Reliability & Maintenance Manager

Aptar Group•Mukwonago, WI

3d•$134,000 - $181,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance, Facilities & Reliability Manager (TPM Lead) is reporting to the Director of Operations and is the strategic owner of the site's asset reliability program, responsible for maximizing the performance, availability, and lifecycle value of all manufacturing and facility assets. This includes injection molding presses, automation systems, auxiliary equipment, facility infrastructure, maintenance inventory, and future capital investments. This leader is accountable for establishing a world-class reliability engineering organization that ensures the plant operates safely, efficiently, and at maximum capability. Through the deployment of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), reliability engineering principles, and standardized technical systems, this role drives operational excellence while ensuring the site's assets are capable of supporting current production demands and future business growth. In addition to reliability and maintenance execution, this role provides strategic oversight for new equipment introductions, manufacturing program launches, technical training systems, maintenance standards, asset lifecycle planning, and optimization of the site's press fleet utilization. The position is responsible for ensuring the organization's technical capabilities, maintenance systems, and reliability practices fully support the long-term manufacturing strategy.

Requirements

10+ Years of experience in manufacturing and injection molding
TPM certification or extensive TPM implementation experience.
Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
Experience with SAP PM, Fiix, eMaint, Maximo, or equivalent CMMS platforms.
Experience leading reliability initiatives within injection molding, plastics manufacturing, packaging, or highly automated manufacturing environments.
Experience managing facility infrastructure in a 24/7 manufacturing operation.

Responsibilities

Serve as the plant's strategic leader for asset reliability, asset lifecycle management, and long-term maintenance strategy.
Develop and maintain a comprehensive asset management roadmap covering: Injection molding presses, Automation and robotics systems, Auxiliary processing equipment, Facilities and infrastructure, Critical spare parts inventories.
Establish reliability engineering standards that optimize asset utilization, reduce operational risk, and maximize return on capital investments.
Develop long-range equipment replacement, refurbishment, modernization, and capital renewal strategies.
Ensure the facility is utilizing the full capability of its injection molding press fleet through standardization, reliability improvements, capacity optimization, and continuous performance monitoring.
Partner with Operations and Engineering to identify equipment constraints and implement solutions that improve throughput, uptime, efficiency, and operational flexibility.
Establish equipment standards and best practices that maximize production capability while reducing variability and downtime.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives that increase Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) across the manufacturing asset base.
Lead the reliability and maintainability workstreams associated with new press installations, automation systems, and manufacturing program launches.
Ensure all new equipment introductions adhere to established site standards, reliability requirements, TPM principles, and maintenance strategies.
Partner with Engineering and Operations to ensure successful commissioning, startup, validation, and handoff of new assets.
Drive Early Equipment Management (EEM) processes to improve long-term equipment reliability and reduce startup losses.
Establish technical acceptance criteria and reliability standards for all new capital investments.
Own and maintain maintenance, reliability, automation, and equipment standards across the facility.
Ensure consistency in maintenance procedures, asset documentation, PM strategies, spare parts management, equipment setup, and technical work practices.
Drive CMMS governance and standardization to support data-driven decision making and asset management.
Establish auditing processes that ensure adherence to TPM and reliability standards.
Develop and sustain a structured technical training and certification program for maintenance, reliability, facilities, and technical personnel.
Establish competency matrices and skill development roadmaps to strengthen technical expertise throughout the organization.
Ensure technical resources possess the knowledge and capabilities required to support existing operations and future technologies.
Provide direct oversight of the maintenance stores and parts crib function.
Develop a strategic spare parts management process aligned to asset criticality and business risk.
Ensure inventory accuracy, availability of critical components, and optimized inventory investment.
Utilize reliability data and critical asset assessments to define stocking strategies that minimize downtime while controlling costs.