Packaging Reliability Manager

ASR Group; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) with match

Life insurance

AD&D

Short-term disability

Paid time off

Job summary

ASR Group is seeking a Packaging Reliability Manager to lead reliability programs for a large sugar refinery. The role manages a team of reliability engineers, maintenance supervisors, and technicians to maintain safe, reliable operation.

You will drive preventative maintenance programs, develop maintenance plans, and collaborate with safety, environmental and quality teams to meet manufacturing goals. This role reports to the Refinery Manager and supports budgeting and capital planning.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in manufacturing with demonstrated leadership and management skills.
• Expertise in maintenance and reliability, material management, planning and scheduling; CMMS/EAM/ERP optimization.
• Experience with RCM, FMEA/RCFA, and loss elimination; knowledge of failure analysis and mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance and reliability programs for a large refinery.
• Lead and develop a team of reliability engineers and maintenance staff.
• Develop and improve maintenance plans and work orders; ensure safe, reliable operation.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance management

Reliability engineering

CMMS/ERP

FMEA/RCFA

Education

Engineering degree

MBA preferred

PE preferred

Tools

SAP Plant Maintenance

RCM tools

Job description

The ASR Group® family of companies make up the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar. The companies produce a full line of grocery, industrial, foodservice and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group® companies operate five sugar refineries, located in California, Maryland, Louisiana, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, ASR Group® companies operate sugar refineries in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and, with a joint venture partner, Italy. The companies also farm sugarcane and own sugar mills in Mexico and Belize. The ASR Group® portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Florida Crystals®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle's®, Sidul® and Whitworths®. ASR Group® companies also produce and market Tellus®, a single-use, compostable tableware and foodservice product made from plant fibers, including sugarcane.

The ASR Group® family of companies make up the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar. The companies produce a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group® companies operate five sugar refineries, located in California, Maryland, Louisiana, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, ASR Group® companies operate sugar refineries in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and, with a joint venture partner, Italy. The companies also farm sugarcane and own sugar mills in Mexico and Belize. The ASR Group® portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Florida Crystals®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle's®, Sidul® and Whitworths®. ASR Group® companies also produce and market Tellus®, a single-use, compostable tableware and foodservice product made from plant fibers, including sugarcane.

OVERVIEW

The Packaging Reliability Manager must have the ability to lead/coordinate/manage, maintenance, repair, and reliability programs for a large Sugar refinery. In this position, he/she will be responsible for managing a team of reliability engineers, maintenance supervisors, and technicians to maintain the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the refinery. The Packaging Reliability Manager is responsible for executing the structured work processes and systems necessary to achieve and sustain both the packaging and warehouse engineering missions. This individual will also create a proactive culture by developing people to value asset reliability, planning, and Reliability Excellence. He/she will report directly to the Refinery Manager and work in a team environment with the other department heads.

DETAILED ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee the implementation and maintenance of the predictive and preventative maintenance programs and other reliability improvement initiatives.
• Manage reliability engineers and develop this role into an integral part of the overall maintenance program to mitigate chronic bad equipment causing loss in production.
• Lead development and continuous improvement of Equipment Maintenance Plans to improve plant assets to meet production requirements.
• Develop job plans for work orders in support of the Work Execution teamthat effectively utilize internal labor, materials, and contractors.
• Develop, maintain, and improve a standard job plan library.
• Develop and publish the weekly schedule and three-week rolling forecast.
• Ensureeffective use and integration of information technologies such as SAP Plant Maintenance, condition monitoring, and other technologies.Ensure all WO job plans have the proper documentation.
• Manage the Maintenance Team Manager and their staff to ensure that all preventive maintenance, work orders etc. are completed in a timely manner.
• Work with the other department heads on both daily and long-term plans to ensure that all of the various department’s goals are aligned.
• Prepare and administer the department’s daily budget; work with the other department heads and the refinery manager to determine a major repair budget and capital budget for the refinery.
• Work closely with the Safety, Environmental, and Quality teams to ensure the refinery’s goals in these areas are attained.
• Work with the corporate engineering team to develop capital projects, and support the installation of new equipment and systems.
• Responsible for all maintenance department safety-related matters.
• Provide training and develop employees in technology, work practices, etc.
• Build and maintain a teamwork-oriented philosophy and hold team members accountable for their performance.Provide the necessary individual counseling of employees whose performance does not meet acceptable standards and take appropriate actions.
• Keep abreast of current laws and changes being made that may affect the operation of the maintenance department, i.e. ARC Flash.

WORK EXPERIENCES

• Minimum 7 years experience in a manufacturing environment – demonstrated leadership and management skills required.
• Expertise in multiple areas of maintenance and reliability, material management, planning and scheduling, and CMMS / EAM / ERP optimization required.
• Experience with the RCM process, failure mode identification, defect analysis, cause and effect analysis, loss elimination, determination of probability, and consequence of failures; along with the use of FMEA’s, RCFA decision logic, and writing tasks to mitigate identified failures required.
• Experience required with belt conveyors, screw conveyors, bucket elevators and cranes, evaporators, condensers, heat exchangers, piping, pumps, motors, blowers, generators, gearboxes, rotary dryers, kilns, and vacuum pans required.
• Food manufacturing experience preferred

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Degree in Engineering: B.Ch.E., BSEE, BSME. or similar
• MBA or master’s degree in engineering is preferred
• PE preferred

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

• 2-5 salaried direct reports, 8-12 salaried indirect reports, 50+ hourly indirect reports

LOCATION

The pay rate for the successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s qualifications and prior experience.

Benefits include healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs) available the first of the month following 30 days of employment, 401(k) with match, life insurance, AD&DD, short-term disability, vacation, holiday and sick time .

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, genderidentity, age,nationalorigin, disability, veteranstatusorany other category protected under federal, state, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.