Maintenance Leader

The Maintenance Leader will lead and support reliability initiatives within the facility. This includes working with internal and external (OE suppliers and contractor maintenance crews) resources; designing and implementing long-term continuous improvement applications and systems to enhance the longevity of the site’s equipment

• Leading and managing numerous reliability improvement initiatives and projects to achieve desired results.
• Interfacing with all levels of the organization, within the facility and groups outside the facility.
• Leading and supporting continuous improvement processes through decision making, employee involvement, systems and training.
• Meeting and exceeding objectives and metrics for safety, cost and productivity performance.
• Maintaining records associated with mechanical integrity.
• Leading development of skills and knowledge in the Maintenance Department.
• Monitoring key reliability measures and establishing additional measures as needed.
• Leading/participating in the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process to identify and drive out long-term chronic problems and failures.
• Tracking RCA recommendations and ensuring they are completed.
• Coordinating handoffs to the Asset Reliability group.
• Working with Production and Reliability management members to develop and improve PM inspection routes and systems.
• Leading efforts to promote operator equipment ownership through operator essential care program.
• Actively participate in planning and executing outages for the facility
• Using Decision Making Framework process to advance beneficial projects for full funding.
• Providing leadership to direct and indirect staff to meet/exceed key operation targets and daily support to the operating area as needed.

Requirements:

• Trades certificate or college diploma
• Three (3) or more years of experience within an industrial maintenance environment in Maintenance or Reliability leadership role
• Experience managing direct reports
• General knowledge in Maintenance Reliability, Predictive and Preventive Maintenance
• Experience routinely utilizing Root Cause Analysis or other similar problem-solving tools
• Working knowledge and experience with Microsoft Word and Excel, and ability to learn various PC-based production and operations applications
• Must have experience working with a (computerized maintenance management system) CMMS
• Must be able and willing to work in a manufacturing plant environment, including extended periods of time in noisy, non-air conditioned or unheated areas
• Must be able and willing to work safely, including wearing and using appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering
• Leadership experience in a unionized workplace.