Equipment Manager- Coater - Guardian Glass

Guardian Glass is looking for a Coater Equipment Manager to join our team in Carleton, MI!

In this role, you will provide the Coater teams with knowledge, guidance, purchasing, and project management to improve plant operational and reliability performance.

Our Team

You will join a principled based team that continuously challenges the status quo. Collaborating with multiple functions within operations, development, and transformative capabilities to create mutual benefit.

What You Will Do

• Manage Consumable and critical spare parts/inventory, Min/Max (Auxiliary equipment, Ink, Vacuum pumps, Power Supplies, etc.)
• Schedule plan downtime and equipment upgrades (Overhauls)
• Interact with contractors, vendors, and internal SS&P (Strategic sourcing and procurement)
• Manage the diagnosis of equipment problems, determine repair/replacement needs of machinery, tear down, repair/replace defective parts and reassemble equipment
• Responsible for direct reports (reliability team, vacuum techs)
• Develop employees to improve individual and organizational performance
• Lead performance management and corrective action processes (facilitate RCA's)
• Investigate and recommend purchase of equipment and supplies

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience with managing/supervising direct reports
• Experience managing inventory/critical spare parts
• Experience leading maintenance planning and execution
• Experience developing subject matter experts or skilled maintenance personnel

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering
• Experience working in a 24/7 manufacturing facility
• Experience with vacuum equipment and magnetron sputtering
• Experience using MS Project
• Experience with RCM (Reliability Centered Maintenance)
• 5+ Years Experience in a Supervisory role

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world's largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You'll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world's most iconic projects.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here , aquí , or tu ).

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