Operations Maintenance & Facilities Supervisor

Position: Operations Maintenance & Facilities Supervisor
Location: Richmond, VA
Duration: Full time, Direct
Salary: Up to $92,000/Annual (Depending on experience and skills)

We are currently seeking an experienced Operations Maintenance & Facilities Supervisor to join our team in Richmond, VA.

Who We Are:

We are a leading contract manufacturer of pharmaceutical and personal care products. Employ 600 full-time employees. Comfortable climate-controlled facility covering over 745,000 square feet.

About The Role::
• The Operations Maintenance & Facilities Supervisor is responsible for overseeing overall equipment effectiveness, evaluating production/packaging line improvements, new equipment requirements, and troubleshooting protocols.

• Prioritizes work, schedules and assigns appropriate personnel to complete the work.

• Coordinates with the different departments to release the equipment for service.

• Arrange shutdowns as needed.

• Obtain permits as needed.

• Responsible for parts inventory management and for preventive/predictive maintenance programs.

• Serves as a continuous improvement champion for overall equipment effectiveness.

• Provides technical input for the development of equipment/component specifications to assure efficient equipment operations.

What You'll Do::
• Oversee overall equipment effectiveness and reliability, establish equipment troubleshooting protocols, and evaluate production/package improvements and new equipment requirements.

• Prioritizes work and then schedules and assigns appropriate personnel to complete the work.

• Coordinates with the different departments to release the equipment for service.

• Arrange shutdowns as needed.

• Obtain permits as needed.

• Provides input associated with equipment qualification/validation and development of equipment/component specifications to ensure efficient operations.

• Reviews, develops and optimizes master maintenance schedules for production/packaging equipment.

• Monitors and champions best practices in equipment maintenance and optimization.

• Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma / Lean Manufacturing Principles Champion.

• Make recommendations on innovative and cost-effective options for a given application that meet end-user expectations and produce a high-quality, lower-cost finished product.

• Manages small projects including machine modifications, tooling purchases and machine upgrades.

• Establishes and maintains liaison with equipment vendors.

• Hires, develops, coaches, assigns, rewards and monitors maintenance staff.

• Sets objectives and development plans for direct staff as well as indirect departmental personnel.

• Identifies, selects and implements training and continuous improvement programs to provide professional and interpersonal development for subordinates.

• Establishes succession/replacement plans for maintenance positions.

• Provides information to employees through regularly scheduled team meetings.

• Maintains all safety and cGMP records and enforces regulatory compliance.

• Assists in planning the annual budget for the department.

• Minimizes unnecessary costs and inefficiencies.

• Additional duties and responsibilities as needed.

Financial/Asset Accountability::
• Indicate the Average Budget or Revenue accountability, as applicable.

• Assist in planning the annual budget for the department.

• Minimizes unnecessary costs and inefficiencies

Our Ideal Candidate::
Education and experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive maintenance supervisory experience along with formal education preferred in an engineering or technical discipline (BS-Mechanical Engineering or BS Electrical Engineering preferred).

Skills and Abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of high-speed packaging equipment is preferred.

• Knowledge of industrial machine controls

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Ability to interpret blueprints and engineering drawings.

• Thorough knowledge of mechanical, electrical (industrial and automation) applications and repairs is a must.

• Experience managing maintenance systems

• Overall Equipment Effectiveness troubleshooting experience

• History of successful parts inventory management

• Formal packaging experience for consumer goods and advanced computer skills are a bonus.

• We seek a motivated individual with sound fundamental knowledge of high-speed packaging and manufacturing equipment who can hit the ground running

On-call Experience:

• Maintenance: 5 years (Required)

• Supervisory: 5 years (Required)

• Manufacturing: 5 years (Required)

What Do We Offer::
• Competitive salaries, comprehensive health/vision/dental insurance, company-paid short-term disability, company-paid life and accidental death insurance (after 30 days waiting period), 401(k) plan match of 4.5% with immediate vesting, generous employee referral program, 15 days of vacation annually, 12 paid holidays annually, onsite cafeteria, job advancement opportunities.

• Manufacturing employees also receive company-paid work shoes, uniforms and prescription safety eyeglasses.