• Serves as a technical resource and leads a maintenance team for their assigned department and/or shift to ensure plant equipment is properly maintained by skilled, cross-functional technicians.

• Responsible for leading a team which 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, 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.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• • Supervise a maintenance team including equipment breakdown repair, preventative maintenance and associated systems, 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, 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 by the development and management of PM implementation plans.

  • Manages overhaul, modernizing 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

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, installation of machines, tools, and equipment. Providing technical and problem-solving support for the plant. Supports and executes plant specific technical strategies to achieve plants key performance goals for overall maintenance performance.

What are we looking for?

Minimum:

​• Associates degree in technical related discipline, or greater than 10 years of experience in a technical related field of work

Preferred: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a technical discipline

• 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).

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Disclaimer:
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.​​​​​​​

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