Allied Reliability is seeking a Program Manager Maintenance and Reliability for Food & Beverage manufacturing. The PM is mainly focused on supporting and implementing the best maintenance and reliability practices of the Reliability pillar and on identifying and implementing initiatives to added value in the plant that contribute to promoting a culture of operational excellence based on proactivity, to maximizing the availability of production equipment and to improving the operational efficiency as well as the productivity of the manufacturing sites.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

60% Regional travel

• Lead/facilitate plant improvement (FI) activities such as the development/optimization of maintenance plans, equipment criticality analysis, implementation of management processes, problem solving, definition of roles and responsibilities, etc.

• Support AM (Autonomous Maintenance) and PM (Progressive Maintenance) pillars as well as RTT deployments of AOS in setting up fundamentals, based on best practices, at the maintenance level, in order to unlock the full potential of the AOS program in our facilities.

• Contribute to the development of the skills and capabilities of our managers through the elements of the Reliability pillar affecting the key areas related to work management, equipment reliability, asset management, failure analysis and elimination, etc.

• Perform Maintenance and Reliability best practice audits to monitor the progress of site maturity in regards of the Reliability pillar and identify opportunities for improvement in order to propose work plans to fill the gaps.

• Guide, help and support plants in the development of 90-day plans to improve productivity and equipment availability by focusing on the proactive deployment of the various standards of the Reliability pillar.

• Define, archive, update and publish plant maintenance and reliability performance indicators as well as define the governance model required to ensure the anchoring of the topics deployed.

• Support the plants in the preparation of their strategic plans at the level of the Reliability pillar aligned with the strategic objectives of the organization and ensure their monitoring and progress.

• Support plants during the deployment of emergency reliability assistance plans in order to help factories meet expected service levels within specific deadlines.

Qualifications:

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering required.

• Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered.

Experience Required:

• Minimum five (5) years of experience in industrial maintenance and implementation of preventive maintenance and reliability programs required.

• Proficiency in Office suite and reporting tools, as well as in the various CMMS software packages on the market required.

• Good experience in change management required.

• Comfortable with the continuous improvement process and good knowledge of Lean Manufacturing required.

Certification/Licensure Required:

• CRL/MMP/PGM/CAMP (PEMAC) or CMRP (SMRP) certification preferred.

Skills Required:

• Communicate well both verbally and in writing with executives, managers, colleagues and individuals inside and outside the organization.

• Demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy in work.

• Ability to work with minimum supervision, adapt to a changing environment quickly, and think independently.

• Demonstrate excellent organizational skills, establish priorities, ability to multitask, and meet deadlines.

• Intermediate math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, comparative analysis, measurements, statistical analysis).

• Intermediate computer skills with Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Word, Outlook and field-specific software.

• Demonstrate functional and technical knowledge, ability to learn new skills quickly, and achieve a high level of accomplishment.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively at all levels in a collaborative team environment.

• Demonstrate leadership as part of a cross-functional plant management team.

• Exhibit a professional manner in dealing with others and work to maintain constructive working relationships.