Location: State College, PA area
This position will be responsible for the overall maintenance of the machines. Ensures all team members goals are aligned with department objectives and flow resources as needed to ensure the goals are met. Provide consistency in work processes, training, employee development, and HR practices. Ensure a strong relationship with the Production team and coordinate activities to ensure reliable processes from incoming pulp to final product. As a member of the mill leadership team, develop and implement practices and initiatives to keep the mill competitive. This position is responsible for leading the maintenance processes in a manner that will have direct impact on profitability, efficiency, cost management, quality, safety, customer satisfaction, and innovation.
Principal Accountabilities/ Responsibilities:
- Leads and develops safe work culture through adhering to and maintaining all company safety rules, policies, and standards.
- Exhibit strong core leadership skills – accountability, credibility, trust.
- Ensure coaching, discipline, recognition, and handling of situations is consistent with HR policy.
- Develop salaried and hourly maintenance personnel to ensure bench strength.
- Conduct performance appraisals, performance improvement and coaching of both salaried and hourly personnel.
- Utilize and promote the usage of the CMMS system to provide direction and assistance to maintenance personnel within the Paper Maintenance team.
- Promote growth of maintenance team by providing leadership in the development and implementation of:
- Root Cause Analysis
- Precision maintenance techniques
- Preventive maintenance programs
- Reliability improvements
- Analyze operational data and equipment performance history to deliver improvements in critical maintenance related metrics including unplanned downtime, PM compliance, schedule compliance, Mean-Time-Between Failures, and maintenance related costs.
- Champion the availability and reliability of our assets using the following:
- Effective predictive maintenance
- Effective maintenance planning and scheduling
- Effective repair techniques
- Champion vendor services to maximize quality, performance, and reliability of equipment repairs. Utilize vendors and OEM’s for improving the skills of maintenance personnel and for improving inspection routines.
- Manage Controls and Mechanical Engineers to improve equipment availability.
- Support all mill Reliability efforts
- Develop and create a vision for the maintenance team and implement it.
- Interface with Production, Engineering, Human Resources, Purchasing, Stores, and Utilities departments.
- Develop and maintain staffing plans to meet business requirements.
- Develop and deliver maintenance budgets.
Education and experience requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience will also be considered.
- 8 years of experience in the maintenance field, experience in Paper Machine preferred
- 3 years of experience in a Maintenance Supervisory position.
- Have a deep understanding of the planning and scheduling of maintenance work functions as they apply to predictive, preventive, precision, proactive, and planned maintenance.
- Strong human relations and interpersonal skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills in aiding the reliability of the operation.