US PA Lock Haven
Full Time
R4143
Job Function:
Responsible for the overall engineering and maintenance of the Converting department. Ensures all team members goals are aligned with department objectives and flow resources as needed to ensure the goals are met. Provide consistency in work processes, training, employee development, and HR practices. Ensure a strong relationship with the Production team and coordinate activities to ensure reliable processes from incoming raw materials to final product. As a member of the Converting leadership team, develop and implement practices and initiatives to keep Converting competitive. This position is responsible for leading the maintenance processes in a manner that will have direct impact on profitability, efficiency, cost management, quality, safety, reliability, customer satisfaction, and innovation.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Leads and develops safe work culture through adhering to and maintaining all company safety rules, policies and standards. Exhibit strong core leadership skills -- accountability, credibility, trust. Demonstrate the leadership behaviors that lead to business results. Be a role model demonstrating the FQT "Rules of Engagement". Ensure coaching, discipline, recognition, and handling of situations is consistent with HR policy. Grow hourly & salaried reports into their next role. Appraise and evaluate all exempt and non-exempt employees as required. Manage the Converting Maintenance team to be a world-class maintenance organization. Utilize and promote the usage of the CMMS system to provide direction and assistance to maintenance personnel within the Converting Maintenance team. Promote growth of the maintenance team by providing leadership in the development and implementation of:
- Root Cause Analysis -- documenting failures, analyzing repetitive failures, analyzing major failures, training maintenance and production personnel, develop/manage corrective action database, recommend and implement fixes for root causes.
- Precision maintenance techniques -- developing and implementing standards based repair procedures, documenting repairs, developing vendor standards.
- Preventive maintenance programs -- Develop tools and techniques to analyze and develop cost effective preventive maintenance procedures.
- New equipment installations -- providing assistance in developing standards based installation procedures for new equipment using best available practices.
- Reliability improvements -- identify, plan and implement projects to improve the inherent reliability of plant equipment.
- Analyze operational data and equipment performance history to deliver improvements in critical maintenance related metrics including: unplanned downtime, PM compliance, schedule compliance, Mean-Time-Between Failures, and maintenance related costs.
Improve the availability of our Converting assets through:
- Effective predictive maintenance program -- developing and implementing a standardized monitoring program including vibration analysis, infrared inspections, non- destructive testing, and other Pdm techniques where applicable.
- Effective maintenance planning and scheduling -- participating in daily meetings and weekly planning and scheduling meetings.
- Effective repair techniques -- developing and implementing standards based repair procedures, documenting repairs, developing and implementing vendor standards.
- Develop and deliver comprehensive maintenance and reliability tactical training to maintenance resources.
- Equipment Modifications -- identify and implement modifications that reduce the time required to repair/replace equipment.
- Procedure Modifications -- identify and modify procedures that reduce the time required to repair/replace equipment.
Champion vendor services to maximize quality, performance and reliability of equipment repairs. Utilize vendors and OEM's for improvin the skills of maintenance personnel and for improving inspection routines. Manage Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in an effort to improve equipment availability. Support all Converting reliability efforts. Utilize and mentor others on the Capital Project process. Develop and create a vision for the maintenance team and implement it. Interface with Production, Engineering, Human Resources, Purchasing, Stores, and Utilities departments. Develop and maintain staffing plans to meet business requirements. Develop and deliver maintenance budgets. First Quality team members must follow all First Quality environmental, health and safety requirements as well as applicable federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations
Experience/Education Required:
First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.
First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.
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