Engineer & Maintenance Manager

The Engineering and Maintenance Manager will be responsible for providing strategic leadership to the Maintenance, Reliability, IT and Engineering Teams. As a member of the Mill leadership team, you will be responsible for developing strategies for improving plant asset reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Preventive, Predictive and Reliable Manufacturing Processes. Participate in the Reliability Functional Team to support continuous improvement.
• Manage the Mill’s CMMS optimizing spare parts/materials inventory and maintenance work to minimize unplanned downtime and operating cost as well as ensuring the MRO inventory meets proper Working Capital standards.
• Lead the continuous improvement of key performance indicators to increase asset life and department budget cost effectiveness.
• Lead and perform necessary root cause analysis on asset failures and implement identified actions to imp manufacturing reliability.
• Ensure the safe, efficient, and cost-effective management of the overall maintenance, engineering and reliability processes and activities to ensure maximum equipment reliability and assets preservation.
• Ensure all planned projects are implemented on time, on budget and meet the stated objective.
• Be accountable for all Mill asset outcomes.
• Manage/control maintenance cost and capital project portfolio to achieve target results while ensuring budgets are prepared, met and variances explained with appropriate action taken as required.
• Lead and develop the Maintenance, Reliability & Engineering teams.
• Use a floor level approach to interact and understand the maintenance workforce from a floor level view – comparing work as imagined to work as performed.
• Demonstrate success in leading change and driving improvement.
• Assist in the development and support of maintenance workforce skills sets to improve performance and preparedness for future needs.

Required Education/Professional Experiences:

• Bachelor’s Degree in paper, chemical, electrical, or mechanical engineering or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years experience working in a manufacturing setting leading maintenance and capital projects where managing personnel, logistics, production, workplace safety, preventative maintenance and quality assurance were a requirement.

Preferred Education/Professional Experiences:

• Knowledge with electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems (including automation control, AC and DC drives, mechanical drives and systems, PLCs, sensors, and motor controls) and facilities systems.
• Production/manufacturing experience in manufacturing,
• Exposure to Six Sigma or Lean Methodologies (Blackbelt or Greenbelt certification desired).
• Business experience with administration, management, and principals involved in strategic planning.
• Use and knowledge of SAP’s Plant Maintenance (PM) and Materials Management (MM) is preferred.

Critical Competencies:

• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and projects concurrently in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work with others in a team environment. Actively promote collaboration & teamwork and resolve conflicts.
• Demonstrated success implementing & optimizing reliability maintenance systems and processes.
• Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and facility systems.
• Excellent leadership skills that include proven ability to coach and develop team members to a higher level of performance, ability to work in a team environment actively promoting collaboration, teamwork, and conflict resolution.
• Experience developing and managing budgets to maximize asset reliability.
• Demonstrated planning, organizing and problem-solving skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and projects concurrently.
• Computer skills using Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.
• Demonstrated experience with Root Cause Analysis tools.

Exemplary communication skills, both written and oral, as well as highly developed interpersonal skills.