TPM Manager

Pro Found Recruiting, LLC; Burlington (NC); In loco; USD 145.000 - 155.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Pro Found Recruiting, LLC seeks a TPM Manager for a high-speed manufacturing site in Burlington, NC. This onsite leadership role reports to the Plant Director and drives TPM implementation and CI strategy across the facility.

You will lead autonomous maintenance, coach production teams, and build a strong continuous improvement culture while managing a small CI/training team and collaborating with the Site Leadership Team.

Competenze

• 3+ years of manufacturing experience with meaningful Continuous Improvement responsibility.
• At least 3 years working within a multi-pillar TPM environment.
• Experience developing or implementing a site-wide TPM strategy.
• Hands-on experience with Autonomous Maintenance progression, ideally through AM Step 3.
• Working knowledge of TPM, Kaizen, 5S, SMED, Root Cause Analysis, and related CI methodologies.

Mansioni

• Lead the site's TPM, Operational Excellence, and Continuous Improvement strategy.
• Drive implementation and maturity of a multi-pillar TPM program.
• Lead Autonomous Maintenance progression and broader shop-floor capability development.
• Identify and execute opportunities to improve cost, efficiency, reliability, and operational performance.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis and structured problem-solving efforts.
• Implement Lean and CI tools including Kaizen, 5S, and SMED.
• Lead large-scale change initiatives and help build a high-performance manufacturing culture.
• Coach and develop employees and leaders throughout the plant.
• Manage a small Continuous Improvement / training team.
• Serve as a member of the Site Leadership Team.

Conoscenze

Manufacturing experience

Multi-pillar TPM

Site-wide TPM strategy

Autonomous Maintenance

Lean and CI tools

Team leadership

Change management

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field

Strumenti

AM Step 3

Descrizione del lavoro

TPM Manager

Burlington, NC | Target $145,000-$155,000 Base | Onsite

A growing food manufacturer in the Burlington, NC area is hiring a TPM Manager to lead Total Productive Maintenance and Continuous Improvement strategy across a high-speed manufacturing facility.

This is a site-level leadership role reporting directly to the Plant Director. The TPM Manager will drive TPM implementation, develop plant-wide CI strategy, improve operational performance, and build continuous improvement capabilities across production teams.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the site's TPM, Operational Excellence, and Continuous Improvement strategy
• Drive implementation and maturity of a multi-pillar TPM program
• Lead Autonomous Maintenance progression and broader shop-floor capability development
• Identify and execute opportunities to improve cost, efficiency, reliability, and operational performance
• Lead Root Cause Analysis and structured problem-solving efforts
• Implement Lean and CI tools including Kaizen, 5S, and SMED
• Lead large-scale change initiatives and help build a high-performance manufacturing culture
• Coach and develop employees and leaders throughout the plant
• Manage a small Continuous Improvement / training team
• Serve as a member of the Site Leadership Team

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of manufacturing experience with meaningful Continuous Improvement responsibility
• At least 3 years working within a multi-pillar TPM environment
• Experience developing or implementing a site-wide TPM strategy
• Hands‑on experience with Autonomous Maintenance progression, ideally through AM Step 3
• Working knowledge of TPM, Kaizen, 5S, SMED, Root Cause Analysis, and related CI methodologies
• Experience leading teams and driving organizational change
• Comfortable spending significant time on the manufacturing floor
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field

Preferred Background

Food, beverage, CPG, or high-speed packaging manufacturing experience is strongly preferred. Experience participating in the initial implementation or rollout of a TPM program is especially valuable.

Position Details

• Location: Burlington, NC area
• Schedule: Monday-Friday, approximately 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
• Work arrangement: 100% onsite
• Target base salary: $145,000-$155,000
• Occasional domestic and international travel
• Participation in an after-hours/weekend escalation rotation