Maintenance Leader

Danone; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Reliability Engineer/Maintenance Leader in Fort Worth, TX. This role is pivotal in driving equipment reliability and performance, ensuring a safe working environment, and leading a team to meet maintenance goals. You'll collaborate with various departments to optimize processes and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement. If you are passionate about engineering and want to make a real impact in a dynamic manufacturing environment, this position offers the perfect opportunity to thrive and grow.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of experience in manufacturing with technical aptitude.
• Fundamental knowledge of maintenance planning and scheduling systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the scheduling of maintenance work and ensure timely completion.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs and develop improvement plans.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Ability to Multitask

Self-Directed Work

Education

4-year engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

Job description

At Danone, Manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams.

We have an opening for a Reliability Engineer/ Maintenance Leader based in Fort Worth, TX! The Maintenance Leader is responsible for the equipment maintenance plan and breakdown analysis execution. The role of the Maintenance Leader is to champion equipment reliability and performance.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

• Review and prioritize work orders and notifications within 24 hours of generation.
• Ensure the work order backlog is current, sorted for reporting.
• Lead the review of the previous job completion results, other maintenance activities and today’s plan in the Daily Meeting. Plans should be adjusted accordingly based upon scheduled work, scheduled work completion, and break in work.
• Actively support and coordinate the planned stop, incorporating work orders and maintenance tasks into the Plan
• Lead the scheduling of maintenance work for the next week.
• Lead the scheduling of maintenance work to schedule maintenance work for the next month as dictated by the annual maintenance plan and previously identified work.
• Lead optimization with Line Leader/Process Engineer of startup and shutdown of line and major maintenance interventions.
• Ensure the revision and updating of “Maintenance Technical Documentation” occurs as necessary.
• Create One Point Lessons (OPL) and train and qualify line team in maintenance activities.
• Develop and update annual maintenance plan and calendar.
• Ensure maintenance indicator results & in process measures are tracked and kept current.
• Ensure results of maintenance Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and in process measures are used to assess the progress of the Maintenance Planning & Scheduling (MP&S) system and to determine equipment reliability. Results are shared with the department leadership in the monthly meeting.
• Monitor the health of Preventative Maintenance (PM), Daily Management System (DMS), and recommend corrective action with line team: Breakdown Elimination (BDE), MP&S, support Autonomous Maintenance (AM), Clean Inspect and Lubricate (CIL), Centerline (CL), Defect Handling (DH), workshop and facilities, lubrication, maintenance costs, parts usage, and life.
• Develop improvement plans though the tracking of maintenance indicators & in process measures.
• Ensures all equipment design change proposals (corrective maintenance), add/delete/modify work follows the Change Management (CM) procedures.
• Confirm maintenance technical documentation and equipment drawings and schematics are complete, accurate, easy to find and easy to use.
• Collaborate with the storeroom to identify obsolete parts, off quality parts, ideal in stock numbers, required delivery time of parts, etc.
• Provides feedback to design on any new equipment or line speed changes.
• Participate in vendor acceptance testing or other project work on new products or equipment.
• Be a member of the PM pillar team as required and own a site PM system as required.
• Serve as a subject matter expert that is called upon to support the team down the IWS path including coaching and developing other maintenance leaders both in the plant and within the network.
• Deliver on SQCDMN daily/weekly/monthly/yearly goals and objectives through individual and team efforts.
• Ensure adherence to safety standards and regulations (WISE) to ensure a safe working environment.

About you

Preferred Candidate Qualifications:

Education and Experience

• 4-year engineering degree or equivalent
• 3-5 years manufacturing experience with demonstrated technical aptitude and leadership.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Fundamental knowledge of maintenance planning and scheduling systems
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience troubleshooting electrical, electronic, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Fundamental skills in influencing and persuasion.
• Strong interpersonal skills associated with developing trusting relationships.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and multitask.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and SAP
• Ability to work in a fluid environment.
• Ability to identify problems, draw conclusions, and make recommended solutions.
• Ability to be self-directed with little supervision.
• Ability to adjust schedule to support 24/7 Manufacturing Operation, may include working overtime, graveyard shift and/or weekends as needed.

About Danone

At Danone North America, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family. You’ll be part of the largest Certified B Corp in the world, working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet. We have 6,000+ employees across the U.S. and Canada. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Danone North America is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial and/or local law. For our EEO policy statement and your EEO rights under law click here .