Reliability Lead - Hershey, United States - The Hershey Company
Description
Job Title:
Manufacturing Equipment Reliability Lead:
Job Location:
Remote
Preferred areas:
Mid-West (IL, IN), Central PA
Summary:
The Reliability Lead is responsible for ensuring the overall maintenance and asset reliability of line(s) or process area and leading the maintenance strategies & drive process efficiency in support of the Hershey Lean and CI programs.
Responsibilities:
Management and development of the maintenance planning and scheduling processes, through work-order (SAP or equivalent) prioritization and development of the schedule for maintenance activities.
- The Reliability Lead will drive the improvement of maintenance processes to ensure sustainable asset reliability, including preventative and predictive measures through the analysis of plant maintenance data
- Collaborates with the 3rd party partners' technical group and Hershey resources to ensure asset management and inventory accuracy, and responsible for driving related maintenance financial efficiency
- Assist in development of the 5year capital plan
- Manage capital projects
- Accountable for the daily management systems supporting continuous improvement efforts, including defect handling and breakdown elimination (root cause analysis), while supporting equipment centerline and autonomous maintenance activities
- Participates in the daily shift huddles and direction setting meetings, reporting out on performance metrics and counter measures
- Engages 3rd party and Hershey Engineering to provide support for downtime occurrences while driving permanent fixes to the root cause
- Engages with 3rd party Mechanics & Operators, providing insight to site leadership to promote ownership of equipment and processes
- Maintain a positive and productive relationship with transparent and proactive communication.
- Empower the Contract Manufacturer to function as a strategic partner that drives innovation and continuous improvement initiatives
Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform major duties/responsibilities:
Ability to coach and manage others to achieve results, following all safety, quality, and productivity policies and procedures.
- Ability to work with 3rd party partners to drive results and accountability
- Strong critical thinking, problem solving, prioritization, and data analysis skills
- Ability to effectively drive change in a fastpaced environment
- Ability to manage and develop both short term and longterm maintenance strategies
- Ability to communicate learnings to a wide range of backgrounds
- Ability to function independently and take ownership of improvement processes
- Knowledge of reliability methods and practices to maintain asset performance
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Education:
- BS degree in Engineering or related discipline preferred.
Experience:
Minimum of 5 years of maintenance, planning, or technical experience required in food, pharma or personal care industries.
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing and TPM preferred
- Experience with electrical controls systems preferred
- Experience with SAP-PM or similar CMMS preferred
The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
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