Maintenance Leader

Maintenance Leader: 8-hour Day shift

The Wrigley - Gainesville factory in Flowery Branch, GA has openings for a Maintenance Leader in our Stick Department. The ability to flex to other shifts as needed. This position is not relocation eligible.

Job Purpose: The Maintenance Leader Serves as a technical resource and leads a maintenance team for their assigned department and shift to ensure plant equipment is properly maintained by skilled, cross-functional technicians. Responsible for leading a team that supports the site, consistently meeting or exceeding safety, quality, environmental, regulatory, financial, and product supply goals.

Responsible for leading maintenance associates to eliminate all causes of failure to ensure full useful life in coordination with daily autonomous maintenance completed by operating personnel. Leads activities of workers engaged in repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment. Provides technical and problem-solving support for the plant and maintenance crews. Supports and executes plant-specific maintenance strategies to achieve plants’ key performance goals for overall maintenance performance. Inspects operating machines and equipment for conformance with operational standards.

Leads maintenance associates to eliminate all causes of failure to ensure full useful life in coordination with daily autonomous maintenance completed by operating personnel. Leads activities of workers engaged in repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment. Providing technical and problem-solving support for the plant. Supports and executes plant-specific technical strategies to achieve plant key performance goals for overall maintenance performance.

What we are looking for?

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associates degree in a technical related discipline, or greater than 10 years of experience in a technical related field of work
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a technical discipline

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5-8 years recent experience in a progressive technical leadership capacity working in a manufacturing/industrial environment.
• Experience with operating within a formalized Continuous Improvement Environment (TPM, Lean Manufacturing).
• Experience in a high-performance, self-managed environment, with a working knowledge and understanding of production management, cost, quality, safety, and personnel.
• Demonstrated experience in leading change and situational leadership. Clear ability to relate to and motivate people and effectively train.
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and lead work teams.
• Experience operating within a formalized Continuous Improvement Environment (MSE, TPM, Lean Manufacturing).

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Supervise a maintenance team including equipment breakdown repair, preventative maintenance, and associated systems, and management and control of maintenance costs.
• Ensure that maintenance assignments are carried out in an efficient and safe manner. Troubleshoot plant and equipment. Supervise maintenance staff directly.
• Set up maintain and be responsible for PM systems, inspection routines, inventory control, job scheduling, staff training, and identification of plant improvement plans including efficiency and yield.
• Control maintenance expenditure in a cost-effective way according to the site budget for site repairs, resources, direct labor, and overtime.
• Manage projects aimed at asset improvement/utilization, safety, and equipment reliability, utilizing process and project engineering skill sets.
• Identify and pursue continuous improvement opportunities to reduce manufacturing costs in the production areas.
• Leads the plant PM (Planned Maintenance) function in their respective department through the development and management of PM implementation plans.
• Manages overhaul, modern,izing and building of a diverse range of machinery and parts to ensure cost-effective modifications and improvements.

Monitors and assists in the development of the annual capital project forecast, maintenance and repair budgets, and monitors work to ensure budgets are met.

What can you expect from Mars?

The opportunity to learn, develop and take charge of your career.

An industry-competitive salary and benefits package.

To be respected and valued.

The Five Principles are at the center of every decision we make.

The opportunity to work cross-functionally, add value and impact a better world for generations

to come.