Unit Manager - Machining SG 23

PACCAR•Columbus, MS

About The Position

The Unit Manager directs team members in a large manufacturing area to achieve maximum product quality and customer satisfaction. The role supports team training, motivation, and safety; assigns work according to production objectives; and is accountable for daily production goals, including safety, quality, scrap, labor efficiency, and housekeeping. It also includes initiating personnel actions, preparing reports and analyses for management, engaging associates in goals and improvement efforts, and supporting new production implementations. The manager leads and participates in process-improvement activities, including 5S, corrective actions for recurring quality issues, PQI initiatives, line-damage audits, scrap reduction, the gatekeeper program, DPU reduction, Kaizen events, and outsourcing opportunities. The position also uses industrial maintenance knowledge to guide safe, effective maintenance work; plans complex maintenance based on CMMS data and equipment condition; implements preventative and predictive maintenance; and coordinates vendors and support departments to meet maintenance goals. The manager responds to equipment outages and changing conditions to restore production efficiently without compromising safety or quality, develops service plans for production equipment, and participates in sourcing and ordering replacement equipment or spare parts. The successful candidate must be willing to work multiple shifts, including day, evening, and/or night, as needed. Work during non-production periods may include holidays, weekends, and nights.

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 the 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 (GD&T), hydraulic, pneumatic, 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.
Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt training.
Ability to work in a self-directed environment.

Responsibilities

Direct team members in a large manufacturing area to attain maximum product quality and customer satisfaction.
Support the 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 reports and analyses for management.
Lead and participate in process-improvement efforts, including 5S, corrective actions for repetitive quality issues, PQI initiatives, line-damage audits, scrap reduction teams, the gatekeeper program, DPU reduction, Kaizen events, and outsourcing opportunities.
Support new production implementations and engage associates in goals, continuous improvements, 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 during non-production windows.
Implement, support, and schedule preventative and predictive maintenance practices to improve equipment reliability.
Coordinate outside vendors and support departments to achieve maintenance department goals.
Respond to requests concerning out-of-service equipment to minimize downtime.
Respond to changing conditions in real time so technicians, vendors, and support staff take effective production-recovery actions without affecting safety or quality.
Develop and complete service plans for regularly serviced production equipment, such as gas train systems, conveyors, hoists, and testing equipment.
Participate in sourcing, quoting, and ordering equipment replacements or spare parts.