Maintenance Manager

Merk • Elkton, VA

56d

About The Position

At Merck & Co., Inc manufacturing facility in Elkton, Virginia, we currently have a Maintenance Manager position available at the Elkton Campus; which is located in the Shenandoah Valley along the Shenandoah River and the Blue Ridge Mountains. The facility is a short distance from major state universities: University of Virginia and James Madison University.
The Maintenance Manager will work with the maintenance manager to coordinate all maintenance activities and manage the associated union hourly workforce to ensure attainment of business results on their respective shift. The Maintenance Manager will act as the maintenance manager during periods of absence. The incumbent will effectively collaborate within a team environment with the responsibilities of maintenance execution, effective administration of personnel performance policies and procedures, management of change, and the identification and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives.
The Maintenance Manager will work with operations and technical staff in supporting equipment startup, process and area qualification, SOP and training development, process validation, and the training and development of the maintenance staff to support commercial demand in various site operations. The Maintenance Manager will perform and participate in safety, environmental, and quality audits and investigations and be involved in implementation of related corrective actions.
The Maintenance Manager will ensure that supervised personnel maintain equipment Right the First Time per standard operating procedures and in compliance with cGMPs, safety, and environmental regulations. Due to the high impact nature of this role, it is essential that the incumbent demonstrate integrity, credibility, and flexibility in their daily performance so as to motivate others to do the same.
The Maintenance Manager will perform the following tasks, but not be limited to: coaching and mentoring teams, interviews for human error related deviations, line clearance lockout/tagout and permit writing for maintenance activities, Safety Management Information Systems, daily safety check sheet/walkabout, actively lead daily team meetings, initiate batch sheets and SOP/PM/Calibration redlines and revisions, performance management, problem solving, coordinate the activities of multi-discipline employees (Control Technicians and Mechanics), SAP transactions, adherence to team performance and standardized work, and the ability to direct mechanics when needed.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED and a minimum of twelve (12) years of experience in Manufacturing, Maintenance or Military environments or Associate’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, or similar discipline) or related scientific field (Chemistry, Physics, Math) and a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in Manufacturing, Maintenance or Military environments or Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, or similar discipline) or related scientific field (Chemistry, Physics, Math) and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in Manufacturing, Maintenance or Military environments.
• Work experience in cGMP, manufacturing, maintenance environment or relevant military experience.
• Leadership and interpersonal skills to motivate direct reports and peers to excel and "own" the process
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Flexibility to perform various tasks to support the business.
• Reliability engineering, Predictive Maintenance (PdM) experience
• Process Safety Management (PSM), Mechanical Integrity (MI) experience
• Lean, Six Sigma, KATA problem solving skills
• Ability to prioritize, align and simply to focus on and obtain business results
• Previous experience training individuals in complex manufacturing / work environments
• Delta V, Provox and SAP experience is a plus
• Dependable
• Ethics and Integrity
• Management Relationships (Union experience a plus)
• Conflict Resolution
• Crucial Conversation
• Progressive Discipline
• Meeting Facilitation/Training/Presentation Skills
• Planning, Implementing, Directing, Control, Decision Making
• Provide feedback and perform DCOM interviews

Nice To Haves

• Direct supervisory experience of maintenance professionals.

Responsibilities

• coaching and mentoring teams
• interviews for human error related deviations
• line clearance lockout/tagout and permit writing for maintenance activities
• Safety Management Information Systems
• daily safety check sheet/walkabout
• actively lead daily team meetings
• initiate batch sheets and SOP/PM/Calibration redlines and revisions
• performance management
• problem solving
• coordinate the activities of multi-discipline employees (Control Technicians and Mechanics)
• SAP transactions
• adherence to team performance and standardized work
• ability to direct mechanics when needed

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED