Casting Maintenance Manager
Location : Lafayette, IN 47901
Position Overview :
This role will provide leadership for the Maintenance Department at the Lafayette facility.
The principal challenge of this position is to lead and direct the maintenance resources in the fulfillment of the company’s business objectives. This position leads and is directly accountable for the Casting Maintenance Departments as well as the management of the maintenance workforce in a matrixed organization. The incumbent must possess the ability to communicate effectively with all personnel, be forward thinking with the ability to get organizational support from the various departments and groups across Lafayette Operations. As a key member of the Casting leadership team, this role requires ability to effectively work with all levels of the organization to find solutions and effectively manage the implementation in timely manner that benefits the overall plant.
Profile : This position is accountable for :
- This position is responsible to set expectations for and manage the Lafayette Casting Maintenance Departments to support the plant and corporation strategic goals and objectives.
- A change agent capable of increasing proactive maintenance in a matrix organizational structure. Optimize Lafayette maintenance resources and use of work order system.
- Promoting and leading the development and application of predictive maintenance, Root Cause Analysis, Total Productive Maintenance(TPM) and control / capability of critical processes.
- Participating in the identification, recruitment, training, appraising and professional development of maintenance resources.
Job Duties and Responsibilities :
Leading and participating in the development of an interdependent culture and an incident free workplace.Leading and being directly accountable for the Casting Maintenance groups.Developing strategic direction for the casting maintenance strategy and the implementation of the plans including and execution, optimization of internal resources, and improved overall casting OEEAbility to communicate and present to all levels of the organization in an efficient and direct methodAbility to develop and foster team-based problem solving throughout the facility,Ability to manage multiple projects and activities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.Requirements :
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university.10+ years minimum of maintenance experience with a strong technical backgroundHigh degree of people skills to motivate and influence stakeholders and employees.Demonstrated ability to deploy and maintain Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)Excellent written and verbal communication skillsThorough understanding of Maintenance and Engineering practicesEmployees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.Preferred Qualifications :
MBA or equivalent from an accredited universityMolten metal / Casting experienceSupervisory / management experience in a unionized environmentExperience in using an ERP database, Oracle experience is preferred.Thorough knowledge of Extrusion and Casting processes and standard practices with experience in various technical assignmentsLean Six Sigma Blackbelt Certified