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Opella · 2 months ago

Engineering & Maintenance Team Leader

Virginia

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

Opella is a leading company in the Over-The-Counter and Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements market. The Engineering & Maintenance Team Leader will oversee mechanical and electrical teams to ensure reliable maintenance support at the Virginia site, focusing on both preventive and reactive maintenance while collaborating with various departments.

Health CarePersonal HealthRetail

Responsibilities

Prepare annual & short-term maintenance plans in alignment with compliance rules (budget, QA, HSE)

Coordinate and gate keep all planned work orders

Understand the labour needs including skills to perform planned work orders

Define BOM and tools required (including Safety instructions). This maybe through the team members allocated the work order

Identify tasks to be performed in-house and those to be subcontracted. This will take account of factors such as current work load, skill set required etc

Estimate the total cost (Labour, materials, charges from contractors/suppliers) for work requests

Co-ordinate closely with the engineering and production departments to ensure the best maintenance plans are in place

Coordinate, with relevant functions (production, HSE, Planning, QA), for all work orders

Obtain approvals required

Schedule the job and perform kitting activities (where appropriate)

Co-ordinate closely with the Engineering and Maintenance Assistant to ensure the spare parts warehouse is maintained and spare parts inventory levels are optimised

Prepare weekly schedules for the team and prioritise the work orders in alignment with stakeholders

Perform daily face to face meeting with the shift production supervisor

Daily shop floor Gemba walks

Identify and implement improvements to plant maintenance program by machine or line

Assist with design and manufacture of any new process or equipment improvements

Driving lean and autonomous maintenance. Through programs such as SEED

Administrating the computerised maintenance program

Ensure engineering documentation and maintenance history is current utilising computer databases and paper systems

Set and follow up performance metrics in agreement with relevant stakeholders

Ensuring planned preventive and predictive maintenance tasks are completed according to the maintenance and production schedules

Awareness of the Capex and Opex budgets for the area and adhering to the constraints set within

Manage contract labour used in maintenance

Contribute to the development of a service focused maintenance department, including the maintenance of good relationships with other functional areas

Ensure adherence to internal and regulatory quality systems

Work with the maintenance team to improve engagement within the business and further develop a culture of frequent and open communication, accountability, recognition, feedback and inclusiveness

Recruit, develop and coach direct reports for performance

Conduct and document regular performance reviews and an annual review as well as regular personal / career development discussions with direct reports, in line with agreed Sanofi Performance Management Process

Qualification

Engineering DegreeTrade qualificationFMCG experienceGMP understandingOHS requirementsPeople managementHigh level communicationCustomer service mindsetMicrosoft OfficeOrganisational skillsSelf-motivated