Manager Reliability & Maintenance Job (Lancaster, PA, US, 17603)

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.•Lancaster, PA

37d

About The Position

Under the direction of the Senior Director, Mineral Fiber Operations while collaborating with plant leadership teams, this leader is accountable for: Developing, leading and managing Mineral Fiber Operations Reliability Strategy and Standards with a focus on driving improvements in condition of assets, process heath, and work practices and skills to increase PR/OEE and reduce costs Identifying and implementing Mineral Fiber Operations Maintenance Management Best practices in the areas of cost control, preventive and predictive maintenance, precision skills and downday effectiveness Champions reliability and maintenance skill and competency development across broad operational leaders and executors in support of the Company's strategy. Develops reliability subject matter experts and capabilities across operations. Develops an assortment of projects and initiatives that align with achieving full safety, quality, delivery, & cost KPIs that support our productivity and growth targets. Understands and implements digital tools to expand the capability and accuracy of manufacturing processes driving manufacturing efficiency and enabling rapid innovations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering. Experience will be considered in lieu of a degree
Minimum of 10 years of manufacturing, maintenance and plant leadership experience
Supervisory experience
Demonstration of effective interactive skills with all levels of the organization to drive improvements and actions and facilitate behavioral change related to eliminating reliability defects
Experience with equipment maintenance techniques, such as Precision Maintenance and TPM.
Experience with continuous improvement processes and best practices, including Lean Manufacturing

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma Black Belt
Lean Certification

Responsibilities

Supports the development and execution of company EHS strategy
Ensures compliance AWI and regulatory standards.
Develops a mindset and culture of zero injuries based on risk assessment (ability to see risks) and risk tolerance (passion to remove risks).
Achieves high standards of 5S and housekeeping to minimize risks and maximize performance.
Provides active leadership aligned to sustainability initiatives for people, product and planet.
Develop the Mineral Fiber vision and reliability improvement plans and standards to drive improvements of the condition of assets, process health, and work practices and skills to increase PR/OEE and reduce costs
Identify and drive best practices across the organization, train leadership as "Reliability Champions", communicate successes and drive the recognition process
Provide dashboards and progress reports to plant managers and the Sr Director MF Ops through weekly calls and quarterly face to face meetings
Responsible for driving attainment of following key network KPI's: plant reliability targets maintenance cost budget, with a plan to offset inflation each year, and target % of all assets in precision state
Maintenance budget and cost control
Storeroom management and inventory control
Preventive and predictive maintenance
Downday Effectiveness
Precision Maintenance Practices
Precision Capital Practices
TPM
Organizes and leads the Mineral Fiber Operations Reliability Steering Team
Organizes and leads the various Mineral Fiber Operations networks - maintenance managers, stores, PdM, etc
Work with HR to define competencies, hiring practices, and developmental and progression plans for various reliability capabilities such as maintenance managers, maintenance supervisors and reliability engineers
Assess progress of capabilities and competencies and manage annual plans to develop the skills needed to support required PR/OEE levels
Assist in the development, recruitment, and retention of maintenance leadership and specific competencies
Organize and lead reliability and maintenance conferences for various networks
Achieves operating plan results for: full safety, quality, cost, and productivity.
Develops critical business process, managing routines and KPIs to align expectations and deliver sustainable improvements and results.
Manages the portfolio of opportunities for a robust pipeline of innovations and initiatives that achieve growth and productivity expectations. This includes a complete and integrated list of initiatives that are properly scoped, prioritized, valued, resourced and scheduled.
Drives project execution using Agile, Lean and Project Management best practices.
Drives reliability and maintenance best practices including PDM, PM, TBM, and Precision Maintenance
Achieves manufacturing financial returns and performance metrics.
Participates in developing and executing the manufacturing strategic plan.
Actively identifies and shapes strategic opportunities for improvement that result in a competitive advantage and step changes in performing results.
Drives strategic initiatives and process improvements - align to the strategy à structure the organization to support à develop and attract talent to execute.
Set KPIs - Safety, Quality, Service, Growth, Productivity, Reliability, & Scrap.
Stays current on continuous improvement technologies and processes that apply to, manufacturing operations and other business functions - identifies opportunities and develops business cases for application.
Builds a pipeline of reliability professionals to support key roles and succession planning.