SUMMARY OF POSITION
The Senior Maintenance and Engineering Manager is responsible for setting and leading the strategic direction for the installation, modification, repair, and upkeep of:
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Facility and grounds infrastructure;
- Production, support, and pollution control equipment to maximizing reliability; and
- Ensuring proper operation to comply with applicable city, state, and federal regulations and company policies and procedures.
The scope includes managing maintenance and automation related staffing and employee development.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
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Multiple plant maintenance team responsibility.
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Supervises Maintenance Managers (reference Maintenance Manager job description).
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Supervises the Engineering Services and Automation teams and MRO Clerk.
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Defines the strategic direction for the maintenance and automation functions within the facility:
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Develops, aligns, and implements strategies to:
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Maximize equipment reliability balanced with cost.
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Maximize maintenance and automation technician “wrench time”.
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Continuously improve maintenance operations and support of manufacturing process equipment aligned with plant continuous improvement goals and objectives.
- Explore and identify potential innovative technologies to improve plant and equipment operations, reduce cost, support corporate sustainability goals, and equipment reliability.
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Define spare parts inventory strategy, balancing downtime with cost and supplier lead time.
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Continuously increase the skills and relevant knowledge of the maintenance team. Coordinates career development program for maintenance employees. Provides leadership in assessment, planning, and follow-up evaluation of staff, participating in self and employee development.
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Development of multi-year capital expenditure strategies.
- Implementing energy-saving measures and sustainability practices in maintenance operations.
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Maximize the effectiveness of project management.
- Ensures maintenance team demonstrates effective teamwork with plant personnel.
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Accountable for maintenance related spend vs budget.
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Accountable for maintenance employee knowledge and correct application of safety policies and procedures, such as ECP, LOTO, pre-use inspections, confined space entry, working at heights, etc.
- Manage the analysis of maintenance data to identify trends in equipment reliability that affects efficiency/OEE, cost, quality, plant capacity, and production throughput. Report key maintenance KPIs on a periodic basis, including action plans to improve areas where goals are not being met.
- Lead/manage system criticality assessments, as well as RCA’s and FMEA’s on equipment failures that significantly affect product quality, equipment uptime, and/or plant capacity.
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Provide subject matter expertise during the equipment or facility design review process to ensure reliability and safety are incorporated into new and current modifications or installations.
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Periodically inspects jobs in process and at completion to ensure that standards of workmanship and safety are maintained.
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Accountable for ensuring that all engineering and maintenance activities are in compliance with OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements on covered processes, if applicable to plant.
- Leads smaller scale capital projects for the facility, coordinates with corporate engineering for larger scale capital projects.
- Effectively manages capital spending plan; includes writing capital requests, developing bid scopes, managing contractors, ROI justification, etc.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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Excellent skills in coordinating efforts of diverse personnel.
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Competency in managing, coaching, and developing maintenance personnel.
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Solid understanding of mechanical, controls, plumbing, hydraulic, electrical, pneumatic, and HVAC systems; as well as other facility maintenance related crafts. Experience with automation equipment preferred.
- Proficiency in reading and accurately interpreting electrical, piping, and instrumentation/ controls diagrams and engineering bills of materials.
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Able to read, understand, and develop standard project management documentation (Gantt charts, charters, etc).
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Thorough knowledge of OSHA and EPA regulations relative to Shurtape plant operation and maintenance.
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OSHA PSM experience preferred (required for plant 33).
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Experience with SAP Maintenance and CMMS systems preferred.
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Ability to efficiently communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
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Ability to balance different stakeholders and interests, and short term versus long term interests.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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Education/Certification Requirements
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Relevant Bachelor’s degree such as in, but not limited to, Engineering, Business/Administration, or Engineering Technology preferred.
- Or relevant professional experience.
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A master's degree in Business Administration is desirable
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PE Certification preferred.
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Experience
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At least ten years of experience in maintenance related supervisory/leadership positions utilizing a combination of technical, managerial, and financial expertise.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
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Prolonged standing on the production floor.
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Bending and stooping required.
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Some lifting.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
This is a fast-paced work environment with consistent pressure to complete duties as outlined above which requires ability to manage multiple projects at a detailed level and provide support to many internal departments in a fast-changing environment. Many duties listed above are time-sensitive and have strict deadlines for completion.
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Performs jobs under varying conditions (dust, oil, grease, hot and humid temperatures, fumes, noise, etc.)
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Wears proper PPE in the manufacturing area (shoes, safety glasses, hearing protection, etc.)
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Required to enter walled containment areas and access roofs on an infrequent but as needed basis which will at times require working in areas that are uncomfortably hot or cold.
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High temperature and humidly exposure on the plant floor.
Shurtape Technologies, LLC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Shurtape Technologies, LLC does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including identity & expression), medical condition, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business requirement.
