Maintenance & Engineering Manager

Company: Givaudan
Location: Carol Stream
Posted on: October 30, 2024

Job Description:

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness, humility, and a spirit of adventure, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There's much to learn from our 79 production sites worldwide, known for their best-in-class processes and procedures. There's many to learn from, with high-performing leaders and caring colleagues to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your energy, your personality, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Job Purpose
Plan and manage the inspection and maintenance of facilities, related infrastructure, electrical and mechanical equipments, as well as production
machinery to ensure that the site runs operations without undesired disruptions and at optimal capacity level.
In this position, you will be reporting to our Head of Operations.

Core Responsibilities
Strategy design and execution

• Provide input to the local Operations business plan and related objectives with regards to e.g. production capacity, schedule of critical maintenance activities, changes in equipments, spare parts inventory, etc.
• Adapt and implement functional strategies locally and design and execute related tactical and operational plans. Function management
  • Lead a team of maintenance specialists which executes maintenance activities, typically for a large site.
  • Apply preventive maintenance plans and continuous maintenance support to optimize availability and reliability of plant equipment and prevent business disruption.
  • Define budgets based on maintenance requirements i.e. resources, materials, duration, etc.
  • Conduct audits/inspections to ensure compliance of installations of equipments as well as users with EHS and QM policies.
  • Identify. recommend and deploy improvements whether to correct non-compliant situations or optimize productivity.
  • Manage spare parts inventory to optimize stock and dispose of obsolete materials.
  • In coordination with Procurement, select and manage suppliers .
  • Provide support to engineering projects in terms of operative procedures and equipment/installation trials.
  • Execute the annual operating plan within approved budget. People management
    • Oversee the execution of annual human resources processes for the local Maintenance team and validate related results.
    • Work with local Operations and regional/global E&M management teams and HR Business Partner(s) in developing a local talent pipeline for the function.
    • Drive the development and promotion of talents within and outside the function. Academic Background
      • University degree equivalence in Engineering or related discipline.
      • Plant Engineering or Maintenance certification. Professional Experience
        • Overall work experience of 7 to 10 years in manufacturing or plant operations (experience in matrixed organization preferred).
        • 2 to 5 years of progressive experience in people management. Technical Skills
          • Proficiency in industrialization and engineering projects including building, process installation and utilities, from design stage to hand-over.
          • Good knowledge of project management.
          • Good knowledge of TPM, KPI, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and project controlling tools.
          • Good knowledge of stakeholder management and communications.
          • Good knowledge of process mapping and design.
          • Good knowledge of EHS rules and guidelines.
          • Good knowledge of financial concepts (e.g. OPEX, CAPEX) and tools (e.g. SAP).
          • Experience in working with diverse cultures. Benefits include medical, dental, vision and a high matching 401k plan.
            We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
            
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            At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives.
            You work within an inspiring teamwork culture - where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
            Every essence of you enriches our world.
            Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
            Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.
            
            Remote working: On-site
            
            At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives.
            You work within an inspiring teamwork culture - where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
            Join us and Impact Your World
            Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
            Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.

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