last night. We're one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world's most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities.
With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry's best to reward the talented people
who make our company successful. If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we'd love to hear from you. A World of Difference. Made Possible. The Manufacturing Excellence Director is responsible for designing, deploying and implementing the division-wide daily management system to reduce unscheduled equipment downtime and improve overall process reliability.
The candidate will work closely with manufacturing sites, executing and sustaining the reliability maintenance and engineering plans and programs within the foodservice division. This position is responsible for leading division-wide continuous improvement plans and cost reduction efforts. Design, deploy and implement
a daily management production system - leverage, scale and audit to all foodservice sites Develop, implement, improve and manage new and existing equipment predictive and preventive maintenance programs Lead a team of process technicians by using data to identify performance gaps at manufacturing sites and deploying the team based on subject matter expertise to assist the plants with a formal problem solving process Analyze downtime to identify chronic/sporadic failures and lead reliability improvement efforts Lead RCFE (Root Cause Failure Elimination) process to establish compliant trigger points and identify root cause/implementclosed loop corrective actions to prevent recurrence Troubleshoot chronic issues and develop action plans to minimize impact on equipment availability Develop, implement and utilize key reliability metrics to consistently measure performance Review and critique outage and PM execution to identify obstacles and recommend improvements Drive long range reliability planning with senior leadership communication and education Make periodic rounds through all Regions to look for early signs of problems and address Build and maintain positive working relationships with employees at all levels in the organization Maintain an active, collaborative and strategic relationship with Plant leadership on priority development, EE development, and organizational needs Support SAP CMMS PM Module implementation and associated Qlik-view development Background/Experience Strong experience in reliability engineering, root cause and failure analyses (FMEA) 7 - 10 years of direct supervisory/manager responsibility for both hourly and salaried technical resources 10 - 12 years of engineering and maintenance experience Education Education: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Electrical or Mechanical preferred Experience as Six Sigma Black-belt or Continuous Improvement/LEAN experience preferred Skills Strong communication and follow-up skills, leadership skills-relationship building, and group facilitation skills.
Business presence, ability to work through others, technical presence, extensive circle of influence, computer skills, and strong project management. Technical abilities, process understanding, process control understanding, troubleshooting abilities, CMMS abilities. Proven ability to successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously Ability to develop strategies and long-range plans to accomplish objectives Experience in managing capital plans and projects Ability to travel 50%+ of the time Nearest Major Market: Chicago
