Total Productive Maintenance Manager

Essity•Dover, DE

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Essity is seeking a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Manager for its manufacturing facility in Dover, Delaware. The role supports a safe, healthy, and sustainable work environment and develops organizational capabilities to meet customer expectations and quality standards. The manager supports onboarding, capability planning, and the development of technical and work processes, while coaching local teams and leaders in site processes. The position also promotes communication and participation in improvement activities, develops projects that support business goals, and works with site leadership on site strategy deployment. It organizes and coaches TPM initiatives, helps maintain relationships with educational institutions, and provides functional coaching for apprentices, trainees, and young engineers. Essity describes itself as a global health and hygiene company with a purpose of improving well-being. The role is based at the company's manufacturing facility in Dover, DE.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in supply chain.
University or bachelor's degree in a process or production engineering discipline.
Good understanding of safety, quality, and manufacturing processes, procedures, and standards.
Proven track record of organizational and results development, including TPM implementation.
In-depth knowledge, experience, and mastery of implementing high-performing work systems, such as TPM, Lean, or 20 Keys.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate an uncompromised commitment to the I Care journey and help ensure a safe, healthy, and sustainable work environment.
Ensure capability development focuses on customer expectations and quality standards.
Support implementation of an organization aligned with the blueprint and existing technical and behavioral capabilities, addressing capability gaps.
Ensure high-quality onboarding for newcomers, including GO-manufacturing candidates, and people taking on new responsibilities in operations teams.
Support the organization in setting technical and work-process capability plans and following up on their completion through the Manufacturing Academy.
Review and coach local teams and leaders in site processes, including DOM/DDS, CIL, and CL, and provide hands-on support.
Promote available communication channels to support information sharing and engagement.
Encourage individual and team participation in improvement activities, including the Best Practice database and case studies.
Develop and implement projects that help achieve business goals.
Support the Site Director and lead team in developing and deploying site CBN and OGSM.
Organize, drive, and coach TPM initiatives at sites where suitable.
Develop, align, and drive the TPM strategy rollout plan with site departments; audit and track progress to maintain standards.
Support relationships with schools and universities by organizing lectures, employer-market presence, factory tours, and case studies.
Support line management in functional coaching of apprentices, trainees, and other young engineers.
Model and be accountable for performance and consequence management, coaching, and education within the department.

Benefits

United Healthcare PPO medical insurance.
EyeMed vision insurance.
Delta Dental insurance.
Wellness program through Rally.
Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution.
Company-paid basic life, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
PTO and paid holidays.
Scholarship program for children of Essity employees.
Annual incentive bonus.