Manager, Maintenance Cost Optimization

Danone•Louisville, CO

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Danone North America, we are committed to delivering world-class manufacturing performance through purpose-driven leadership, innovation, and continuous improvement. As Maintenance Cost Optimization Manager, you will implement cost-effective strategies for equipment reliability, maintenance practices and site capabilities across our manufacturing network. This pivotal role is responsible for executing productivity projects and maintaining quality while optimizing maintenance expenditures as well as problem-solving and capability building.

Requirements

Experience working in maintenance, procurement and manufacturing environments
Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, packaging science, or related technical field; advanced degree preferred
10+ years of experience in manufacturing operations or engineering roles within a CPG food and beverage environment
Proven success in implementing programs across multi-site operations
Expertise in TPM, IWS, Lean, and digital manufacturing tools
Solid technical base refined with extensive corporate and plant experience
Dairy processing, batching and packaging lines
TPM, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing
Proficient in Excel, Power BI and SAP
Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence across functions
Successfully skilled at dealing with divergent opinions within project teams and/or external resources
Data-driven, results-oriented mindset with strong financial acumen related to maintenance cost and inventory optimization

Responsibilities

Implement maintenance cost optimization initiatives
Reduce maintenance costs across Danone North America
Participate with Engineering on capital projects and innovation to ensure maintenance cost efficiency
Lead best practice identification and deployment across the manufacturing network
Drive reduction of maintenance costs through supplier management, sourcing strategies, and partner collaboration
Benchmark maintenance best practices and drive standardized implementation
Partner with appropriate function to ensure maintenance cost optimization
Review and implement reverse engineering opportunities and alternative strategies to reduce maintenance repair parts inventory and spend
Implement standardized storeroom best practices and regional approach to spare parts to reduce inventory and improve availability
Support development and implementation of technical training center for capability building
Provide local support in the implementation of Infosys as an external partner to standardize purchasing practices and reduce overall maintenance spend
Ensure MVP is optimized to minimize excess spare parts inventory
Assist manufacturing plants in the development of annual maintenance budgets and forecast updates
Standardize PM plans and execution across like technology and platforms in the organization
Provide support to manufacturing sites to enable sustainable execution of maintenance initiatives
Develop and review scorecard and metrics on PM execution.