Sr. Manager- Maintenance & Engineering

About the role

The Senior Engineering/Maintenance Manager is responsible for the oversight of a team consisting of Process, Mechanical, Electrical, and Controls Engineers, as well as Maintenance Technicians, Facilities Personnel and the CI team, in the completion of engineering and maintenance functions and projects. Their duties include hiring and training qualified staff, setting project budgets and timelines for completion, and overseeing maintenance and adjustment of machinery and processes in the facility.

Responsibilities

• Be safe – comply with all safety regulations.
• Partner with Process Engineering and Maintenance teams to install, test and release equipment to production after machine modifications to improve machines’ safety, quality, and performance.
• Familiarity with Root Cause Analysis of machine failure to aid in resolutions to eliminate equipment failures increasing machine reliability and future proofing aged equipment.
• Developing detailed plans for machine modifications and installations.
• Making determinations for equipment, staff, and training for 3–5-year plans.
• Proposing Capital Expense project budgets based upon plant needs for the facility and equipment within the facility.
• Leading project development to update aged equipment and communicating with company stakeholders from executives down to the floor.
• Define KPIs, track performance, and take actions to meet the goals.
• Checking the team’s work for technical accuracy and sustainability.
• Coordinating with other department managers and staff to improve the plant workflow, resolving recurrent issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in an Engineering Discipline
• 5+ years’ previous experience as an Engineering Manager

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering or business discipline
• Six-sigma Black Belt Certification
• Lean Certification
• Knowledge of Fiber Optic Industry desirable
• SAP experience preferred
• Acute ability to understand and