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About this Maintenance Manager role at Huhtamaki

Huhtamaki · Onsite · Hammond, IN, USA

Enjoy a career, packaged with care, whilst helping protect food, people and the planet  

We are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. We’re on a mission to make all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Every day, we ensure the hygiene and safety of food and drink for people around the world. We are Huhtamaki.   

You could be part of our vision. Because it’s our talented people that make it happen. Our people on the shop floor producing innovative, sustainable products. Our people in our offices delivering excellence for our customers every day. It’s every one of us working together.  

We offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported, and make an impact so we can all focus on the future together.   

Essential Functions

· Manage strict compliance of all company and regulatory safety policies.

· Lead direct report salaried employees in supporting North Mill operations.

· Collaborate with other Department Heads to direct activities of maintenance employees to effectively support operations.

· Maintain and optimize production equipment and facilities by maximizing uptime while managing equipment reliability through integrated preventive and predictive maintenance systems.

· Identify root causes of equipment failures and implement corrective actions to improve reliability and maximize uptime.

· Deliver effective process improvements through appropriate use of Lean / 6-Sigma tools.

· Utilize Oracle (CMMS) to log corrective work activities and schedule preventative maintenance plans, manage storeroom inventory and for equipment and maintenance material purchasing.

· Work with suppliers and vendors to achieve best pricing and support.

· Work with Project Managers on capital projects and improvement installations.

· Perform all other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

Required

· Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization, supported by strong interpersonal skills.

· Effectively motivates, supervises, and guides team members while providing constructive feedback to ensure high performance and accountability.

· Lead teams and optimize maintenance structure to best support N Mill activities.

· Analyze failure and performance information / data to develop actionable root cause insights, driving effective corrective actions.

· Must understand email communication, word processing and spreadsheet applications, preferably Microsoft Office Apps including Outlook, Word, Excel and others.

Preferred

· Experience working in an industrial setting is highly preferred.

· Four-year degree in engineering/technology is preferred or 7-10 years of maintenance leadership experience in a manufacturing setting.

Environment

Office work area is a climate-controlled environment. Requires time in the manufacturing area (<50% of time) interacting with maintenance and production teams where it can be hot or cold, dusty, and a noisy environment. While in the manufacturing area, GMP and required PPE must be worn. Sitting, standing and/or walking up to 8 hours per day. Work schedule is standard for this role. This position may require some travel.

Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet.

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About Huhtamaki

Help us protect food, people and the planet We’re on a mission to be the first choice in sustainable packaging solutions so we can protect food, people and the planet . We need talented people like you to make that happen . We’re growing as a business which is opening up new roles and opportunities so it’s an exciting time to join us. We promise to offer a place where you can feel safe , be supported and make an impact , so we can all focus on the future together . Sounds like your sort of place ? Apply today ! Your career , packaged with care .

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