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Technical Services Manager
EDI Staffing
🇺🇸 United States
On-site
Manager or above
1 month ago
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- PLC
1 month ago
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Recruits, develops and retains technical expertise to maintain production and necessary utility systems.
- Supervises installation of new processing equipment and works to optimize uptime and minimize downtime.
- Coaches and assists managers/supervisors in executing short range planning as they supervise activities of maintenance techs and contractors.
- Provides direction and makes tactical decisions while executing mid-range planning (beyond weekly activities), as it relates to driving improvement and implementing programs related to maintenance optimization.
- Evaluates supervisors and technicians to determine opportunities for performance improvement and creates development plans.
- Assists with developing and maintaining maintenance and technical standards.
- Provides engineering advice and leadership in establishing & refining Preventive Maintenance (PM) program, employee training, scheduling, etc.
- Tracks preventive maintenance completion and downtime, through weekly follow-up and reporting.
- Maintains and controls an optimum level of spare parts inventory (min, max)
- Oversees maintenance schedules, work orders and makes tactical decisions to optimize utilization of resources in alignment with equipment availability and plant priorities.
- Controls spending and adherence to approved budget.
- Provides technical guidance and expertise, assisting Maintenance, Production, Sanitation & QA/QC on an on-going basis.
- Tracks and evaluates maintenance & performance using Key Performance Indicators (KPI's).
- Proactively seeks to correct unsafe conditions and reports any conditions that are not immediately resolved.
- Continuously promoting motivation among the staff to strive for more efficient and productive Maintenance operations, including modeling and leading high standards of customer service.
- In conjunction with Human Resources, is responsible for interviewing, selection, coaching, training, discipline, and performance management of an hourly staff through positive relations, morale building, teamwork, and consistent leadership.
- Coach and model behaviors for team members on appropriate processes and facilitate problem solving through teamwork and the promotion of a respectful environment, to include conducting and leading team meetings.
- Other duties, as needed.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related discipline strongly preferred.
- Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) strongly preferred.
- In lieu of education, 15-20 years of extensive knowledge and demonstrable experience in Industrial Maintenance.
- A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible Maintenance or Engineering management experience within a manufacturing environment or industrial facility.
- 5 years of experience in a food processing facility preferred.
- 24/7 Availability.
- Excellent planning, organizing and efficiency skills.
- Ability to prepare plans, detailed reports and maintain records.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Strong verbal communication skills.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills (e.g. team building, conflict resolution)
- Willingness to share & teach others Maintenance/Technical techniques.
- Lean manufacturing/Six-Sigma methodologies desired.
- PLC Programming experience is a plus.
Technical Services Manager · EDI Staffing