Unit Manager - Maintenance SG 23

PACCAR•Columbus, MS

7d•Onsite

About The Position

PACCAR Engine Company in Columbus, Mississippi, manufactures MX engines for Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF trucks. The Unit Manager - Maintenance directs team members in a large manufacturing area to achieve product quality and customer satisfaction. The role combines team leadership and production support with industrial maintenance planning, equipment reliability, and safe, efficient production recovery. The successful candidate must be willing to work multiple shifts, including day, evening, and/or night shifts, as needed, and may need to work during non-production times, including holidays, weekends, and nights.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree.
3–5 years of manufacturing maintenance experience in a team environment.
1–2 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, 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

Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt training.
Proven ability to work in a self-directed environment.

Responsibilities

Direct team members in a large manufacturing area to attain product quality and customer satisfaction.
Support training, motivation, and safety for 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 tasks that may occur during non-production windows.
Implement, support, and schedule preventative and predictive maintenance practices to improve equipment reliability.
Coordinate outside vendors and support departments to meet maintenance department goals.
Respond to requests concerning out-of-service equipment to minimize downtime.
React to changing conditions in real time and coordinate technicians, vendors, and support staff to achieve efficient production recovery without compromising safety or quality.
Develop and complete service plans for production equipment, including gas train systems, conveyors, hoists, and testing equipment.
Participate in sourcing, quoting, and ordering equipment replacements or spare parts.