Director of Technical Operations

Niagara Bottling•Diamond Bar, CA

49d

About The Position

The Director of Technical Operations (Aseptic) is responsible for overseeing the maintenance of our Aseptic lines including their batch rooms. The responsibilities includes but not limited to setting the program for preventative and predict maintenance, designing the maintenance contracts and responsible for its execution, plant maintenance audits, troubleshooting plant issues related to equipment, management of FAT for batching room and Aseptic blocks.

Requirements

10+ Years - Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
10+ Years - Experience in Position
10+ Years - Experience managing people/projects
experience may include a combination of work experience and education
Ideal candidate has a BS degree in Biology or an Engineering discipline with an MBA
Ability to negotiate, collaborate and influence
Ability to analyze data and find/mitigate risk
Results driven and ability to communicate
Experience working in a food manufacturing environment
Ability to identify weak spots in a process to improve efficiency
Great planning and project management skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Open to travel up to 50-60% of the time to our aseptic and beverage plant operations

Nice To Haves

10+ Years- Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
10+ Years - Experience working in Position
10+ Years - Experience managing people/projects
experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Responsibilities

FAT's
Hire/Train/Designate SME's to attend all FAT's
Verify the machine spec as per design and communicating to OEM if there's discrepancies
Build technical team to support the 13 current aseptic lines
Evaluate in house talent
Weekly aseptic support calls
Deploy resources as when needed based on Change-gear submissions
Focus line Support (For Batching to Block)
DV and Audit from Batching to Block
Ordering spare parts
Schedule OEM
Partner with TS, planning on rebuild schedule
Creation of PM scripts and Partnering with Asset Management for administrative functions
System Audits (Machine and Maintenance)
Condition based maintenance (predictive maintenance)
OEM Management
Warranty Management
Maintenance contract execution
Punch list management (Post SAT)
Lead the trouble shooting exercise as and when needed to troubleshoot equipment issues. Partner with process engineering, plant teams and OEM to trouble shoot the issue, define the corrective action and implementation.
Develop, monitor, and report performance indicators to highlight progress, risks, and mitigation strategies.
Lead and develop Team Members with robust training materials to successfully meet the Company's objectives, creating a competitive advantage and ensuring Team Members learn from your expertise.
Responsible for managing the SG&A budget for the team and performance management of team members.
Mentor our plant maintenance managers, in partnership with the Plant Directors on optimal aseptic business practices.
Liaise between various support groups to ensure alignment on the vision of success for aseptic and integration into Niagara's existing business model.
Work closely with external manufacturing partners to ensure proper integration of new business to meet company and program goals.
Identify new technology to further improve the overall batching operation, mainly Aseptic.

Benefits

Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time
Paid parental and caregiver leaves
Medical, including virtual care options
Dental
Vision
401(k) with company match
Health Savings Account with company match
Flexible Spending Accounts
Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members
Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements
Income protection including Life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness and an accident plan
Special discount programs including pet plans, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking, etc.
Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan and scholarship opportunities