Operations Maintenance & Facilities Supervisor

Position: Operations Maintenance & Facilities Supervisor
Location: Richmond, VA
Duration: Full time, Direct
Salary: Up to $92,000/Annual (Depending on experience and skills)

We are currently seeking an experienced Operations Maintenance & Facilities Supervisor to join our team in Richmond, VA.

Who We Are:

We are a leading contract manufacturer of pharmaceutical and personal care products. Employ 600 full-time employees. Comfortable climate-controlled facility covering over 745,000 square feet.

About The Role:

• The Operations Maintenance & Facilities Supervisor is responsible for overseeing overall equipment effectiveness, evaluating production/packaging line improvements, new equipment requirements, and troubleshooting protocols.
• Prioritizes work, schedules and assigns appropriate personnel to complete the work.
• Coordinates with the different departments to release the equipment for service.
• Arrange shutdowns as needed.
• Obtain permits as needed.
• Responsible for parts inventory management and for preventive/predictive maintenance programs.
• Serves as a continuous improvement champion for overall equipment effectiveness.
• Provides technical input for the development of equipment/component specifications to assure efficient equipment operations.

What You'll Do:

• Oversee overall equipment effectiveness and reliability, establish equipment troubleshooting protocols, and evaluate production/package improvements and new equipment requirements.
• Prioritizes work and then schedules and assigns appropriate personnel to complete the work.
• Coordinates with the different departments to release the equipment for service.
• Arrange shutdowns as needed.
• Obtain permits as needed.
• Provides input associated with equipment qualification/validation and development of equipment/component specifications to ensure efficient operations.
• Reviews, develops and optimizes master maintenance schedules for production/packaging equipment.
• Monitors and champions best practices in equipment maintenance and optimization.
• Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma / Lean Manufacturing Principles Champion.
• Make recommendations on innovative and cost-effective options for a given application that meet end-user expectations and produce a high-quality, lower-cost finished product.
• Manages small projects including machine modifications, tooling purchases and machine upgrades.
• Establishes and maintains liaison with equipment vendors.
• Hires, develops, coaches, assigns, rewards and monitors maintenance staff.
• Sets objectives and development plans for direct staff as well as indirect departmental personnel.
• Identifies, selects and implements training and continuous improvement programs to provide professional and interpersonal development for subordinates.
• Establishes succession/replacement plans for maintenance positions.
• Provides information to employees through regularly scheduled team meetings.
• Maintains all safety and cGMP records and enforces regulatory compliance.
• Assists in planning the annual budget for the department.
• Minimizes unnecessary costs and inefficiencies.
• Additional duties and responsibilities as needed.

Financial/Asset Accountability:

• Indicate the Average Budget or Revenue accountability, as applicable.
• Assist in planning the annual budget for the department.
• Minimizes unnecessary costs and inefficiencies

Our Ideal Candidate:

Education and experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive maintenance supervisory experience along with formal education preferred in an engineering or technical discipline (BS-Mechanical Engineering or BS Electrical Engineering preferred).

Skills and Abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of high-speed packaging equipment is preferred.
• Knowledge of industrial machine controls
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to interpret blueprints and engineering drawings.
• Thorough knowledge of mechanical, electrical (industrial and automation) applications and repairs is a must.
• Experience managing maintenance systems
• Overall Equipment Effectiveness troubleshooting experience
• History of successful parts inventory management
• Formal packaging experience for consumer goods and advanced computer skills are a bonus.
• We seek a motivated individual with sound fundamental knowledge of high-speed packaging and manufacturing equipment who can hit the ground running

On-call Experience:

• Maintenance