Industrial Facilities Maintenance Operations Manager Job at Novolex - CA, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

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  • Novolex - CA
  • Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Job Description

Own the Maintenance Operation

Join a high-performance team where you will run a modern maintenance organization focused on safety, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Your Impact

  • Drive daily execution and performance: set goals, measure results, and coach a skilled maintenance team.
  • Lead the Preventive Maintenance program—plan, coordinate, and optimize schedules to protect uptime.
  • Steward all site utilities and facility systems: electric distribution, compressed air, boiler operations, and hazardous waste.
  • Diagnose failures, identify worn components, and procure replacements quickly and cost-effectively.
  • Maintain strict adherence to safe work practices, including expert-level LOTO compliance.
  • Control maintenance budgets and continuously improve repair quality and asset reliability.
  • Engineer equipment improvements to increase efficiency and reduce cost.
  • Manage contractor activities from bid through build; collaborate with machine shops to fabricate parts.
  • Oversee plant projects: equipment design/development, major overhauls, and relocations.
  • Partner with Production Management to implement productivity-enhancing machine modifications.
  • Strengthen the safety program; support accident investigations and environmental initiatives.
  • Design and implement machine guarding systems.
  • Deliver annual training (lockout/tagout, confined space, fire extinguisher, Hazmat, etc.).
  • Act as primary liaison for State/Federal inspectors, local Fire Department, insurance audits, and annual boiler inspections.
  • Collaborate closely with production, printing, administrative, and maintenance teams; interface with contractors, insurers, and regulatory agencies (OSHA, EPA, AIB, ASI), as well as city utilities, water/sewer departments, the fire marshal, and vendors.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of plant maintenance experience.
  • Successful supervisory experience and draftsman/drafting background.
  • Extensive knowledge of inline manufacturing equipment and processes; preferred exposure to extruders, bag machines, winders, blenders, resin vacuum conveying, and railcar unloading systems.
  • Knowledge of printing/paper converting equipment; conveyors, hydraulics, pneumatics, and lubrication preferred.
  • Capability to calculate gear ratios and pitch; proficient with welders, grinders, lathes, and cutting equipment.
  • Demonstrated application of Lean, TPM, and 5S methodologies.
  • Proficient with MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Strong electrical fault-finding skills; foundational PLC and VFD experience.
  • Expertise in lockout/tagout systems.

Core Skills

  • PLC troubleshooting; equipment and facilities troubleshooting.
  • Preventive maintenance strategy and execution.
  • 120/208/240/480V systems; electrical diagnostics.
  • Leadership, coaching, and mentoring.
  • Blending and pneumatics troubleshooting; plastic extrusion.
  • Manufacturing environment experience; blueprint reading; exceptional communication.

Job Tags

For contractors, Local area, Relocation,

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