• Manage all aspects of building and grounds maintenance, including structural integrity, plumbing, lighting, utilities, HVAC, waste systems, and air.
• Manage outside contractors and vendors for facility projects, utilities maintenance, and specialized services.
• Coordinate capital projects such as CNC equipment installation, or robotic cell integration.
• Ensure compliance with environmental regulations regarding emissions, waste disposal, and stormwater management.

**Planning & Budgeting**

• Develop and manage the maintenance and facilities operating budget. Monitor labor