Overview
The Wheel and Tire Division installs and maintains the Joint Venture (JV) equipment for our partner company. The Tire and Wheel Senior Manager is a significant role which must provide experienced leadership in Engineering and Maintenance for our Tire and Wheel Division. The Senior Manager oversees the development and execution of technical initiatives for the division. This Individual oversees all aspects of technology including process engineering, maintenance, equipment reliability, automation, controls and project management. Additionally, this role will be responsible for recommending and
implementing improvements to our engineering and maintenance practices to ensure maximum operational efficiency.
Essential Functions :
- Develop department mid-term strategy / quarterly reporting
- Oversee root cause analysis for all major equipment failures.
- Develop JV / Sub Assembly automation and innovation studies
- Develop / consolidate monthly JV Business Plan presentations
- Verify equipment requirements for JV and Sub Assembly New Model
- Metric tracking and analysis (uptime, Cost, Rejects, etc.)
- Meet budgetary objectives and adjust project constraints to control costs.
- Approve layout for equipment
- Project manager for E-Flow process
- Plan capital equipment including 3 year strategy
- Ability to execute capital projects through their entire lifecycle including but not limited to
initiation, scope of work, risk assessments, budget, engineering / design, procurement,
construction execution, commissioning, startup, and closure.
Maintain project schedules for New Model EquipmentIdentify New Technologies and plan accordinglyFollow MEI Capital investment policies and procedures for all JV capital projects (complete required E-Flow presentations)Identify chronic issues and work with region to correctMaintain good communications with OEM's and ContractorsInvestigate cost down opportunitiesMaintain target maintenance cost / assembly alignedHelps with the development and implementation of proactive maintenance strategies and maintenance programsProvides regular reports to top managementProvides leadership and guidance to all maintenance personnelMakes sure that the maintenance team is properly staffed (with qualified maintenance staff)The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and that additional tasks may
be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by
business demands.
Preferred Credentials
Qualifications (experience may include a combination of work experience and / or education)
Proficient with Microsoft Office and Creating Effective Presentations to Justify Capital Projects / Large Expenses.Experience leading and influencing others in a maintenance, engineering environment, preferred.Project management specifically capital projects preferred.Familiar with Robot Programming (Fanuc / Yaskawa); familiar with CMMS Systems : Experience in AutoCAD / Solid WorksFamiliar with PLC programming (Allen Bradley or Mitsubishi preferred) familiar with Vision Systems (Cognex and or Keyence preferred), familiar with material handling equipment-conveyor, pneumatics hydraulics, 24 VDC control circuits 480 VAC MotorsExperience in Kaizen, 5S, Lean Manufacturing, etc preferred.Travel up to 30% of time.Education
Bachelor's Degree (Industrial, Electrical, mechanical) with 5 years experience in an industrial Engineering, Maintenance leadership role or 10 years experience in an industrial Engineering, Maintenance leadership role without a degree.Language
English is requiredCompetencies
Proven experience leading and motivating teamsExcellent communication & presentation skills - both written and verbalExcellent interpersonal, analytical, strategic and organization skillsLeverage technology and know-how to create efficiencies and streamline focus on quality, service and safetyAble to interact professionally within the company and with the customer.Ability to forecast industry trends based on customer needs and output / outcome projectionsWilling to travel to support global operations as required
