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Maintenance Manager

Lavelle Industries

  • Burlington, WI
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    This is a hands-on, progressive role for a leader who is both technically strong and future-focused-someone who can build systems, develop people, leverage digital data, and move the plant from reactive maintenance to a predictive, reliability-centered culture. The Maintenance Manager is a key leadership role reporting to the Plant Manager and is responsible for driving equipment and mold/tooling reliability, uptime, and technical capability across a 3-shift operation.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationBurlington, WI
    IndustryManufacturing - Other
    Company Size100 to 499 employees
    Year Founded1912
    Websitehttp://www.lavelle.com

    Description

    At Lavelle we believe in continued learning, visible problem solving and helping our employees grow. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including an on-site FREE health clinic, casual attire and/or uniforms, and paid vacation and holidays. Did we mention our aim is to "Stay in business forever and have fun!"

    We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    Join our team! Lavelle Industries Inc. is searching for an experienced Maintenance Manager for our Burlington, WI facility. The Maintenance Manager is a key leadership role reporting to the Plant Manager and is responsible for driving equipment and mold/tooling reliability, uptime, and technical capability across a 3-shift operation.

    This is a hands-on, progressive role for a leader who is both technically strong and future-focused-someone who can build systems, develop people, leverage digital data, and move the plant from reactive maintenance to a predictive, reliability-centered culture.

    Responsibilities:

    Leadership & Team Development

    • Lead, coach, and develop a 3-shift maintenance team, fostering a culture of ownership, cross-training, root cause problem solving, and continuous improvement.
    • Lead cross-functional projects for root cause analysis, developing action plans with follow-through to completion.

    Reliability, Uptime & Maintenance Strategy

    • Own equipment uptime performance, with a focus on equipment health monitoring using Preventive, Predictive, and Autonomous Maintenance strategies.
    • Partner to eliminate chronic downtime, improve OEE, and optimize changeover and cycle times.

    Digital Maintenance & Data Systems

    • Own the CMMS: work order planning, scheduling, backlog management, asset hierarchy, and KPI reports.
    • Leverage digital data from sensors, SCADA (Ignition), and equipment controls.

    Technical Expertise & Troubleshooting

    • Provide strong automation and controls development leadership to guide technicians with complex issues.
    • Oversee mold and tooling maintenance processes to ensure quality and uptime.

    Facilities, Utilities & Contractor Management

    • Oversee facility and utility systems. Manage contractors and service providers; ensure safety and environmental compliance within scope, safety, and budget.

    Safety, Compliance & Quality

    • Ensure OSHA compliance, including LOTO, machine guarding, inspections, and training.
    • Partner with Safety and Quality to complete audits, investigations, corrective and preventative actions (CAPA), and regulatory reporting.

    Inventory, Budget & Cost Management

    • Oversee spare parts inventory strategy, including min/max levels, critical spares, and vendor relationships.
    • Manage maintenance budget, cost controls, and capital planning for equipment upgrades.

    Requirements:

    • 7+ years of supervisory or management experience in a manufacturing maintenance environment.
    • Associate degree in Maintenance Technology, Engineering, or related field preferred
    • Strong mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic troubleshooting capability.
    • Working knowledge of OSHA, DNR, and other regulatory requirements.
    • CMMS experience (MaintainX is a plus).
    • Experience with Lean/CI tools (5S, Kaizen, SMED, PDSA, TPM).
    • Experience in a union environment preferred
    • Experience with mold/tooling maintenance preferred
    • Experience with molding equipment (rubber is a plus)
    • Experience with predictive maintenance technologies and digital data systems.
    • SCADA/controls familiarity (Ignition or similar)

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    About Company

    About Us

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    Lavelle Headquarters

    For over 100 years, Lavelle has taken a leading role as a rubber and plastics manufacturer. We manufacture high-quality rubber and plastic products and assemblies that go into items such as plumbing products, water softeners, food manufacturing equipment, electronics, health care products, toilets and tank trim, boilers, HVAC equipment, transportation equipment and pump systems. Our customers count on us because we offer:

    • A large selection of rubber, plastic and specialty material formulations to choose from, including certified elastomers that meet highly specialized performance requirements
    • On-site chemists who can formulate a custom material if none of our more than 2,000 active formulations meet your needs
    • Extensive product design engineering, tooling and manufacturing expertise that let us create precision molded products and assemblies
    • Continually improving lean manufacturing processes that enable us to minimize waste and costs
    • Processes that quickly move parts from conception to completion
    • An array of manufacturing services, including injection and conventional rubber molding; plastic molding; lathe cutting, die cutting and finishing services; and assembly and packaging operations

    A History of Innovation

    Since starting operations in 1912, we’ve continued to evolve into the strong, innovative manufacturing company that we are today. In 1954, we designed the first toilet flapper and this technology is still being used today. We have continued to be an engineering leader for our customers, designing products and solving problems. We accomplish this, not only from part design, but also material development, to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers. As we grow, we continue to invest in our equipment; we have new mixing equipment, new measuring equipment, refurbished and new presses. All to give our customers the best service and innovation a rubber and plastic manufacturing company has to offer.

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