Maintenance Manager

Foods you love. Brands you trust. And a career that empowers you to grow. 
 
At Nestlé USA, we’re all working towards the same goal – to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity – and responsibility – to be there for every moment in our consumers’ lives.

 

Joining Nestlé means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates your achievements. No matter where you work within the organization, you are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas. Our supportive and collaborative environment encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive.
 
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POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for management of Nestlé Maintenance Strategy, Control of Maintenance Expenses in Factories and Electrical preventive maintenance. Role is a key Liaison between Production and Engineering driving the maintenance team to deliver reliable equipment at optimal cost.

Management Responsibilities:

Performance Coaching

• Implementation of processes and systems
• Provide coaching to the factories on zero based budget creation and M&I cost improvement projects.
• Monitor, Coach and improve the Maintenance and Improvement (M&I) strategy and objectives in the factories/facilities.
• Active involvement in continuous improvement, networking and sharing information within the M&I community. Co-lead (with operations / ME) the development and execution of the AI improvement plan and provide coaching to the factories.
• Ensure implementation of the M&I strategy, PM Pillar, and other initiatives are fully aligned with the internal / external regulations related to Safety and Environment, Nestle Quality Management System (NQMS) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), Nestle Good Hygienic Engineering (NGHE), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Engineering  Factory Compliance Audit Tool (EFCA), and market audit requirements.

Analytical Thinking

• Create and manage the factory M&I budget in line with finance including maintenance cost improvement projects
• Coordinates the use of corporate, plant and external engineering resources to ensure alignment with OMP. Align M&I strategy with key stakeholders (Vice Presidents of Manufacturing, Market Chief Engineer, and factory leadership
• Monitor factory Key Performance Indicators and annual objectives and targets.
• Develop and drive corrective action plans and gap closure for factories that are not meeting KPI and other performance measures.

People Leadership/Development

• Build, develop and coach maintenance leaders to drive results. Leverage internal resources to coordinate activities in maintenance in line with factory and business plans.
• Align with Factory / market TPM / Maintenance Managers to ensure proper application of NCE Methodologies.
• Develop and maintain competencies and commitment to achieve the M&I and NCE team’s mission and objectives.
• Demonstrate and promote the company's values by leveraging Nestle Leadership Framework. Deploy training and communicate TPM / NCE / M&I strategies to factory personnel and others as needed ·
• Guide the factories/sites in the preparation of their PM Pillar implementation plan.
• Report and close gaps in the implementation plan including methodology gaps.
• Ensure existing maintenance strategies are retained until Viable AM/PM activities are sufficiently embedded to ensure continuing equipment and business performance. Staffing, and employee skill levels.
• Evaluate current progress on PM Pillar, driving the implementation of Best Practices related to systems, processes methods, organization

Compliance/Risk 

• Oversee and report all the Engineering and NCE Audit plans and progress for the factories.
• Maintain a good understanding of all facilities including which lines, processes and utilities are critical to the business and where failure can have an unacceptable impact on the business, safety, environment or compliance with the law.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.S. degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical or Electrical.
• Minimum 5-7 years’ experience in a technical field, preferably in food manufacturing or consumer goods industry, of which several years were as leader in maintenance or engineering
• Knowledge of TPM / Maintenance Excellence programs including Asset Manageme