Maintenance Manager Jobs in Ridgefield, CT (NOW HIRING)

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Position Purpose: 

The Maintenance Manager will develop work plans and manage maintenance projects/records as well as spend time out in the areas of plant operations to study systems and equipment and develop work plans. The Maintenance Manager will direct the plant maintenance personnel and participate directly in maintenance work execution work plans.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Develop and maintain schedule to meet routine maintenance needs.
• Prepare detailed work plans for each scheduled work task.
• Coordinate labor, parts, materials, tools / equipment and access to the equipment.
• Maintain a well-organized parts and equipment inventory and storage.
• Schedule and allocate labor to ensure work tasks are completed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Document and track each work task to ensure efficiency, communicate any major variances.
• Develop and create SOP’s for routine and non-routine maintenance tasks and up-load into maintenance system (VAMS) as needed.
• Perform work tasks and duties in a cost-effective manner and communicate budget.
• Ensure all applicable safety and environmental regulations are followed during the performance of all job tasks.
• Identify, schedule and provide any OEM/equipment training needs.
• Work with department management to schedule any routine maintenance if shutdown/downtime/availability is needed during normal production hours as needed.
• Track asset availability including uptime, and downtime with downtime cause.
• Perform equipment failure analysis and document findings, lead RCAs as needed.
• Identify additional equipment / tools necessary to improve uptime.
• Identify and maintain spare parts/equipment inventory requirements.
• Coordinate and supervise contracted job activities as needed.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with vendors and subcontractors.
• Actively participate in weekly Operations & Management meetings.
• Provide weekly reports to General Manager:
  • Uptime/availability report.
  • Completed weekly work plan tasks.
  • Upcoming weekly work plan tasks.
  • Parts / equipment inventory needs.
  • Major upcoming maintenance items (contracted work, shutdown maintenance needs, labor needs, equipment failures, etc.)
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Work Environment:

• The job holder spends most of their time in an industrial environment to the repair and maintenance of equipment.
• The position requires frequent exposure and sustained to noise and dirt.
• The job holder is required to work in an environment where there will be temperature’s changes (hot / cold).

Education/Experience/Background: 

• High School Diploma/GED is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering preferred.
• 4 years of experience supervising a in plant, building, or large facility as a Maintenance Manager or Senior Planner/Scheduler.
• 2 years of experience leading or supervising a small team of technicians.
• Demonstrated experience with instrumentation + control systems for Plant Operations.
• Experience in a plant, building, or facility maintenance background.
• Supervisory experience is a must.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: 

• Working knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to prioritize workload, be detail oriented in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment.
• Requires excellent time management, organization and prioritization capability and excellent communication and organizational skills.

Benefits: Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.