Maintenance Manager

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Factory Maintenance Manager for its Reynosa, Mexico location. This role will be responsible for the overall facilities and equipment maintenance for a multi-product line industrial manufacturing facility.

Your Responsibilities

• Promote, develop and implement measures to achieve cost-effective improvements in operations, and ensure compliance with OSHA policies and regulations.
• Collaborates with Process Engineering in the definition of maintenance plans for new production lines and recommends methods to improve reliability, ongoing maintenance and safety of equipment. Anticipate and introduce timely, effective actions to resolve problems.
• Defines maintenance policies and processes that drive maximum efficiency of equipment and production lines. Develops and implements life cycle management procedures for new and existing equipment.
• Develops and proposes continuous improvement projects for processes and production lines to reduce both ordinary and extraordinary maintenance.
• Ensures that global and local HSE guidelines and directives are implemented and understood to ensure safety of people and resources.
• Ensures that the area of responsibilities is properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed.
• Participate in meetings and conferences and act as spokesperson for the organization on highly significant matters.
• Provide guidance and arrange for training of staff. Guides, motivates and develops direct and indirect subordinates. Manage and document employee performance and initiate responsive actions.

• Bachelor's Degree and 12+ (or Associates and 14+) years of experience in an operation and/or Maintenance role in a manufacturing environment
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field is preferred.
• 5 or more years of maintenance leadership experience preferred
• TPM implementation experience highly preferred with implementation of robust preventative maintenance program.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing implementation with a special emphasis on change management and transforming maintenance programs utilizing TPM is highly preferred.
• Strong analysis and problem-solving abilities, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience maintaining mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical and electronic manufacturing equipment and specifically with specialized production equipment such as vacuum ovens, winding machines, core cutting, standard motor, ovens, conveyors, sensors and controls, HVAC, security, fire protection, electrical, cranes, forklifts, and experience with PLC / Software preferred.
• Factory facilities maintenance experience