Location: State College, PA area.
This position is responsible for the management of the Maintenance Department and machine process development.
Principal Accountabilities/ Responsibilities:
- Observes all safety rules and uses the proper safety equipment at all times.
- Follows necessary GMP and ISO regulations/guidelines.
- Ensures safe work practices are being followed and violations are corrected immediately.
- Manages all maintenance department activities (mechanical, electrical, machine shop) to minimize downtime and control costs.
- Documents and implements preventative maintenance programs (schedule logs) and tracks to identify process/machine improvements and program effectiveness.
- Evaluates and recommends quality changes to existing maintenance personnel.
- Performs other duties as necessary when directed to do so.
- Tracks and develops parts spending and usage plans.
- Develops budgetary plans for accounting.
- Process Related:
- Develops and documents process control characteristics for each production process.
- Plans and implements a program for ongoing technical training for maintenance and process personnel.
- Researches and recommends quality and/or productivity improvements for manufacturing.
- Aids production in the selection of qualified personnel for line operations.
- Implements a program to track and improve changeover times.
- Improves efficiencies as they relate to downtime and machine design.
- Acts as the technical resource in the development of plans for evaluation of BOM’s and review of results.
- Understands manufacturing methods and the implications of design changes on production efficiency as well as quality.
- Suggests product improvements and evaluate quality data for links to improvements.
- Designs and revises standard operating procedures relating to process development activities and prepare required documentation.
- Acts as a liaison with vendors for Product Technical issues.
- Product Development
- Supports production and quality assurance department with trials and implementation of new machine technology as needed.
- Prepares trial protocols, conducts trials and evaluates subsequent results using statistical methods of analysis, then prepares reports based upon this analysis.
- Develops and implements trial plans to insure successful transfer of technology to the production department.
- Supervises the Parts Specialist and Machinists.
Education and experience requirements:
- A minimum of five years experience in a manufacturing industry.
- A minimum of seven years of industrial maintenance experience.
- A minimum of five years in a position of progressive responsibility leading to a manager with a manufacturing company.
- Prior experience with a Preventative Maintenance Program.
- Standard knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel.
- Standard knowledge of work order software packages and spare parts inventory control.
- Excellent communication skills.