Mission Statement:

Lead the factory Maintenance team in the planning and implementation of initiatives that maintain and improve the reliability, effectiveness and/or efficiency of equipment, technical infrastructure, production lines and/or facilities.  Develop and implement equipment life cycle management procedures for optimizing costs and profitability.

Main Accountabilities:

• Maintenance Budget:  Proposes and manages the annual maintenance budget.  Monitors the costs and effectiveness of activities to optimize resources and determines actions to cost issues as necessary.
• Production Line Maintenance:  Collaborates with the Engineering department in the definition of maintenance plans for new production lines and recommends methods to improve reliability, ongoing maintenance and safety of equipment.
• Maintenance Policies:  Defines maintenance policies and processes that drive maximum efficiency of equipment, production lines, and/or facilities.  Develops and implements life cycle management procedures for all new and existing equipment.
• Improvement  Projects:  Develops and proposes improvement projects for processes and production lines to reduce both ordinary and extraordinary maintenance.
• Health, Safety and Environment (HSE):  Ensures that Group and local health, safety and environmental guidelines and directives are implemented and understood to ensure safety of people and resources.
• People Leadership and Development:  Ensures (with HR Manager Support) that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed.  Guides, motivates and develops direct and indirect subordinates within HR policies.