What you will do:

• Oversee area maintenance projects and act as member of Maintenance leadership.
• Act as communication liaison between maintenance technicians and business partners including Production and Engineering.
• Manages and develops maintenance team members; Provides maintenance guidance and oversight for all shift associates; motivates, coaches, and develops a diverse, high performing and engaged team to meet established goals and build organizational capability.
• Supports the operation in ways to help reduce overall costs.
• Continually reduces equipment downtime and increase availability through the establishment of a TPM program.
• Champions and drives relentless reduction of breakdown losses through Breakdown Analysis and other appropriate Focused Improvement Tools.
• Participates in, and supports, the Department safety training program. (I.E.: weekly safety meetings, shop safety inspections, enforcement of lock-out/tag-out program, enforcement of the confined space program, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to support a long-term maintenance plan showing year over year improvement in Reliability, Maintenance KPIs and maintenance Cost
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally and coordinate efforts around process improvement.
• Ensure effective equipment troubleshooting, including root causes identification and action plan implementation.
• Review maintenance history identify key opportunities for improvement and establish site specific projects to address needed changes.
• Audit maintenance task quality, track work orders, and report on area maintenance activity and performance.
• Participate in appropriate site meetings (pod, planning, leadership, and employee meetings) and work with Maintenance leadership on corporate initiatives.
• Manages maintenance projects with team and peers.
• Ensure data integrity within a Systems Applications and Products (SAP) environment.
• You are a peer and team member with Engineering and Operations. You will help facilitate communication between maintenance technicians and business partners including production, engineering, and maintenance leader’s multi-site.
• Understands, in detail, the plant maintenance planning and scheduling process.
• Review and assess the quality of work performed by your team to continuously learn how to improve asset performance.
• Audit maintenance standard work, task quality, track work orders, and report on area maintenance activity and performance.
• Follows all policies, ergonomic standards, and safety requirements directed by American Beverage Company
• Coordinate with vendors to meet the needs of the area maintenance team.
• Assist maintenance technicians, as necessary.
• Comply with Regulatory, Company, and departmental policies, procedures, and standards.Responsible for coordination, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the department/team and creating a positive climate where people want to do their best.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s Principles, policies, and applicable laws.
• Accountable for communication, interviewing and hiring, training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work, leveraging team and individual strengths, managing performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and solving problems to ensure high performance results.
• Performs other duties as requested by management.

Requirements

What you must have:

• 3-5 years of experience in a lead or supervisory role within a manufacturing or warehouse environment, preferably in food/beverage industry and leading 10+ employees
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) or electrical technician experience highly preferred
• International Organization of Standardization (ISO), Lean Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement strategy and/or Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Certifications highly desired
• Strong experience in project management preferred, experience in Equipment Preventive Maintenance Management
• Strong experience and working knowledge of plant maintenance software, SAP preferred
• Demonstrated supportive leadership skills and strong analytical skills
• Demonstrated Decision making skills.
• Experience working and understanding mechanical, electrical, and automation
• Ability to communicate with multiple stakeholder groups and manage projects
• Ability to prioritize to meet business needs, view the larger picture, and systematically solve problems
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, be on-call, and travel as necessary
• Ability to get along with others, be punctual, and follow instructions
• Ability to follow American Beverage Company policies and procedures
• Strong Computer Skills (Microsoft Office Suite)

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