PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The Maintenance Leader will be accountable to systematically deliver stable and reliable plant operations with a focus on safety, quality, productivity, customer focus and cost. This team is comprised of engineers, planners, supervisors, and hourly maintenance technicians in a union work environment with a goal to strive to zero losses. The Maintenance Leader is responsible for building a culture within this department with an unconditional commitment to safety. This person will lead a 24/7/365 maintenance execution to ensure safe, effective, efficient, continuous plant operation through proactive maintenance and reliability of the facility and equipment. The strategic responsibilities of the Maintenance Leader require a thorough understanding of the business environment, the capability of plant assets, and sustaining the health of those assets.
The Maintenance Leader is expected to be a dynamic leader on the plant leadership team by contributing to all areas of plant management. This individual will also be responsible for the leadership, training, development, and engagement of all plant maintenance employees while simultaneously growing machine availability and reliability.
Reports to: Plant Leader
Span of Control: 1 salaried direct report, potential of 2 more salaried direct reports; department of 17 hourly Electromechanics
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
LIVE THE SAFETY STAND, ADHERE TO THE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Demonstrates through actions, working safely is a core value by making decisions and setting direction that proves commitment to providing a safe work environment for all employees, contractors, and visitors.
- Ensures a clear and effective measurement system is followed and used to drive results; rewards and celebrates safe behavior and achievements; ensures accountability.
- Participates in work area self-inspections and accident investigations as well as recommends corrective actions to make the workplace safer.
- Allocates resource requirements and investments required to achieve zero injuries, including systems, focused programs, and leadership.
- Leads and supports safety initiatives and processes to drive towards zero recordable injuries.
- Educate team members on the safe operations of new processes, modifications, or management of change (MOC) processes.
LEAD AND DEVELOP TALENT:
- Create and sustain a culture where talent is developed through effective performance management and talent evaluation.
- Ensure a positive, creative, diverse, and collaborative work environment where employees own the success of the business.
- Plan, promote, and organize training activities to constantly elevate the capabilities of employees.
- Establish clear and measurable performance expectations and hold direct reports accountable for delivering the goals.
- Drives the team to work collaboratively, coaching and training operators in support of AM activities.
- Communicate effectively throughout the plant and ensure people have the right information to win.
- Attract, develop, and retain the very best talent available in the market.
DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF PLANT MAINTENANCE STRATEGY:
- Develop and execute site-level maintenance reliability strategy, plan, and actions to support improved operations. Lead and advance the PM pillar and utilize daily management. Identify, prioritize, plan, schedule, and execute preventative and predictive maintenance work orders. Monitor backlog and partner with NLT on any required actions.
- Demonstrates knowledge and establishment of expectations for application of precision maintenance skills and holistic predictive maintenance technology for all installation, repair, and maintenance of plant equipment.
- Sets performance objectives for the maintenance department.
- Maintains plant maintenance operational costs. Identifies opportunities to enhance efficiencies, streamline processes, and leverage resources to improve cost structure.
- Monitor and control spare parts inventory and signed out parts.
- Effectively collaborates and builds strong relationships with production and technical teams.
- Ensure effective deployment of labor relations practices.
- Prepares budgets relative to capital expenditures, manpower, production, and space forecasting as necessary to meet customer demands.
DRIVES ELIMINATION OF UNPLANNED DOWN TIME AND IMPROVED ASSET LIFE CYCLE COST:
- Execute and continuously improve the workflow and execution of maintenance work.
- Conduct root cause analyses or break down analyses on chronic maintenance issues or repairs.
- Identify and drive continuous improvement efforts to improve productivity and reduce risk within the facility.
- Gathers and examines cost/performance data through databases, field information, CMMS system, SAP, and other data sources to build plant actions and priorities.
- Defines, develops, monitors, and refines asset maintenance strategies.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, operations, or another similar field
- Seven years of industrial manufacturing experience with a proven success leading a maintenance and reliability organization in a proactive, preventative manufacturing environment
- Mechanical and electrical background
EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:
- People leadership
- Fiberglass or paper manufacturing experience is preferred
- Contractor management to perform project and maintenance activities
- TPM experience
- Work and personnel scheduling and planning
- Strong electrical, PLC and controls preferred
- Very high mechanical aptitude
- Working in a CMMS environment; SAP preferred
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:- Maintenance knowledge, skills, and abilities in electrical and mechanical disciplines
- Maintenance planning and scheduling knowledge to execute planned work and record unplanned work
- Maintenance spare part knowledge to establish stocking levels and sourcing strategies
- Maintenance metrics knowledge to monitor, optimize and drive continuous improvement
- Predictive maintenance technologies knowledge and applications
- Highly developed human relation skills to lead, direct, motivate and develop personnel
- Effective communication skills to work with all levels of the plant organization, contractors, and vendors
- Proficient computer skills to store, retrieve and analyze data in OC, Microsoft Office, and SAP applications
- Continuous improvement skills that achieve sustaining successes
- Troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities with large industrial equipment
- Quick decision-making ability to overcome upset situations
- Possess strong change management skills
- Ability to become technically proficient on manufacturing processes and machine systems
