What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Operations Leader - Cast House position at Arconic and Careers?
At Arconic, we take pride in our work and our innovative products and technologies that advance sustainable solutions for a better world. We strive to create a safe, inclusive, and collaborative workplace with competitive benefits, development opportunities and a culture that values and rewards employees on all levels of the organization.
The Maintenance Operations Leader will direct the planned and unplanned maintenance activities for the Mill’s production equipment. Implement and optimize preventative maintenance programs for Lancaster with the objective of ensuring that plant operations remain in a high state of up-time and reliability.
- Lead in a manner that drives the identification, implementation and documentation of maintenance and reliability best practices. Connect with other Arconic locations and outside companies to benchmark and share best practices.
- Provide leadership in reducing unplanned downtimes for manufacturing equipment, as well as, improving the utilization and duration of planned maintenance.
- Engage available resources to meet business objectives set by the Lead Team. Objectives should be achieved by seeking opportunities to work collaboratively and in cooperation with other areas of the plant and will not detrimentally impact the vitality of the Lancaster facility.
- During repairs and outages, ensure that details such as clearances, tolerances, materials of construction, procedures, etc., are provided and documented. This includes providing support in managing contractors for maintenance outages and general tasks.
- Ensure that repair techniques, procedures and equipment specific training are documented and available. This also includes making sure that emergency technical support is provided for critical plan operations.
- Ensure maintenance activities are coordinated with Production, SCM, Engineering, Planning and Scheduling, and EHS.
- Coach and develop skills of direct and indirect reports which includes identifying succession plans for technical roles.
- Partner with the Human Resources function to establish, coordinate and monitor department-specific people systems (performance management, reward and recognition, compensation, employee engagement, employee development, succession planning, hiring process, new employee onboarding, etc).
- Identify and evaluate opportunities for cost reduction and/or productivity improvements with regards to maintenance activities, particularly seeking to minimize the investment required for spare parts and maintenance supplies. This includes partnering with Procurement function to ensure appropriate contracts and service agreements are in place to support the operations.
- Ensure compliance with EHS standards (HP, audits, housekeeping) for all Process Maintenance areas. This position also has the responsibility to work safely and promote safety consciousness among other employees using the tools of Human Performance (HP).
You have: (required)
- HS Diploma or GED from an accredited institution
- Minimum of 2 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment Minimum of 2 years maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment
Exceptional Candidates also have: (preferred)
- Advanced Degree in a technical field; Engineering, IT, Technician
- Minimum of two years’ experience in an aluminum manufacturing environment
- 3 years of supervisory experience
- 5 years of maintenance experience
- 3 years of project management experience