Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Manager (Onsite)

RTX•Midland, GA

42d•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems and has been revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. The Pratt & Whitney Columbus Forge Module Center is looking for a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Manager. You’ll be responsible for managing a TPM team of skilled technicians and following the MCoE TPM engagement standard work.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and minimum 10 years' experience in engineering, manufacturing operations, machine maintenance or related environment OR a Master’s degree and 7 or more years of experience in engineering, manufacturing operations, machine maintenance or related environment
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products
Proficiency with Lean tools and processes
Experience leading implementation process

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in a team lead/supervisory/managerial capacity
SAP knowledge
Experience in a deadline driven environment competing priorities
Record of overcoming obstacles with limited resources in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
Formal TPM certification or extensive practical implementation experience (pillar leadership, autonomous maintenance deployment, focused improvement, planned maintenance, early equipment management).
Lean/Six Sigma certifications, such as Green Belt or Black Belt, especially if tied to equipment reliability or downtime reduction projects.
Root-cause analysis expertise, using structured methodologies (5-Why, fishbone, fault-tree analysis).
Strong project management skills, and experience driving site-wide or multi-site transformation initiatives.
Knowledge of industrial equipment used in aerospace, such as CNC machines, Forging/Heat Treatment, robotics, or specialized machining centers.
Ability to build capability, including TPM training programs for operators and maintenance technicians.
Excellent communication and management skills, as TPM relies heavily on culture adoption.
Experience in a high-mix, high-volume production environment, which is common in aerospace and affects maintenance priorities.

Responsibilities

Supervise a team that will Identify, categorize and regularly review equipment; supervise team to schedule and maintain a cleaning schedule for equipment.
Implement TPM/CORE (Customer Oriented Results and Excellence) standards and baseline current state of Equipment.
Lead implementation of the TPM Process and ensure standard work deliverables with a future state analysis; guide team in best practice sharing and standardization of 6S and TPM projects
Create and communicate Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) on new CORE processes and ensure training for personnel.
Document benefits realized / Lessons Learned (Uptime, OEE, on time Delivery, Yield Improvements, ECT.)
Complete and Maintain the TPM Engagement Charter
Support other Reliability engineering projects with functional specification development and resource coordination to meet schedule and cost needs
Ensure appropriate CORE tools are utilized (RCCA, Autonomous Maintenance, and PM optimization)
Produce and drive technical writing processes to support the data collection to support and justify the team achievements with Forecasting and Planning.