Team Manager - Maintenance

About the role

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Job Type

Full time

Work Type

On-site

Responsibilities

• Safety- Address department Health & Safety concerns
• Enforce department compliance with government, industry, and corporate standards
• Promote improved department safety metrics and provide resources for activities
• Enforce safety process adherence for launch-related Pro-Tag and Arc Flash updates, Construction Service Safety audits/compliance checks, and inter-department Pre-Task Analyses
• Quality- Lead data driven maintenance processes to improve quality metrics (e.g., higher FTT, less scrap, less contamination, and etc.)
• Drive root cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions through the Global 4D or 8D process
• Delivery- Monitor production runs to insure they stay on schedule, and correct any maintenance-related problems that arise
• Provide the resources and activities required to ensure problem free start-ups
• Facilitate start-up and shift-to-shift meetings
• Facilitate skilled trades understanding of constraint analysis and provide resources for activities to eliminate bottlenecks
• Champion constraint analysis and coordinate activities to eliminate the bottlenecks
• Cost- Lead project writing and the process of collecting and evaluating data in sound business cases
• Manage to budgets
• Set, prioritize and provide resources to control and improve Maintenance Cost Per Unit (MCPU)
• Optimize maintenance activities to improve throughput and meet or beat budgets and production schedules
• Implement material control (spare part inventory), repair and rebuild programs, and reliability and maintainability reviews
• People- Disseminate policy deployment, drive SQDCPME, and communicate departmental maintenance goals
• Coach, counsel and teach subordinates to enhance the One Team goal
• Lead and participate in production scheduling, staffing, procurement and maintenance of equipment, quality control, inventory control, and the coordination of production activities with those of other departments
• Promote and support work groups; integrate skilled trades per contractual agreements
• Create a team environment that is founded on accountability, teamwork, empowerment, and continuous improvement
• Set and support Time & Data Management events related to the Maintenance Operating System and enforce attendance
• Review status and progress of goals and objectives and require accountability
• Maintenance- Coordinate resources and activities to support ME organization launches within your area of responsibility to meet production schedules, budgetary limitations, and time constraints
• Evaluate and deliver FTPM measurables
• Maximize equipment effectiveness through a detailed, standardized, and prioritized preventive and predictive maintenance plan designed to improve productivity
• Review and approve preventive maintenance activities and assess the effectiveness of those activities
• Devise maintenance plans, strategies, and priorities to support the total department business plan; manage daily maintenance around production optimizing opportunities
• Provide resources and support to maintenance activities and organize planning activities
• Confirm and require adherence to Maintenance Operating System processes
• Review status and progress of goals and objectives and require accountability

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial or other
• Experience: 5 years in maintenance and/or engineering
• Some experience in production
• In depth experience in assembly manufacturing processes
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills
• Ability to interact with all employees in the organization
• Strong working knowledge of the Ford Production System
• Strong communication and problem solving skills, including working knowledge of Six Sigma
• Demonstrated ability to work as a team
• Strong negotiation and persuasion skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead, empower and develop employees
• Demonstrated conflict management skills
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and organization skills
• Ability to work closely and successfully with others in order to deliver results
• Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in ONE FORD leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

Preferred Requirements

• Education: Master’s Degree in Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial or other
• Experience: Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles
• Knowledge of constraint management principles
• Safety and Quality experience preferred
• Prior experience managing a unionized work force
• Microsoft Office knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook)