Management Recruiters® of the Lowcountry, LLC.
Nebo, NC 28761 Telephone: 843-628-5021 tom@mrlowcountry.com
Maintenance Manager Position, Aiken, SC area
Job Type: Full-time, On-Site
Position Description, Functions, Duties, and Tasks:
- Oversight site functions which include:
o Maintenance
o Continuous Improvement
o Project Management
- Serve as a member of the Site Leadership Team (SLT) engaging on cross-functional goals to improve overall site performance.
- Own the Maintenance processes and resources across the entire Augusta Technology Center
- Own the overarching procedures and processes that govern maintenance
- Provide maintenance resources to meet customer needs on and ongoing basis
- Ensuring metrics are in place and behaviors/activities align to those priorities
- Own the site Reliability program, serving as the local Champion, to ensure processes are in place and execution meets the
expectation
- Own the site shutdown coordination activities.
- Complete all HR-related tasks such as ePM plans, development plans, succession planning, career counseling, and all other
people-related aspects of the team.
- Responsible for the success of the lean/operational excellence program at the Union Agener Augusta Technology Center
- Responsible for coaching change agents towards success and development
- Prepares periodic reports for site leadership regarding lean/continuous improvement status and keeps central change agents
informed of direction; renegotiates directions as necessary
- Support the achievement of site KPIs, performance improvements, the change agenda, and/or critical Safety and Quality needs
using Lean/Opex principles and tools
- Seek to influence and support any improvement initiative associated with the lean elements of common objectives, efficient
high quality and safe work, continuous improvement, and development of people
- Creates and owns the site Lean/Opex roadmap
- Own the CAPEX projects for Augusta Technology Center – planning and execution
Minimum Qualification (Education, Experience and/or Training, Required Certifications):
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering related discipline
Experience:
- Minimum 10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated leadership skills in an operations associate, process engineer, operations manager or other manufacturing site
management role
- Demonstrated leadership skill in leading cross-functional teams and groups of people who are not direct reports
- Demonstrated skill working with and negotiating with external partners
- Demonstrated ability in organizing and leading multiple projects and initiatives
- Strong technical aptitude to learn and understand new equipment and processes
- Able to manage workload, set priorities, and adjust as needed
- Ability to work well at all levels within the organization
- Good interpersonal skills, planning, organization and prioritizing are essential.
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility to meet business needs/priorities
- Demonstrated ability to influence strategic decisions with cross-functional alliances.
- Demonstrated ability to influence others to drive consistency and continuous improvement.
- Demonstrated ability for resource optimization.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated lens for anticipating issues and proactively collaborating for solutions.
- Excellent self-management and organizational skills
- Demonstrated financial planning and cost accounting
Additional Preferences:
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing environment preferred
- Process-oriented personality
- Experience using SAP, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Primavera, or other similar systems
- Deep understanding of compliance requirements and regulatory expectations (FDA or USDA and GMP industry guidelines)
preferred
- Strong ability to multi-task