Plant Engineering Maintenance Manager

Novolex is a leader in packaging innovation, choice and sustainability. We manufacture products in paper, plastic and sustainable materials for the food, retail, health and industrial markets.

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

The Plant Engineering & Maintenance Manager will establish, sustain, and lead our engineering and maintenance functions, teams, and programs at this new recycling facility. This resource will play a key role in developing manufacturing processes, lead the startup and operations of the facility. They will also analyze and make recommendations and then implement improvements to designs, processes, tooling, equipment, quality, and standards while sustaining machinery and equipment through preventive, routine, and urgent maintenance.

This position will report to the Plant Manager and will lead a team of engineering and maintenance resources.

Key Responsibilities:

• Acts as the site leader and liaison for all engineering and maintenance items
• Leads the engineering and maintenance teams, ensuring the team's daily efforts and projects align to the priorities of the plant enabling us to meet customer commitments
• Manages all maintenance related programs, including preventive maintenance, capital projects, replacement parts, and techniques and methods to improve machine uptime
• Develops annual maintenance and equipment budgets that meet safety, environmental, quality and operating requirements
• Supports manufacturing processes and methods to improve plant performance, product quality, optimize workflows, and OEE of production equipment
• Responsible for measuring, analyzing, and improving upon engineering and maintenance related KPIs, productivity, costs, while meeting departmental budgets
• Drives preventive, routine, and urgent maintenance requirements to completion, including troubleshooting, repair, and replacement of all machinery and equipment
• Benchmarks and evaluates new methodologies and tactics within the assigned areas
• Establish and maintain external supplier relationships with machinery and equipment vendors to ensure project requirements are delivered on-time and on-budget
• Regularly reviews machine and equipment data related to identify trends in support of continuous improvement and implement appropriate countermeasures
• Ensures site compliance with all policies and procedures including engineering and maintenance safety, while representing Novolex in an ethical and business-like manner

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering or maintenance field preferred
• 5 years' experience in a maintenance management role, within the area of a multi-stage manufacturing environment, preferably in the plastics and or recycling industry
• Additional experience preferences include a Six Sigma Principles, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing background
• Practical experience with risk assessment and management.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects under tight timelines; works with a sense of urgency
• Exhibit detail oriented, analytical thinking and consistently demonstrates accuracy, thoroughness, and dependability
• Displays excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Be able to establishes and maintains effective channels of communications with internal and external contacts
• Strong problem-solving skills and evidence of good judgment
• Independent and a self-starter
• Strong organizational, interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with individuals at all levels of the company and enjoy a fast-paced environment
• Proficient in use of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) programs.
• Ability to travel up to 25% in the US and Canada

Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance (including Telehealth options) as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through Novolex University. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program, and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

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