Facility Maintenance Manager Who Innovates and Inspires!

Aptar - Lincolnton, NC

Full-time - Manager

Lincolnton, NC

10,001+ employees

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Maintenance Manager at Aptar is responsible for overseeing the maintenance of all manufacturing-related equipment, ensuring operational efficiency through a data-driven preventative and predictive work management program. This role involves collaboration with various departments to maintain equipment reliability, manage maintenance personnel, and implement effective maintenance processes. The position also includes responsibilities for training, budgeting, and compliance with health and safety policies, while promoting a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a data driven, preventative and predictive work management program that maximizes the efficiency of maintenance and technical personnel.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, engineering, and suppliers to ensure the reliability of equipment on all existing and new assets.
• Implement and sustain maintenance processes including spare parts, CMMS, and TPM.
• Lead the Scheduling and Planning functions working towards 90% or greater planned work vs. reactive work.
• Responsible for installation/relocation of manufacturing equipment.
• Develop end-of-life asset replacement plans.
• Motivate and engage people through strategic vision, role clarity, coaching/feedback cycles, action-oriented culture, and clear two-way communication.
• Train technicians, maintenance, production supervisors, and others on use and maintenance of presses and auxiliary equipment.
• Model and drive an attitude and mindset of technical excellence and continuous improvement across the whole team, champion key processes and techniques, e.g., performance management, self-directed work teams, and asset reliability.
• Willingness to be on call as needed to include being on site for specific operations/situations as well as assist with hands-on maintenance activities if needed.
• Develop and coordinate technical training and apprenticeship programs.
• Establish and maintain related operating and capital budgets.
• Monitor equipment spare parts inventory and place orders when necessary.
• Manage relationships with contractors and service providers.
• Optimize PM activities in conjunction with scheduling and planning.
• Set Time expectation and documentation expectation guides for TPM activities.
• Ensure health and safety policies are complied with (LOTO, Confined Space, Electrical, etc.).
• Promote and support 5S within the facility.
• Conduct regular inspections of the facilities to detect and resolve problems.
• Check electrical and hydraulic systems of buildings to ensure functionality.
• Introduce and integrate equipment and new technology from Engineering Group.
• Support and develop other divisions and contract companies in technical areas.
• Long range planning for manufacturing methods and equipment replacement.
• Utilize lean manufacturing concepts for maintenance and installation of equipment.
• Accountable for administering all site maintenance policies and practices related to the employees.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Relevant field preferred.
• Certified advanced training and/or courses in electrical/electronics, hydraulics, pneumatics, plastics, and injection molding.
• Familiar with industry standard TPM packages.
• Valid Certified Maintenance Manager (CMM) is a plus.
• TPM certification is a plus.
• 10+ years' experience in industrial maintenance, reliability, and engineering; with increasing responsibilities from supervisory through maintenance site management.

Nice-to-haves

• Extensive experience PLC experience/knowledge, automation, servo motors.
• Injection Molding equipment knowledge is a plus.

Benefits

• Diverse and inclusive work environment.
• Opportunities for local, regional, and global career development.
• Community contribution initiatives.