Senior Maintenance & Reliability Manager

Excelsior Executive Search; Indianapolis (IN); Vor Ort; USD 160.000 - 175.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Excelsior Executive Search is seeking a Senior Maintenance Manager in Indianapolis to lead the plant's Maintenance and Reliability organization, ensuring equipment availability and asset lifespan across production, utilities, and facilities.

You will partner with Engineering on capital projects, drive TPM and continuous improvement, manage the maintenance budget, and ensure GMP, food safety, and regulatory compliance while developing your team.

Qualifikationen

• Strong leadership experience in operations, manufacturing, and maintenance within the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. Practical knowledge of TPM, 5S, Lean, Six Sigma, safety standards, and GMP.
• Engineering background with strong financial and business judgment, project management skills, and knowledge of industrial maintenance and production equipment. Experience with progressive maintenance, spare parts management, SAP and ERP applications for scheduling and inventory, the SAP Plant Maintenance module, and the fundamentals of technology and engineering automation.
• Strong written and verbal communication, coaching, and leadership skills in a collaborative team environment.
• Demonstrated strength in data analysis, problem solving, and building effective teams.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering required; a master's degree is preferred.
• At least 15 years of experience in CPG maintenance, or a combination of maintenance, engineering, and manufacturing, including at least eight years in leadership positions.
• A proven record of building maintenance and reliability systems and teams, improving OEE, and delivering meaningful cost savings.
• Strong financial understanding and sound business judgment.

Aufgaben

• Direct the plant's Maintenance and Reliability (M&R) organization.
• Maintain equipment availability and extend asset life across production equipment, utilities, and facilities.
• Collaborate with other functions to develop and implement a long-term maintenance and reliability strategy.
• Translate the strategy into an annual operating plan that strengthens plant performance and competitiveness.
• Lead maintenance execution, reliability initiatives, and facilities and utilities programs, ensuring the team has the capabilities to deliver results.
• Establish regular performance reviews and controls to assess program effectiveness, support plant objectives, and drive continuous improvement.
• Maintain compliance with GMP, food safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Coach the M&R team in Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement practices.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance strategies; strengthen TPM, visual controls, lubrication, and calibration.
• Oversee OEE, MTBF, MTTR improvements and maintenance budget to meet targets and optimize spending.
• Collaborate with Engineering on project design and successful execution.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

TPM

5S

Lean

Six Sigma

GMP

Data analysis

Communication

Project management

Industrial maintenance

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SAP Plant Maintenance

ERP software

Jobbeschreibung

Excelsior Executive Search is seeking a Senior Maintenance Manager in Indianapolis to lead the plant's Maintenance and Reliability organization, ensuring equipment availability and asset lifespan across production, utilities, and facilities.

You will partner with Engineering on capital projects, drive TPM and continuous improvement, manage the maintenance budget, and ensure GMP, food safety, and regulatory compliance while developing your team.