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Huhtamäki

Maintenance Manager

Huhtamäki, Goodyear, Arizona, United States, 85338


Inspired to grow with your experience, learn and share with new colleagues?

Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste.

We are committed to protecting food, people and the planet and are on the lookout for passionate and consummate professionals to join our growing team to help us deliver on our ambitious 2030 Strategy. We look for colleagues who Care, Dare and Deliver.

Maintenance Manager

Manage a team of engineers and maintenance individuals responsible for all machine/building repairs and new capital projects. Directs engineers responsible for improving the reliability by designing improvements into the process. Ensures that the maintenance department makes timely repairs and maintenance of all equipment. Manages personnel either directly or through shift supervisors to meet or exceed established objectives in the following areas: safety, quality, productivity and waste reduction. Responsible for training and career development, discipline, and performance appraisal process. Manages area operations and budget for the Engineering and Maintenance Departments.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Champions and fully participates in all company safety programs

• Implements CI process programs and projects

• Manages relationships with quality, planning, warehouse, thermoforming, printing, engineering and production departments to ensure timely satisfaction of customer requirements, projects (including new equipment installations or upgrades to existing equipment), and seamless transition across material/product flow processes.

• Supervises up to 2-3 shift supervisors and approximately 30 hourly employees in the Maintenance & Engineering departments.

• Change agent for technological advances; identifies opportunities for site improvements.

• Establishes staffing levels for engineering and maintenance departments.

• Ensures established Company policies and procedures are followed relative to safety, quality, employee relations practices, etc.

• Responsible for the training and development of department personnel.

• Other responsibilities and tasks as appropriate to achieve Company initiatives.

SKILLS

• Team problem solving; facilitation.

• Computer literate: MS Office, MS Project or other project management software a plus.

• BPCS manufacturing software system knowledge desirable.

• Strong interpersonal skills: ability to communicate orally and in writing; ability to present information one on one and in group settings, at all levels of the organization, under all circumstances; diplomatic.

• Detail oriented; organized; self-starter; flexible; change agent.

• Must be able to work concurrently on multiple priorities and projects.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Spends approximately 50% of time walking and touring manufacturing areas.

• Some automobile or air travel is required.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• 4 year degree, preferably in, operations management, business management or engineering

• Discrete manufacturing experience in paper or paperboard food packaging, plastic food packaging along with flexo roll fed printing, and thermoforming is desired.

• Understanding of SPC and lean manufacturing principles.

"EO/AA Employer/Disabled/Veterans."

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