Plant Maintenance Manager

Description

**Generic Description:** Provides technical assistance and process leadership aligned with the company's overall business objectives, ensuring consistency with client-defined and Foxconn corporate objectives; leads, defines, advises, develops work plans, performs validations, and provides technical support. Leads, monitors, and ensures fulfillment of business needs and client requirements. Ensures all plant equipment—central and peripheral—is in optimal condition to guarantee timely and accurate delivery of supplies. Manages, administers, coordinates, and ensures efficient, safe, and continuous operation of facility and plant maintenance systems within the company, guaranteeing infrastructure availability, critical service continuity, and regulatory compliance to support production and quality standards. Provides technical support within plant processes, ensuring proper operation of critical central and peripheral equipment in the plant. **Profile Requirements as Pre\-Requisites:** \- Teamwork. \- AutoCAD proficiency. \- Ability to interpret layouts, electrical diagrams, pneumatic diagrams, etc. \- Problem-solving ability. \- Decision-making capability. \- Generation of purchase requisitions. \- Knowledge of chiller units, UMAs, extractors, vacuum pumps, low-voltage and medium-voltage substations, electrical circuits, softened water systems, and packaged equipment. \- Development, maintenance, and improvement of processes for which one is responsible. \- Knowledge of, compliance with, and maintenance of personal safety and asset security measures as stipulated by Foxconn policies. \- Compliance with and collaboration on all applicable regulatory standards required for the position: (ISO, UL, CSA, CCC, OHS, etc.) Knowledge and detailed development of one's own functional responsibilities. **Responsibilities:** **Management.** \- Lead facility maintenance, utilities, and plant infrastructure departments. \- Guarantee continuous operation of critical services: o Electrical power o HVAC o Compressed air o Extraction systems o Fire suppression systems o Emergency power plant o UPS o Chillers. \- Lead, plan, and coordinate engineering resources under one's supervision to ensure coverage of all operational needs within one's responsibility and fulfillment of customer demand. \- Flexibility in deploying human and material resources to meet customer requirements. \- Ensure training objectives are met to satisfy engineering operational needs. \- Establish and maintain efficient organization based on project requirements for proper plant operation, conforming to client requirements and Business Case justifications regarding resource, tool, and equipment quantities versus planned expenditures. \- Provide timely and precise follow\-up on training for relevant personnel in one's processes. \- Ensure proactive leadership within one's team and counterparts to foster commitment and achievement of organizational goals with quality and timeliness. \- Provide support before and during internal and external audits. \- Ensure correct implementation and validation of tools required for any maintenance performed on plant engineering equipment. **Operations.** \- Plan, direct, and ensure correct implementation and validation of equipment and tools required on the production floor, both for existing and new products. \- Develop and administer preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs for plant service equipment. \- Measure plant nitrogen consumption. \- Supervise contractors and specialized service providers. \- Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and applicable regulatory standards. \- Control maintenance budgets, energy consumption, and improvement projects. \- Implement cost reduction and energy efficiency initiatives. \- Coordinate internal and external audits related to facilities. \- Manage departmental KPI indicators: o MTTR o MTBF o Equipment availability o Energy consumption o Response time \- Support expansion, renovation, and infrastructure installation projects in collaboration with the project team. \- Manage contingency and operational continuity plans. \- Coordinate, administer, and lead multidisciplinary teams of engineers and technicians. \- In conjunction with other functions, responsible for fulfilling commitments related to operational training, quality, and on\-time delivery, ensuring established production targets and customer satisfaction goals are achieved. \- Ensure and maintain necessary process integrity and controls for plant operations. Pursue continuous improvement tracking to support optimal operational performance. \- Plan, measure, and monitor follow\-up on actions arising from plant equipment issues, including dates and names of involved personnel. \- Manage and monitor assigned areas for potential improvements. \- Maintain an updated database containing key departmental metrics. \- Assist and lead internal and external metric review meetings—including with clients when required—and measure, monitor, and follow up on actions to improve metrics. \- Remain vigilant and monitor daily established communication channels (emails, mobile phones, etc.) to track emerging issues and associated activities. **Quality.** \- Ensure production processes align with client\-established quality guidelines, thereby ensuring one's contributions through these processes positively and directly impact product quality and operational efficiency in accordance with company objectives and project requirements. \- Support external client audits, certification agency audits, and internal audits to ensure consistent satisfaction and alignment with company objectives; provide necessary assistance and follow\-up to maintain current certifications and audit readiness. Includes but is not limited to: ISO, EICC, UL, NEMKO, C\-TPAT, OEA, OHSAS. \- Collaborate with other departments to identify daily impacts and establish continuous improvement actions within one's scope. \- Guarantee execution of necessary tests to verify product conformance. \- Collaborate in implementing Quality Management Systems, EHS, Asset Security, Social Responsibility, Ethics and Labor Practices, NOM\-035 (Psychosocial Risk Factors at Work), and Information Security. **Safety and Labor Ethics.** \- Collaborate in implementing Quality Management Systems, EHS, and Asset Security, as well as Social Responsibility, Ethics and Labor Practices. \- Ensure all ISO 14000/RBA audit points are systematically covered. \- Promote employee welfare and safety per EHS guidelines. \- Ensure occupational health objectives are met, disseminating all job safety information to employees. **Interdepartmental Collaboration:** \- Understand objectives of other departments and collaborate to improve their outcomes. \- Identify and establish appropriate communication channels to clarify project objectives and ensure traceability of activities while meeting assigned commitments. \- Proactively attend and lead established objective communication and activity/commitment tracking meetings. \- Attend and actively participate in meetings established by other departments. \- Ensure employees maintain open and effective communication and cooperation with other departments. \- Promote respect for individuals and enhance employee interaction with other departments and external stakeholders. **Position Requirements and Skills:** \- Industrial HVAC systems \- Compressor maintenance \- Chiller maintenance \- Medium- and low-voltage electricity \- PLCs and automation systems \- Preventive and predictive maintenance for plant service equipment. \- Fire suppression systems \- Lean Manufacturing / TPM \- Energy management \- Industrial safety regulations \- Knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 \- Interaction with tooling and consumables suppliers. \- Development, generation, and documentation of procedures and work instructions. \- Teamwork and Kaizen \- Software packages and applications \- Knowledge and understanding of company Quality Policy to effectively communicate it. \- Tracking, validation, and closure of findings identified within the plant department. \- Propose tools and equipment meeting customer specifications and departmental requirements. \- Interpretation of specifications, engineering drawings, mechanical and electrical diagrams. \- Training personnel on new processes and documentation. \- Leadership \- Initiative \- Perceptiveness \- Negotiation skills \- Conflict resolution \- Decision\-making ability \- Personnel management \- Analysis and resolution of complex technical problems \- Crisis management and control \- Sense of urgency and commitment \-