Machinist Foreman

Dow Jones & Co.

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world's top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

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White Oak

Full time

**Job Description:

About the Team:**

The team is part of the Print Operations Business.

About the Role

You will direct the daily operation of a Dow Jones printing plant mechanical maintenance department, with respect to meeting the pressroom, mailroom and building equipment requirements necessary to meet customer expectations for reproduction quality, content freshness and productivity, while managing materials consumption cost-effectively. Employ best performance practices, continuous improvement processes/procedures, staff schedules and effective staff development to achieve results. You will report to the Technology Service Manager at the White Oak, Maryland location.

You Will:

Communicate with the technology service manager, press room, mailroom, and other departments to ensure that mechanical maintenance programs underway at the plant are effective, carried out to achieve exceptional quality available with today's manufacturing equipment, and are prioritized to address production quality requirements.

Direct machinist operations in a coordinated effort to assist the pressroom/mailroom managers to continuously improve upon the Production Quality Score, which integrates key performance measures such as reproduction quality, content freshness, productivity, and cost-effective materials consumption.

Work with the technology services manager to ensure that mechanical and electronic/software work is completed.

Work with the maintenance staff to ensure that equipment is maintained in operating condition through preventive maintenance programs and accurate, useful maintenance records.

Develop and maintain open communication with employees while clearly emphasizing the goals and objectives of the department.

Actively administer, where applicable, local labor agreements and company management guidelines/policies in coordination with the technology services manager.

Provide ongoing training and development on all job functions within the machinist or machi