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POSITION SUMMARY:
The Maintenance Manager provides technical direction and leadership to the Maintenance Department. Ensures the factory’s fixed assets perform and meet their intended fit for purpose.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Management Responsibilities

• Define, propose, and monitor the Maintenance and Improvement (M&I) plans and objectives.
• Propose and implement work processes, procedures, and technical resources related to the M&I plans.
• Lead and coordinate the maintenance team, maintaining competencies, motivation, and performance to achieve objectives.
• Propose and control the M&I budget.
• Propose and monitor M&I in accordance with the key performance indicators.
• Build successful interaction between production and other teams in equipment repairs and maintenance.
• Demonstrate and promote the company's values within the maintenance team.

Functional Responsibilities

• Ensure that there exists within the maintenance team an attitude of absolute intolerance for unsafe situations. Ensure all team members do not implement any change, whether directly instructed to, or under his/her own initiative, without first questioning its impact in relation to product safety/quality, people safety, and the environment.
• Ensure that the technical integrity and availability of equipment complies with all regulations.
• Ensure that Good Engineering Practices are always applied.
• Ensure the implementation of all repairs/modifications resulting from gap assessments, factory, audits, and notifications.
• Ensure that all technicians and operators receive coaching on machinery and line operation skills in respect to the requirements of hygienic engineering.

Responsibilities related to the Nestlé Maintenance Strategy

• Obtain management’s support for M&I and ensure its alignment with the business strategy.
• Encourage close teamwork between all functions (Engineering, Production, Quality, etc.).
• Review systematically all lines, processes, and utilities that are critical to the business and those where failure can have an unacceptable impact on safety, environment, or compliance.
• Ensure that Continuous Improvement becomes a key pillar of the M&I culture.
• Implement Consequence Driven Maintenance (CDM) as the multi-discipline, team-based approach to proactively maintain/improve the reliability and performance of the company's assets and Asset and Maintenance Management (AMM) as the process to manage the lifecycle of the fixed assets.

Responsibilities related to Consequence Driven Maintenance

• Establish and manage the yearly, monthly, and weekly maintenance plans to ensure essential maintenance is completed within a reasonable time.
• Monitor factory/equipment to ensure optimal operation and reduction of planned/unplanned downtime.
• Optimize Predictive Maintenance technologies (Condition Monitoring and inspections) to minimize unplanned downtime.
• Utilize Planned Downtime for scheduled and condition-based maintenance with work orders.
• Develop and implement improvements to minimize downtime for line change and cleaning.
• Collaborate with Production and Quality on a daily basis to resolve technical and/or operational issues. 
• Establish with Production shutdown and start-up work programs to minimize the risks to the product, people, and production.

Responsibilities related to Asset and Maintenance Management

• Manage the technical stores, scheduled work orders, labor hour allocation, and the equipment Bill of Material (BOM).
• Ensure that the job planning, material, and services planning is accurate and effective.
• Ensure that the equipment history, damage code, and root cause analysis are completed correctly.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• 3+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing, technical, military, or related environment required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Process, Reliability, or related field) required.
• 2+ years of maintenance leadership experience in a manufacturing, technical, military, or related environment required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Strong technical and managerial skills.
• Knowledge of food safety, regulatory requirements for food safety and hygienic engineering.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Analytical skills in problem solving.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in mechanical, electrical, and PLC operating systems
• Ability to perform under pressure and in ambiguous situations.
• Strong organization and time management skills– ability to balance and prioritize several projects simultaneously.
• Strong communication, presentation, and networking skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• General understanding of financial analysis, budget reports, and relevant business drivers.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement techniques and maintenance execution.
• In-depth knowledge of food processing equipment maintenance and technology.

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