EMRA (Engineering, Maintenance, Reliability & Automation) Manager

Program Details

•Develop a comprehensive Engineering, Maintenance, Reliability and Automation strategic plan for the department. •Develop an integrated organization utilizing roles in various competencies that together ensure maintenance and reliability success. •Liaise with operations group to coordinate strategies in support of operations. •Inspect and/or review procedures, practices, and areas for identifying opportunities to reduce waste. •Coordinate with cross-functional departments (Ops, R&D, Supply Chain, etc.) to ensure operational effectiveness, life cycle cost effectiveness and responsible MRO procurement activities. •Conduct regularly scheduled team and individual strategy and performance management discussions. •Ensure governance of all procedures, regulations and reporting requirements. •Ensure the proper use of the CMMS Computerized Maintenance Management System) as the workflow tool and equipment history database. •Analyze Key Performance Metrics to deliver improvements in critical maintenance related metrics including unplanned downtime, PM compliance, schedule compliance, Mean-Time-Between-Failures, and maintenance related costs. •Accountable for development of the full scope of capital project management, including budgeting and technical support. •Recommend scope of projects, specify, and manage installation of new equipment, rebuilds, retrofit replacement; and follow up to ensure overall success against projects costs, specifications and reliability •Request RFPs and approve specifications, designs, and quotations against acceptable and applicable standards •Identify and evaluate operating problems, recommend, engineer, develop and implement solutions for productivity and quality improvements •Provide resources to operations and maintenance in terms of mechanical, electrical, industrial and environmental engineering services •Establish a work environment in which solicitation of assistance from the EMRA organization to resolve operational obstacles is welcomed and encouraged •Lead and participate in long range budget planning to realize benefits of more modern manufacturing techniques, environmental compliance and safety •Is responsible for overall environmental compliance, establishing guidelines, policies, and programs •Develop and maintain open communications within area of responsibility and supported departments •Develop, conduct and/or obtain required training of plant personnel to comply with FDA, EPA and OSHA regulations •Participate in all plant audits with Risk Assessment insurers, and is instrumental in closing out open recommendations following an engineering review •Work to ensure close coordination between operations, maintenance and engineering to ensure prompt and proper diagnosis of equipment failures and minimize downtime •Conduct all supervisory responsibilities associated with hiring, training, counseling, disciplining, assigning/prioritizing tasks for subordinates, and terminations as needed •Provide the leadership, training and support necessary for the implementation of development projects •Foster innovation and equipment reliability systems to benefit and increase productivity and quality of product