Ingevity
Manufacturing Operations
WaynesboroMaintenanceLead
“Waynesboro Maintenance Lead at Ingevity. Skills: process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement. Oversees all maintenance activities, providing leadership to maintenance technicians.. Ensures efficient scheduling, execution, and supports the professional development of the technicians.”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure efficient scheduling; ensure efficient execution; supports the professional development of the technicians; Safety, trust, and teamwork are key priorities; behavioral safety initiatives are performed to goal levels; minimize plant downtime; maximize safety; correct prioritization and timely completion of all work orders; maintain high standards in all aspects of maintenance activities; Fosters Teamwork, collaboration, and trust in the work environment; support development needs in both technical and soft skills
Industry & Context.
Excellent problem-solving skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Thorough understanding of plant operations, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical systems., Experience in preventive and corrective maintenance, asset care, and maintenance planning/scheduling., Excellent problem-solving skills and capability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Nice to Have
3+ years of experience supervising maintenance personnel is preferred, 3+ years within a manufacturing environment, Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office preferred
What You'll Do.
Oversees all maintenance activities
providing leadership to maintenance technicians.
Ensures efficient scheduling
and supports the professional development of the technicians.
Accountable for safe maintenance activities.
Continuously evaluates workplace for safety concerns and ensures behavioral safety initiatives are performed to goal levels.
teach and improve safety systems and procedures to employees and contractors such as LOTO
Promote and ensure adherence to 5S standards and safety/housekeeping policies.
Actively participate in Daily Operating Instruction meetings
reporting on results and insights from completed maintenance (PM) activities.
Own the maintenance scheduling system
ensuring alignment with maintenance plans and identified work from weekly meetings.
Coordinate maintenance activities with other departments to minimize plant downtime and maximize safety
Work with maintenance personnel and the maintenance planner to ensure correct prioritization and timely completion of all work orders and sets out work on a weekly or day to day basis
Oversee and ensure the successful execution of planned maintenance activities
including outage scheduling.
Set and maintain high standards in all aspects of maintenance activities
Serve as a coach and resource for the maintenance team
acting as a bridge between operations and maintenance teams
Work with engineering team(s) for more complicated maintenance and/or process improvements.
Engage in post-job reviews for continuous improvement.
Directly supervises Maintenance Technicians (mechanical
electrical & multi-craft)
including approving timesheets
and managing department overtime needs
Holds Maintenance Technicians accountable and administers corrective/disciplinary procedures when employees are not in compliance with policies and procedures
Align with each technician to determine training paths and support development needs in both technical and soft skills.
Provide ongoing feedback to technicians.
Evaluate technicians through scheduled formal written performance reviews.
Take corrective action as necessary according to company policy.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborating with the Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Planner, and Reliability Engineer; Coordinate maintenance activities with other departments; Serve as a coach and resource for the maintenance team, acting as a bridge between operations and maintenance teams; Work with engineering team(s); Fosters Teamwork, collaboration, and trust in the work environment
Communication Scope
communication skills, both verbal and written
Process & Methodology
outage scheduling
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