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Job Overview:
Lead/Manage Assembly maintenance groups. Plan, direct, and monitor preventative and corrective maintenance and repair activities so that the organization's buildings, facilities, machinery, and equipment operate reliably.
Responsibilities:
Plan, prioritize, schedule, and manage maintenance activities to rectify break-downs and malfunctions and minimize business disruptions
Research, evaluate, and recommend new maintenance equipment and tools to enhance the capabilities of the maintenance team
Develop robust containments and countermeasures for equipment downtime
Monitor the cost effectiveness of activities to optimize resources, prioritize spending, and achieve timeliness, reliability, and safety standards
Evaluate, select, and manage relationships with contractors to minimize costs and ensure the organization receives satisfactory standards of service
Drive continuous improvement activities for total facility
Monitor and improve equipment performance to reach robust and efficient process and uptime targets
Actively drive a continuous improvement process and the implementation of the Mercedes-Benz Production System
Responsible for the development and maintenance of robust PM and TPM processes
Work with and/or lead cross functional teams
Monitor new equipment implementation
Responsible for achieving cost reduction in all budgets
Develop personnel development and training plans for the Group Leaders in keeping with continuous improvement
Oversee spare parts management for the plant with the target of zero downtime and lowest possible inventory levels
Define maintenance systems and standards for all areas
Define required skill level for maintenance TM's and support training plan
Facilitate and participate in regularly scheduled meetings
Other duties as assigned
Personnel responsibility for Group Leaders, Maintenance Planner, Engineers (direct reports) and Maintenance Technicians (indirect reports).
Manage cost/budget for maintenance teams (personnel, daily MRO spare parts usage, etc.)
Maintenance Budget Currently over $1,000,000 and will grow to over $10,000,000 in the next two years
Conveys budget distribution and cost saving processes to colleagues.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related area or the equivalent combination of education and/or experience
A minimum of five (5) years' experience in planning, development, and implementation of processes and technologies in a manufacturing environment.
Preferred five (5) years of experience in a leadership role; directing, training, mentoring, and developing personnel in a high demanding environment.
Internal candidates must have completed PV-44.
Preferred Skills:
Experience in paint robotic automation systems
Fluid flow systems
Siemens systems
Kuka robotics
Durr robotic systems
Must be able to evaluate alternative solutions and prepare decision making process
LEAN manufacturing
Prior working knowledge at an automotive manufacturing plant preferred
Proficient in Microsoft office (excel, word, power point)
Interpersonal skills with the ability to work well in an intercultural, fast paced, changing, and growing environment.
We are all in for change. Are you too? Apply now.
If you have experience in the above and are interested in joining an outstanding company we welcome you to apply. The division Mercedes-Benz Vans is world renown for quality and innovative products.
EXCELLENT COMPENSATION & BENEFITS PLAN WITH 401k MATCHING
Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC ("MBV") is a plant in Ladson, South Carolina that assembles Sprinter vans for the U.S. and Canadian market under the brands Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner. The midsize Mercedes-Benz Metris vans are also reassembled at this location.
Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC has invested more than 500 million U.S. dollars in the new Sprinter plant, which officially opened in 2018. Today the MBV facility provides more than 1,600 jobs and supports at least 600 additional jobs in the region through its suppliers. More than 200,000 Sprinter and Metris vans have been assembled in North Charleston and delivered to destinations across the U.S. since 2006. Therefore, MBV celebrates a 15-year legacy of SKD production in 2021. The U.S. is the second largest market for Sprinter vans, after Germany.
Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that appreciates and leverages the diversity of our team. We provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation),age, national origin, religion, marital status, veteran status, physical or other disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.