The Site Technical Manager serves on the Site Leadership Team and acts as the expert on site engineering, equipment reliability, and utilities management activities.

The Site Technical Manager will champion the Five Principles in his/her actions.  Personnel safety will be the first priority followed by product quality / food safety.  Customer service, brand protection, cost management, sustainability, and associate engagement are also deliverables.

What are we looking for?

Minimum Requirements 

• 7-10 years' experience within CPG, Manufacturing or Similar Industry

• Maintenance and/or Engineering Leadership experience

• In-depth understanding of maintenance and engineering principals – knowledge of technical disciplines: Process, Packaging or Electrical/Controls

• TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) type experience with emphasis on PM (Progress Maintenance) and EM (Early Management) pillar leadership

Preferred Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical related field

• CMRP (Certified Maintenance & Reliability Process) certification preferred

• Experience in food or beverage manufacturing with petfood manufacturing preferable

What will be your key responsibilities?

• The development and delivery of multi-year maintenance and engineering strategy to execute deliver critical KPI’s for Supply Chain/Operations

• Leading and facilitating the Progressive Maintenance Pillar

• Management of all utilities, maintenance, & engineering at site

• Technical asset management from early equipment management, project management (i.e. design, installation, vertical start-up), optimization, maintenance and retirement

• The delivery of new product initiatives at the site to meet business needs

• Ensure compliance with Mars standards related to technical job function of site

• Manage Maintenance costs to ensure the budgeting process is accurate and the department meets the business requirements

• Deliver sites engineering projects to scope, timing, and costs

• Develop and sustain maintenance predictive technology strategies to provide a proactive maintenance culture

• Maintenance and Engineering team engagement and associate development

Associate Accountabilities

• Develop personal leadership and managerial skills

• Provide leadership to continuously improve the effectiveness of the technical function

• Foster the development of others

• Drive for Excellence in Execution

• Develop and implement strategies to ensure that Maintenance Department delivers equipment reliability (Planned and Unplanned Maintenance Losses) for agreed cost (Labor and Production Expenses)

• Stay current with functional tools and methodologies in Maintenance and Engineering

Business Accountabilities

• Develop projects that meet business and regional activity plan

• Communicate with all Stakeholders to ensure all project objectives are clearly defined and achieved

• Ensure delivery of scope, time, budget and cash flow for all projects

• Lead team members to gain and sustain a technical competitive advantage

• Drive initiatives that improve implementation efficiencies as well as operational efficiencies

• Drive lean ways of working in the engineering process and as a project deliverable

Functional Accountabilities

• Provide innovative solutions resulting in sustained technical competitive advantage

• Provide project solutions with value-added engineering and lean design

• Deliver projects that maximize asset utilization

• Support the development of technology platforms for providing a sustained technical advantage

• Drive to identify, protect and expand intellectual property of the corporation

• Develop standards for equipment, systems and engineering processes and collaborate with other senior engineers and global technical teams

• Develop external business relationships including construction contractors and engineering resources

• Proactively develop practices and methodologies that increase effectiveness and reduce the costs of engineering

Leadership Accountabilities

• Provide strategic and technical leadership to the Maintenance and Engineering teams

• Effectively represent the Regional Maintenance and Engineering function

• Manage project teams to meet project objectives as agreed upon by stakeholders

• Manage technical project associates that may be distributed across multiple sites

• Support the adherence to the Five Principles

• Lead cross-functional teamwork

What can you expect from Mars? 

• Work with diverse and talented associates, all guided by The Five Principles  

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today

• A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus

• Find out more about what Mars can offer you by visiting our Global Careers site

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