Reliability Maintenance and Engineering Manager
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Location: Alcoa, TN 37701
Description:
Title: Reliability Maintenance and Engineering Manager
Location: Alcoa, TN
Job-Type: FTE/Permanent
RESPONSIBILITIES
Major activities/Key challenges:
Direct and manage multiple concurrent engineering projects and project managers while ensuring their success in meeting their respective objectives.
Implement approved engineering budgets and monitor actual expenses to ensure they fall within budgets, analyzing out of budget expenses and ensuring they are offset in other areas of the project unless fully justified.
Directs and supports maintenance and engineering efforts to aid and improve plant performance related to safety, quality delivery and cost
Responsible for developing engineered solutions for plant safety and environmental issues.
ssisting and mentoring staff such as engineers, plant manufacturing personnel, maintenance mechanics and electricians and other similar personnel, within the plant and outside of the plant through technical expertise, training and project leadership.
Perform administrative and oversight functions in approving proposals, expenditures, enforcing policies, conducting performance management for department
Provides expert process knowledge and applies engineering science to establish and maintain control and capability for production processes and for continuously improving technology.
Implements and directs all phases of complex engineering projects to provide new or upgraded equipment and processes.
Provides creative, innovative, and comprehensive problem-solving capability.
Conveys technical ideas and concepts from conception to start-up to support plant objectives and goals.
Manages Plant Capital Improvement Program.
Prepares cost estimates for projects.
Oversees preparation of capital Request for Authorization's (RFA's).
Oversees requisitioning, delivery, and approval of equipment.
Coordinates installation and startup of new equipment.
Coordinates equipment shutdowns with production.
Manages location's capital budget.
Ensures that contractor safe practices are met and that all necessary safety evaluations are performed. Manages Plant Maintenance Department.
Creates and coordinates plant maintenance strategy.
Supervises contracted maintenance work.
Coordinates maintenance training
Ensures that preventive and predictive maintenance programs meet the needs of the plant.
Investigates and resolves manufacturing problems through the direction and deployment of manufacturing engineering in order to optimize product performance while minimizing cost.
Conducts studies related to design, production methods and equipment in order to recommend improvements which will optimize product performance while minimizing cost.
Monitors and reports on cost reductions which are a result of method improvements in order to improve profit margins.
Ensures continued departmental effectiveness through the selection, development, training and motivation of a competent staff.
Initiates, reviews and up-dates engineering standards and guidelines, repair and maintenance recommendations, and equipment supply sources and cost data in support of plant operations.
Ensure compliance to required audit standards (such as ISO and IATF) are met across all operations and shifts within scope of position.
CRITICAL COMPETENCIES:
Making Tough Decisions;
Managing External Relationships;
Getting Organizational Support;
Collaboration;
ttention to Detail;
Professionalism;
Developing Others.
QUALIFICATIONS
Basic Qualifications:
B.S. Degree in Engineering
10 + years of experience in heavy manufacturing industry, preferably metals' industry.
5-9 years' experience required in project management.
3-5 years' experience preferred in supervisory role.
Employees 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:
10-12 years required of experience and expertise in one of the following specialized technical areas: casting, hot rolling, cold rolling, mill finishing or facilities preferred.
10-12 years' experience required in project management.
8 + years' experience preferred in supervisory role.
Location: Alcoa, TN
Job-Type: FTE/Permanent
RESPONSIBILITIES
Major activities/Key challenges:
Direct and manage multiple concurrent engineering projects and project managers while ensuring their success in meeting their respective objectives.
Implement approved engineering budgets and monitor actual expenses to ensure they fall within budgets, analyzing out of budget expenses and ensuring they are offset in other areas of the project unless fully justified.
Directs and supports maintenance and engineering efforts to aid and improve plant performance related to safety, quality delivery and cost
Responsible for developing engineered solutions for plant safety and environmental issues.
ssisting and mentoring staff such as engineers, plant manufacturing personnel, maintenance mechanics and electricians and other similar personnel, within the plant and outside of the plant through technical expertise, training and project leadership.
Perform administrative and oversight functions in approving proposals, expenditures, enforcing policies, conducting performance management for department
Provides expert process knowledge and applies engineering science to establish and maintain control and capability for production processes and for continuously improving technology.
Implements and directs all phases of complex engineering projects to provide new or upgraded equipment and processes.
Provides creative, innovative, and comprehensive problem-solving capability.
Conveys technical ideas and concepts from conception to start-up to support plant objectives and goals.
Manages Plant Capital Improvement Program.
Prepares cost estimates for projects.
Oversees preparation of capital Request for Authorization's (RFA's).
Oversees requisitioning, delivery, and approval of equipment.
Coordinates installation and startup of new equipment.
Coordinates equipment shutdowns with production.
Manages location's capital budget.
Ensures that contractor safe practices are met and that all necessary safety evaluations are performed. Manages Plant Maintenance Department.
Creates and coordinates plant maintenance strategy.
Supervises contracted maintenance work.
Coordinates maintenance training
Ensures that preventive and predictive maintenance programs meet the needs of the plant.
Investigates and resolves manufacturing problems through the direction and deployment of manufacturing engineering in order to optimize product performance while minimizing cost.
Conducts studies related to design, production methods and equipment in order to recommend improvements which will optimize product performance while minimizing cost.
Monitors and reports on cost reductions which are a result of method improvements in order to improve profit margins.
Ensures continued departmental effectiveness through the selection, development, training and motivation of a competent staff.
Initiates, reviews and up-dates engineering standards and guidelines, repair and maintenance recommendations, and equipment supply sources and cost data in support of plant operations.
Ensure compliance to required audit standards (such as ISO and IATF) are met across all operations and shifts within scope of position.
CRITICAL COMPETENCIES:
Making Tough Decisions;
Managing External Relationships;
Getting Organizational Support;
Collaboration;
ttention to Detail;
Professionalism;
Developing Others.
QUALIFICATIONS
Basic Qualifications:
B.S. Degree in Engineering
10 + years of experience in heavy manufacturing industry, preferably metals' industry.
5-9 years' experience required in project management.
3-5 years' experience preferred in supervisory role.
Employees 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:
10-12 years required of experience and expertise in one of the following specialized technical areas: casting, hot rolling, cold rolling, mill finishing or facilities preferred.
10-12 years' experience required in project management.
8 + years' experience preferred in supervisory role.