Maintenance, Reliability & Continuous Improvement Lead

Duties And Responsibilities

• Improve/implement reliability best practices and processes across the business.
• Improve/implement continuous improvement best practices and processes across the business.
• Maintain a safe working environment.
• Understand, follow, and support company policies, procedures, (i.e., lockout/tagout, hot work, confined space, etc.) in addition to corporate and local safety initiatives.
• Absorb responsibility for risk assessment.
• Manage and encourage all employees and contractors to be proactive around safety, including anticipating unsafe behaviors, conditions, and unusual circumstances.
• Prepare projects and supervise the installation of assigned projects. This includes reporting on project approval and assuring the completion of the project functions as intended.
• Responsible for the overall operations of maintenance, asset reliability, and work management processes.
• Assist the production departments as requested, maintain equipment for operational efficiency, expedite equipment repairs, increase plant efficiency, and offer training to operational personnel, as identified.
• Ensure that operating personnel training is conducted through the Maintenance Supervisors, OJT and Apprentice Program.
• Provide supervision and technical expertise on major machinery, equipment and building breakdowns, overhauls, and maintenance.
• Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Maintain all records as required and is familiar with all principles of the Food Safety Program.
• Complete special assignments as requested.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Bachelor's degree and/or minimum of 15 yrs demonstrated Operations Leadership experience across multiple roles/sites including significant maintenance and reliability experience.
• Proven history of implementing maintenance and reliability best practices with demonstrated results.
• Demonstrated implementation of preventive, predictive, and reliability centered maintenance strategies.
• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) preferred.
• Six Sigma certification is preferred.
• Familiarity with other CI tools (Kaizan, Kanban, 5S, etc.) is also preferred.
• Solid interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to work cross functionally with operations, supply chain, FSQR, sales, and other functions as necessary.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to build relationships with employees, management, and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Able to travel.