Maintenance Manager

About this role

28800 Ida St Valley Nebraska 68064-8016

Why Valmont   We’re Here to Move the World Forward. Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better.   Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today . We are the modern workforce . Are you ready to move the world forward? Apply now.

A Brief Summary of This Position:

The Maintenance Manager is a key strategic leader responsible for driving continuous process and people improvements across the maintenance teams at the Valley Structures site. This role ensures the operational reliability and safety of all production systems and equipment by overseeing effective planning, scheduling, and execution of maintenance activities. In addition to managing day-to-day operations, the Maintenance Manager serves as a business partner to Operations, Lean, and Safety teams, working collaboratively to deliver superior results in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC). The role is accountable for the performance of the maintenance teams across the site, ensuring they meet SQDC targets while maintaining high standards of efficiency, reliability, and compliance. Leading through the Supervisor, the Maintenance Manager will guide a team of up to 30-35 technicians and manage the maintenance scheduler, driving improvements in operational performance, minimizing downtime, and ensuring sustainability in maintenance practices.

Essential Functions: • This position reports to site Manufacturing Engineering Manager and has approximately 2 direct and 35 indirect reports covering 24/7 operations for this location. • Manages maintenance department operations to ensure proper support of manufacturing equipment, buildings, grounds, and related equipment. • Provide direct leadership, support, and strategic vision to the Maintenance Team on a daily basis • Communicate departmental, divisional, and Company information to all employees on a regular basis • Actively build and promote a positive culture focused on continuous improvement • Develop and implement strategies and goals that will meet the needs of the Business • Ensure all safety systems, processes, and policies are being adhered to at all times • Review and evaluate new processes and support equipment for the manufacturing operation.  Recommend new additions/modifications to existing equipment to improve efficiencies, reliability, or safety characteristics. • Prepare operating, supply and capital budgets as requested.  Coordinate all approved capital equipment projects, and support team efforts to maintain project expenses within approved budgets. Assist in the preparation of project appropriation requests. • Review equipment, facilities, and related areas and establish priorities for maintenance and capital expenditures. • Review equipment design and installed safety devices for effectiveness.  Make recommendations for equipment or building modifications as needed to improve safety of operation or design.  Review, as appropriate, operating procedures to ensure compliance with local, state and federal safety and environmental regulations • Analyze, design, develop, implement, and evaluate a full-encompassing preventative maintenance system to care for our assets. • Review equipment inventory and determine proper levels of spare parts support.  Design and implement systems to requisition, store, and control, distribute and replenish high priority spare parts, operating supplies and consumable items .  • Plans, schedules, and directs staff of skilled and unskilled Team Members in the maintenance of production areas. • Ensures that all systems are fully operational and inspected in accordance with preventive maintenance schedules. • Prepares cost estimates for maintenance jobs and inspects completed work for conformance to specifications. • Oversee implementation of plant improvement projects • Ensure equipment operates with maximum uptime and efficiency to help increase manufacturing productivity • Build and maintain a strong business relationship with internal and external contractor partners.  Requesting and assessing bids to complete necessary work.  Ensure work is completed in a safe and productive manner. • Ensure plant is in compliance with all federal and state guidelines to minimize the frequency and severity of industrial safety incidents and maintain environmental requirements • All other duties as assigned by Leadership

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities): • High school diploma and 10+ years of relevant experience or Associates Degree with 8+ years relevant experience or Bachelors with 6+ years of relevant experience • Strong leadership, problem solving, planning, communication, and motivational skills • Ability to inspire, motivate, develop and direct people. Identify the best person for each task at hand   • Must possess demonstrated engineering, mechanical, electrical and technical aptitude in addition to the ability to properly organize and manage personnel in the maintenance support of all manufacturing operations.  • Must be familiar with basic plant and auxiliary equipment as well as current safety, operational and environmental requirements.  • Should possess a high degree of flexibility to meet multiple priorities on various tasks for several departments to meet the needs of production schedules and manufacturing requirements.  • Proficient using MS Word, Excel and Outlook • Attention to detail and accuracy while working in a fast-paced envi

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