Unit Manager - Machining Maintenance SG 23

PACCAR•Columbus, MS

6d•Onsite

About The Position

PACCAR Engine Company in Columbus, Mississippi, is seeking a Unit Manager to direct team members in a large manufacturing area and help achieve product quality and customer satisfaction. The role supports production and maintenance operations, including team training, motivation, safety, work assignments, production goals, personnel actions, reporting, process improvements, and new production implementations. The Unit Manager also oversees maintenance planning and execution to improve equipment reliability and minimize downtime while maintaining safety and quality. The successful candidate must be willing to work multiple shifts as needed, including day, evening, and night shifts, and may need to work during non-production periods, including holidays and weekends.

Requirements

Three to five years of manufacturing maintenance experience in a team environment.
One to two years of maintenance supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
Flexibility to work any shift.
Data-driven problem-solving skills and ability to function as a team leader.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
Experience with SAP and typical CMMS applications.
Ability to work during non-production times, which may include holidays, weekends, and nights.
Proficiency in technical drawings, including mechanical drawings and GD&T, hydraulic and pneumatic drawings, and electrical drawings.
Strong general knowledge of electricity and industrial electrical systems as they relate to safety and production equipment.
Broad knowledge of industrial maintenance concepts and devices, including LOTO, rigging and lifting, mechanical assemblies, hot work, fall protection, testing equipment, powered industrial trucks, PLCs, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, robotics, and precision measurements.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science degree preferred.
Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt training preferred.
Ability to work in a self-directed environment preferred.

Responsibilities

Direct team members in a large manufacturing area to achieve product quality and customer satisfaction.
Support training, motivation, and safety of High Performance Work Team members and representatives.
Distribute work assignments in accordance with production objectives.
Meet daily production goals for safety, quality, scrap, labor efficiency, and housekeeping.
Initiate personnel actions, including performance evaluations, promotions, transfers, and disciplinary measures, in accordance with company values, guidelines, and procedures.
Prepare meaningful reports and analyses for management.
Lead and participate in process-improvement efforts, including 5S, corrective actions for recurring quality issues, PQI initiatives, line damage audits, scrap reduction, gatekeeper programs, DPU reduction, Kaizen events, and outsourcing opportunities.
Support new production implementations and engage associates in goals, continuous improvement, and projects.
Use industrial maintenance knowledge to ensure maintenance personnel work safely and effectively.
Plan and implement complex maintenance tasks using CMMS data and equipment condition, including work during non-production windows.
Implement, support, and schedule preventive and predictive maintenance practices to improve equipment reliability.
Coordinate outside vendors and support departments to achieve maintenance goals.
Respond to customer requests concerning out-of-service equipment to minimize downtime.
Respond to changing conditions in real time so technicians, vendors, and support staff take appropriate actions for efficient production recovery without compromising safety or quality.
Develop and complete plans for regularly serviced production equipment, including gas train systems, conveyors, hoists, and testing equipment.
Participate in sourcing, quoting, and ordering replacement equipment or spare parts as needed.