Maintenance Area Manager

at DuPont in Newark, Delaware, United States

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Maintenance Area Manager – Vespel®

Introduction

DuPont Electronics and Industrials (E&I) delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to the transportation, aerospace, electronics, healthcare, industrial and consumer markets. The Pencader site in Newark, DE, is the premier manufacturing location for Vespel® Parts and Shapes servicing those industries.

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Vespel® Plant Manager, the Maintenance Area Manager is responsible for owning and leading all aspects of maintenance & repair, supporting and helping drive reliability improvements and staying up to date with industry best practices. This position is responsible for providing 24-hour/7-day maintenance support to ensure safe and continuous run-ability of the facility and processes, while developing strategies/systems to improve manufacturing uptime performance. The person in this role has direct reports consisting of E&I Mechanics, General Mechanics, Planners/Schedulers and is responsible for setting the direction on safety, productivity, quality and overall effectiveness of that group. This role also establishes and manages the annual budget for the maintenance organization.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

Responsible for daily leadership and organization of the maintenance team by managing the preventative/predictive/corrective maintenance systems to optimize equipment reliability, prioritizing maintenance requests, overseeing facility management and ensuring cost effective maintenance services within budgetary constraints. Responsible for having a firm knowledge of the plant’s layout, systems, and equipment. Must be able to anticipate plant priorities and make adjustments as needed. Utilizes equipment experience and six sigma training to approach site issues with a problem-solving mentality.

+ Establish strategic and tactical priorities by partnering with operations, finance, supply chain, safety, engineering and other organizations.

+ Coach, train, counsel and manage performance of direct reports.

+ Flexible and adaptive to implement change with needed urgency

+ Continue the transition of the team towards a much higher focus on predictive/preventive maintenance and digital connectivity.

+ Plan for and oversee execution of asset repairs, modifications, installations and improvements on time and within budget.

+ Evaluate training and staffing needs on an ongoing basis to ensure appropriate, qualified resourcing that meets business needs.

+ Actively manage cost to deliver reductions and increased efficiency.

+ Establish and track annual team performance KPIs that drive delivery of business objectives.

+ Lead Maintenance Training initiatives

+ Lead incident investigations related to Maintenance

+ Develop and maintain Maintenance progression

+ Lead facility/utilities PMs and improvements

Minimum Education and experience required:

+ Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field preferred or equivalent experience.

+ 3-5 years maintenance / supervisory experience.

+ Vespel® process knowledge and experience a plus.

Knowledge, skills and abilities required:

+ Experience leading and managing the maintenance, repair and troubleshooting of plant systems and equipment.

+ Personnel computer skills including Microsoft Excel, Word, and proficient in SAP .

+ Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

+ Strong team player with an ability to work closely with all functional teams within the plant.

+ Self-starter with systematic decision making, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills.

+ Ability to manage conflicting priorities and set performance expectations.

+ Green Belt certification a plus

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