Maintenance Manager

Join The Hoya Vision Care Team!

For over 60 years, HOYA Vision Care has been a passionate leader in optical technology innovation. As a manufacturer of high quality, high performing eyeglass lenses, we continuously aim to bring the best possible vision care solutions to eye care professionals.

We are currently hiring a Maintenance Manager

Location: Hoya Vision - Franklin Park, IL (Chicago)

Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm with evenings and weekends when needed.

Travel: 60% (domestic and foreign travel)

What's in it for you?

• Health/Dental/Vision/Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401K plans
• PTO and Paid Holidays
• And more!

What you'll do:

• Manage and improve existing maintenance programs through exercise of discretion and independent judgment.
• Repair equipment as required and help train lab personnel as needed.
• Create new preventive maintenance processes and checklists.
• Complete maintenance audits for USA, CAN and Mex HOYA lab network to confirm proper procedures are being followed.
• Review and update existing maintenance procedures to standardize network for USA, Canada and Mexico.
• Help train and manage new maintenance initiatives with documentation.
• Communicate with multiple laboratories to aid in maintenance support planning.
• Recognize trends during audits and notify team and management.
• Communicate effectively to lab leadership through written correspondence, email, and phone.
• Special assignments or projects as assigned by management.
• Continue to support primary lab when not traveling. Completes maintenance duties and assists GM with tasks including production duties.
• Working through LGM's and/or maintenance manager who supervises employees in the lab to support maintenance programs needs and requests for labs. This will include onsite visits and support remotely.
• Identify and implements standardized maintenance procedures approved by the National Lab Operations Manager, including PM schedules on all equipment, coordinating implementation of new technologies/equipment to improve equipment uptime and to lower repair costs through regular scheduled upkeep of all equipment in the facilities.
• Reinforce best practices, standards, and safety measures to ensure effective and consistent execution of machine output and quality.
• The Maintenance Program Manager may be asked to perform additional duties sometimes to support the primary lab and labs in the network.
• While onsite, monitor machine performance to proactively identify efficiency issues and propose solutions.
• Provide regular Maintenance program updates to the National Maintenance Manager and regional RVP.
• Maintain a working knowledge of all phases of operations and equipment.
• The duties outlined in this document are not exclusive.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Ten plus years of industry or related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of equipment in the industry and technical experience with equipment and maintenance required.
• Working through LGM's and/or maintenance manager who supervises employees in the lab to support maintenance programs needs and requests for labs. This will include onsite visits and supporting remotely.
• Must have demonstrable knowledge and experience using Microsoft Office in a Windows environment, with a capacity to master company specific software.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and lab personnel.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk and sit.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand and frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Must be willing to travel 60% of the time and in some cases, you will be required to travel outside of the US.