Maintenance and Facilities Manager

Maintenance and Facilities Manager

Job ID

2025-7961

City

Milwaukee

Posted Date

2 months ago(9 / 3 / 2025 6 : 58 PM)

Shift

First

Responsibilities

STRATTEC Security Corporation is one of the world's largest suppliers providing access and security systems to the automotive market. This drives us to be an innovative company with the latest technology. STRATTEC creates exciting opportunities to people who like to work in an environment that challenges them to be creative, deal with multiple customers and projects, and research the latest technology. You will help STRATTEC to be a pioneer by working closely with the largest automotive customers in the world along with the largest electronic partners.

Let us know who you are! We want to know what motivates you and why you are the ideal candidate for our growing team. The ideal candidate will possess a team oriented attitude; have a multidiscipline background, and a passion for innovation. We are looking for leadership skills to develop a new group internally.

If you are one who like to build a team, has strong skillsets and likes to see your own ideas come to life, apply quickly!

STRATTEC Security Corporation is a world-leader in designing and manufacturing vehicle access systems (keys, key fobs, push-to-start and passive entry systems, power lift gates, power sliding doors, steering column locks) and we supply to all of the major automakers.

SUMMARY

The Maintenance & Facilities Manager role will lead the Milwaukee facility's skilled trades associates in the maintenance and facilities group covering building and grounds, utilities and manufacturing equipment covering processes such as die casting, stamping, plating, wastewater treatment, robotics, tooling and automated machining. This leader will proactively provide innovative common-sense repair solutions, simplify & standardize maintenance systems, and drive cost improvement initiatives with all items related to this role.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Hands-on leader that effectively plans work and dispatches resources for the facilities and maintenance group including skilled trade, utility, janitorial, maintenance crib and preventive maintenance planning associates.

• Proactively and collaboratively identify, develop and deploy common-sense repair and maintenance solutions.
• Align with key stakeholders to identify opportunities and drive continuous improvement initiatives such as repair part and breakdown reduction, PM optimization, maintenance crib inventory control, utility usage, minimization of outside services and consumable materials usage reduction.
• Lead the development and implementation of structured business systems in maintenance designed for simplifying work planning, dispatch of resources, work plan execution, associate accountability and minimization of down time.
• Ensure associates are adequately trained and meet all training requirements.
• Complete all applicable administrative tasks such as performance reviews, union communications, associate development planning, resource planning, interviewing, associate reward and discipline, and documentation of associate issues.
• Collect, review and analyze maintenance repairs and spare part usage data to identify trends and opportunities to eliminate equipment breakdowns, eliminate unnecessary work and permanently fix problems.
• Leverage lean concepts and industry benchmarks such as visual factory, standard work, error proofing, single piece flow, six sigma, kaizen, TPM and Industry 4.0 to simplify the organization and eliminate decisions in all things related to maintenance and facilities.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This role will may have supervisory responsibilities for both salary and bargaining unit associates which will include interviewing, training, creating challenging objectives, planning / prioritizing work, appraising performance, providing constructive feedback, development and succession planning, and working with human resources to address all disciplinary / associate issues as necessary.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION is an equal opportunity employer and practices affirmative action to recruit, hire, train, upgrade, transfer and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.