Engineering and Maintenance Manager

Gordonsville, TN, US, 38563-2143

Requisition:  64449

Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving two primary markets – passenger vehicle and commercial truck – Dana provides the world's original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.

Job Purpose

The Engineering and Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading and managing all engineering and maintenance activities to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of facilities, equipment, and infrastructure. The role focuses on minimizing downtime, optimizing asset performance, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting continuous improvement to meet operational, safety, quality, and cost objectives.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate in objective setting, plan development and performance review of plant performance.
• Initiates, implements, and manages the plant maintenance program based on best practices in the heavy axle industry, with an emphasis on planning/scheduling and preventive/predictive maintenance.
• Monitors the use and inventories of spare parts, maintenance supplies, and equipment and initiates reordering when necessary.
• Establishes and maintains a computerized maintenance management system for tracking work orders, spare parts, and maintenance history of plant equipment.
• Ensures that maintenance technicians are adequately trained, equipped, and motivated so the maintenance program can be accomplished in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner.
• Communicates regularly with all maintenance technicians, both individually and as a group, to ensure good two-way communications concerning maintenance issues.
• Monitors operation of plant equipment and systems.
• Reviews the operation of plant equipment and systems constantly, to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipate and solve problems in a timely manner, and to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Tracks, analyzes and improves key maintenance parameters such as asset utilization, maintenance cost, PM compliance, schedule compliance, etc.
• Directs, maintains, and enforces the safety program for the maintenance department; reviews safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for all maintenance technicians.
• Communicates directly with the Operations departments to coordinate maintenance and repair work in process areas.
• Develop new or modify existing methods to manufacture products ensuring that such methods meet quality and production standards as well as health, safety, and environmental standards.
• Plan, prioritize and budget manufacturing engineering and continuous improvement projects for the plant.
• Supervise and lead responsible salaried staff in the design, modification, vendor-selection, purchase and installation of new or upgraded equipment or plant facilities.
• Supervise and lead responsible salaried staff in vendor evaluation, vendor accountability, capability and on-time delivery; and in commissioning equipment determining its safety, capacity and capability prior to production acceptance.
• Supervise and lead hourly maintenance and die repair staff ensuring the efficiency, accuracy and effectiveness of their work.
• Champion scrap reduction focusing on reducing part-related scrap, working with product engineering, production, suppliers and quality.
• Determine manufacturing scope and requirements in new-business quotes, APQP and product launches
• Coordinate all Sales Inquiries and Program Launches
• Meet or exceed annual business improvement targets.
• Directly supervises Engineering and Maintenance staff.
• Assists with interviewing, hiring, and training Engineering and Maintenance employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Work daily and weekend overtime as necessary.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education and Qualifications

• Four-Year degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or related Manufacturing field.
• Five years of experience in Engineering and/or operation of a heavy manufacturing facility.
• Experience with repairs and maintenance of electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic system.

Skills and Competencies

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters

 Please note that as per Dana policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters were engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Dana will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.​

Join our team of 28,000 problem solvers who are fostering a culture of innovation by leveraging the diverse perspectives of our global team. We believe in facing challenges head-on by finding opportunity and uncovering possibility, where roadblocks and barriers become targets instead of obstacles. We are One Dana with limitless opportunity.

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• Value Others
• Inspire Innovation
• Grow Responsibly
• Win Together

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