MANUFACTURING/MAINTENANCE MANAGER

Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. • Full-time • Owatonna, MN, United States • 1d ago

CROWN Cork & Seal USA, Inc., a wholly owned company of Crown Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in the design, manufacture and sale of packaging products for consumer goods. At Crown, we are passionate about helping our customers build their brands and connect with consumers around the world. We do this by delivering innovative packaging that offers significant value for brand owners, retailers and consumers alike. With operations in 47 countries employing over 33,000 people and net sales of over $11 billion, we are uniquely positioned to bring best practices in quality and manufacturing to our customers to drive their businesses locally and globally. Sustaining a leadership position requires us to build a team of highly talented, dedicated and driven individuals.

Division:

Crown's Food Division is the number one manufacturer of food cans in the world. Our complete array of food packaging serves a variety of markets, including fruit, vegetables, dairy, fish, meat, ready meals, pet food, infant milk powder and other dry food products. We offer a wide selection of food cans from round to bowl as well as shaped cans. We truly focus on excellence. Here is your chance to join the Crown Food Business Unit.

Location:

Owatonna, MN

Position Overview:

The Manufacturing/Maintenance Manager couples technical expertise with plant systems knowledge to provide overall leadership and direction for plant maintenance team focusing on equipment reliability and uptime, facilities/utilities maintenance, and systems support to production. This position will help develop technical expertise and talent and ensure the most effective use of resources on all shifts. The position supervises and coordinates the work of employees who repair and maintain building/facility, equipment and machinery.

Primary Responsibilities:

Design, implement, and maintain preventive as well as predictive maintenance programs.
Support the internal customer in areas such as equipment/line audits, overhauls and equipment conversion, initial runs, etc.
Interact with other members of the Company, Manufacturing, Corporate Technical Center, EH&S to develop strategies, resolve problems and implement solutions.
Keeps up on technological changes such as retrofitting machinery to meet today's new law and efficiency standards.
Manage, coach, and/or develop plant maintenance employees.
Prepare and administer department budget within established guidelines for maintenance and repair of building and equipment as well as secures estimates and cost quotes as needed.
Drives root cause identification and analysis for maintenance-related failures and identify opportunities to improve.
Maintains appropriate levels of maintenance spare parts under inventory control.
Arranges for, and manages appropriate third-party contractor support as needed.
Works closely with Operations Management to ensure that production efficiencies are maximized.
Responsible as an on-call contact for high priority issues and emergencies including; equipment repair, damage control, and assignment of support personnel as needed.
Facilitates and supports EHS programs such as hazardous waste disposal program.
Leads by example, to instill and enforce a world class safety and housekeeping culture.

The ideal candidate would possess the following attributes:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
Minimum 7+ years of manufacturing facilities / equipment related experience
Minimum of 5+ years in a supervisor/leadership position
Experienced in industrial hydraulic and pneumatic principles and their use on mechanical systems
Experience with Environmental, Health and Safety practices and procedures
Knowledge of industry codes and standards, specifically NFPA
Ability to work individually and as part of a team
Strong analytical, problem solving, troubleshooting and time-management skills
Excellent organizational, interpersonal and decision making skills
Ability to interpret drawings, technical manuals, specifications and regulations
Excellent verbal, written, and mathematical skills required.
Ability to clearly and effectively interact with internal and external customers on a variety of levels.
Ability to work with sufficient speed, accuracy, and attention to detail to perform job functions as required.
Proficient in MS Office products

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and may be required to balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
The associate may lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus

Working Conditions

Will be required to perform job duties outside of the typical office setting in a plant environment as well as in an office.
While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicular traffic.
The associate may be exposed to a wide range of temperatures.
The noise level is frequently loud.

Crown offers competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits including free company-paid health insurance for employees and company-matched 401(k).