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1st Shift - Director of Maintenance and Logistics

Staffing Support Specialists

United States, Wisconsin, Jackson

May 22, 2025

Job Title : Director of Maintenance and Logistics

Salary : DOE

Shift : 1 st Shift 8:00am - 4:30pm M-F

Summar y : The Director of Maintenance and Logistics leads the logistics/yard, vehicle maintenance, and facilities maintenance areas, ensuring objectives are achieved at the lowest cost, consistent with COST's quality standards and customer requirements. This role directs and leads team members, resolves issues, sets schedules, and handles policy related issues. All work is performed efficiently, safely, and according to specifications, regulations, and guidelines. This critical exempt role is very hands-on.

Job Responsibilities:

Prioritize, schedule, and delegate assignments to ensure production objectives are met, while managing costs, inventory, labor, quality, and deadlines. Plan, assign, and direct work.
Lead, develop, and coach supervisors and others by providing overall direction and coordination. Ensure the responsibilities of direct reports align with and support company KPIs, policies, and applicable laws.
Interview, hire, and train employees, with HR's assistance. Appraise, reward, and manage performance, addressing complaints and resolving problems/conflicts within assigned teams.
Continually evaluate processes and methods, to recommend and implement improvements related to equipment, performance, utilization of team members, workflows, and quality standards.
Develop plans to maximize the utilization of materials, equipment, and employees.
Complete required documentation such as reports, timecards, quality records, etc.
Communicate and collaborate with other departments for seamless execution of projects.
Act as a technical resource to address and resolve inquiries and problems.
Modify production and inventory programs to maintain and enhance accuracy and profitability.
Keep abreast of relevant information to resolve operational and maintenance issues, ensuring minimal costs and delays.
Ensure proper maintenance of all equipment and buildings; establish housekeeping standards.
Collaborate with the safety manager on policy and procedure creation, enforcement, and compliance including OSHA, sanitation, environmental, and various regulatory agencies.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in production, manufacturing, or operations management or engineering
Effective leadership skills including motivating others and collaborating with all internal and external stakeholders
Ability to promote and implement organizational policies and procedures
Ability to multitask and adapt to changing project requirements, deadlines, and requirements
Excellent communication skills, including listening, verbal, presentation, and written
Ability to read, interpret, and understand documents, including safety rules, operating instructions, regulations, business documents and reports, procedure manuals, and blueprints
Proficient in Microsoft Office and internet navigation
Ability to write reports and business correspondence
Ability to interact with managers, customers, and other stakeholders
Ability to use and work with math concepts, such as probability and statistics; able to apply algebra, fractions, percentages, ratios, etc.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Ability to interpret technical instructions that are in mathematical or diagram form and manage abstract and concrete variables

Physical Requirements:

	Level of Physical Demand
	Occasional	Frequent	Consistent
Physical Activity	0-33% of the time	34-66% of the time	67-100% of the time
Sitting		X
Standing	X
Walking		X
Lifting	1- 50 pounds
Carrying	1- 50 pounds
Pushing	1-100 pounds
Twisting	X
Reaching	X
Stooping	X
Crouching	X
Manipulating (Fine Motor Skills)			X
Extreme Temps	X
Exposure to Cleaning Supplies	x

Other:

Production shop and logistics yard environments include exposure to odors, fumes, airborne particles, and machinery noise (moderate to loud)
Overtime is required, depending on the project deadline
Occasional travel to job sites