Intuitive
Healthcare
Sr.ManagerEquipmentMaintenance
“Sr. Manager Equipment Maintenance at Intuitive. Skills: Equipment Maintenance, people management, TPM (Total Productive Maintenance), Lean / Six Sigma. Lead and develop a team of supervisors, engineers, and technicians providing day‑to‑day support for manufacturing and production equipment during all operating shifts. Ensure compliance with QMS, regulatory, and calibration requirements applicable to manufacturing equipment”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensuring high equipment availability, reliability, and compliance with quality and regulatory requirements; Align maintenance strategies with operational goals, production demand, and business objectives; Strengthen equipment reliability standards, employee engagement, talent development, and continuous improvement within a regulated manufacturing environment; Support manufacturing readiness, new equipment introductions, new processes, and new technology platforms; Identifying, escalating, and mitigating any equipment-related risks that could impact safety, quality, delivery, cost, or company reputation; Manage KPIs to drive performance and improvement; Eliminate production downtime caused by parts shortages; Ensure consistency, accuracy, and regulatory compliance of maintenance operations; Meet financial targets
Industry & Context.
Excellent creative problem-solving skills; structured problem-solving
Required to work on site
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Minimum of 5 years of people management experience in an Equipment Maintenance Manager position, Outstanding management and communication skills, Experience with maintenance and calibration activities on electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic equipment, Experience with maintenance and calibration activities on automated manufacturing equipment, Experience in TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) implementation, Excellent creative problem-solving skills, English: 85% minimum (Written and spoken), Engineering BS degree, Must be computer literate with experience using, Windows, Excel, Word, Power Point
Nice to Have
Experience in Medical Device industry and knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices preferred, Working knowledge with TPM, Working knowledge of Lean / Six Sigma, Project Management experience, Experience with calibration processes and standards
What You'll Do.
Lead and develop a team of supervisors
and technicians providing day‑to‑day support for manufacturing and production equipment during all operating shifts
Ensure compliance with QMS
and calibration requirements applicable to manufacturing equipment
Deploy department goals using Hoshin Kanri (X3/X4)
aligned to site objectives (X2)
and manage KPIs to drive performance and improvement
Organize resources to execute unplanned corrective maintenance
preventive maintenance
and calibration activities for production equipment across all lines and shifts
Align maintenance resource planning with SIOP and Long‑Range Manufacturing Models
and report equipment reliability KPIs including MTTA
partnering with Equipment Engineering and Operations teams
Lead initiatives to improve equipment safety
and delivery performance
Own department budget planning (headcount
equipment purchases) and manage expenses to meet financial targets
Track and manage capital manufacturing equipment for financial and asset management purposes
Partner with Engineering to define and maintain spare parts strategies to eliminate production downtime caused by parts shortages
Create and maintain equipment event notifications
maintenance documentation
and calibration records in compliance with QMS
Conduct audits to ensure consistency
and regulatory compliance of maintenance operations
Mentor and develop team members through coaching
performance management
and structured problem-solving
and retain technical maintenance talent
Drive cross‑functional issue resolution related to manufacturing equipment performance
Lead change management and proactively mitigate risks impacting production
Execute performance and feedback processes (CIP
Merit) in accordance with company guidelines
Champion Intuitive’s culture
leadership expectations
and continuous improvement mindset
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with site leadership to align maintenance strategies with operational goals, production demand, and business objectives; Collaborate extensively with local cross‑functional teams and Corporate partners to support manufacturing readiness, new equipment introductions, new processes, and new technology platforms; Partner with Engineering to define and maintain spare parts strategies to eliminate production downtime caused by parts shortages; Drive cross‑functional issue resolution related to manufacturing equipment performance
Communication Scope
Outstanding management and communication skills; English: 85% minimum (Written and spoken)
Process & Methodology
Project Management experience
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