Summary
The Maintenance Manager at Arrow Finishing leads a high-performing team to ensure the reliability, safety, and efficiency of all equipment, facilities, and systems. This role is responsible for strategic planning, team development, and operational execution, including preventive maintenance, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives. By leveraging CMMS tools, enforcing safety standards, and fostering a culture of accountability and growth, the Maintenance Manager plays a critical role in optimizing budgets, performance, reducing downtime, and supporting long-term business goals.

Key Accountabilities

• Optimize equipment and facility performance
• Develop and lead a high-performing maintenance team
• Ensure safety, compliance, and risk mitigation
• Drive operational efficiency and cost control

Key Responsibilities | TASKS YOU DO TO ACHIEVE THE ACCOUNTABILTIES

People:

• Lead, develop, direct, coach, and evaluate the performance for team
• Write and deliver performance reviews and have periodic discussions on performance with direct reports ensuring accuracy, honesty, and timeliness of delivery
• Effectively identify and address performance management issues as they arise. Give recognition in a timely manner for good performance
• Lead hiring, termination, and succession planning for team
• Train employees and develop their skills to meet company needs

o Develop and maintain a skill chart for each employee
o Set developmental goals for each employee and perform regular progress updates

o Crosstrain employees to eliminate gaps in skill sets and coverage

• Encourage employees by recognizing significant accomplishments and jobs well done
• Enforce company policies and procedures consistently
• Hold regular team meetings to keep all employees informed of company policies, large projects, upcoming events, and other key information
• Conduct consistent one-on-one meetings with employees to ensure a thorough understanding of workload, employee concerns and project completion
• Allocate/schedule all labor and activities of the team by setting automatic schedules for reoccurring maintenance, and formally assigning work requests
• Hold employees accountable by auditing completed work
• Approve time off requests and timecards weekly

Safety & Compliance:

• Implement initiatives to promote a safety culture to drive toward zero incidents
• Maintain program documentation for regulation compliance
• Hazardous waste management
• Develop and provide KPIs related to budget effectiveness and performance of the maintenance department
• Investigate, identify, and implement corrective actions for sources of OSHA recordable accidents, incidents, and near miss

General:

• Approve or deny department expenditures
• Collaborate with the Director of Engineering and Maintenance to:

o Set weekly agendas
o Prioritize tasks and set goals for the department
o Develop training documents
o Develop operating procedures for repairs and maintenance
o Build out and maintain CMMS tools

o Report KPIs from CMMS and discuss their influence

• Negotiate outside services (e.g. lawn service, lawn sprinklers, landscaping, snow plowing, blacktop / concrete repairs and replacement, dock doors and dock plates, electrical repairs and upgrades, cleaners, painters, building repairs, building sprinkler systems, coordinate all 6 month and yearly inspections, fire extinguishers, forklifts, trucks, elevator, compactors, air compressors, etc.)
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve process failures, incomplete procedures and training deficiencies. Use a data driven problem solving approach to make fact-based decisions
• Ensure the Maintenance Technicians perform their duties in accordance with applicable SOP and Quality Standards including:

o Perform preventive maintenance of machinery and related equipment
o Perform general repair of machinery and related electric/electronic, fluid power, mechanical systems
o Perform systematic trouble-shooting of machine problems
o Perform basic fabrication of machine parts, and accurately document work
o Install special functional and structural parts in devices
o Accurately prepare Maintenance Work Orders and Purchase Orders

Facilities:

• Assist in developing capital expenditure plans and department budgets
• Schedule and coordinate outside contractors for routine maintenance and/or construction projects
• Assist with technical or large projects when additional labor or expertise is needed
• Oversee facility infrastructure equipment and manage the asset life cycle, creating repair and replacement strategy

Equipment:

• Coordinate scheduled maintenance with stakeholders such as department managers and operators
• Manage the daily operations of the Maintenance Department to repair and maintain mechanical equipment, production equipment and facility equipment

Systems:

• Develop and implement a preventative maintenance plan
• Develop and maintain a critical asset list with monthly reports indicating status
• Lead and maintain Lockout Tagout and Confined space training and documentation
• Manage and maintain all necessary maintenance records
• Approve invoices relative to the maintenance department in a timely manner
• Perform all other assignments as required

Qualities for Success

• Demonstrates Arrow Finishing Core Values
• 4-year bachelor’s degree and 3 years related experience and/or training OR 5 years of related, progressive experience in a maintenance environment
• Proficient using MS Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to develop, foster, and maintain a team-oriented work environment
• Ability to communicate work instructions verbally to maintenance personnel
• Ability to communicate with other leaders effectively and professionally
• Problem solver: able to troubleshoot issues independently or escalate when necessary; sense of accountability and sound professional judgement
• Experience with project management
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills
• Highly organized and able to work with and direct others
• Ability to calculate and interpret budgets
• Ability to do basic arithmetic and measurements
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instruction in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

Physical Requirements

• Lift up to 30 lbs. regularly and up to 50 lbs. on occasion
• Ability to use hand tools requiring using fine dexterity and precision
• Standing, sitting, walking, stooping, and bending for 8 hours as the position requires
• Ability to withstand occasional odors

The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
Work Environment
This position location is on the production floor. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may work near moving mechanical parts and could be exposed to chemical or electrical shock risk. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, extreme heat, and noise levels that are typically moderate.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

Personal Protective Equipment Required

• Eye protection
• Steel toe or composite toe shoes
• Ear protection (job specific)
• Gloves (job specific)
• Face shield or face mask
• Other PPE as required

Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $93,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Ability to Commute:

• Blaine, MN 55449 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Blaine, MN 55449: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In perso

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