Maintenance Team Leader
| Company | Sanofi |
|---|---|
| Location | Virginia, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- Trade qualification (Electrical or Fitter & Turner)
- Strong engineering aptitude and experience
- Understanding of GMP, quality and OHS requirements
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organisational skills
- Good customer service mindset
- Self motivated and able to work autonomously to meet deadlines consistently, handling numerous tasks concurrently. Good ability to prioritize.
- Skills in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access.
- Proven people management skills
Responsibilities
- Prepare annual & short term maintenance plans in alignment with compliance rules (budget, QA, HSE)
- Coordinate and gate keep all planned work orders
- Understand the labour needs including skills to perform planned work orders
- Define BOM and tools required (including Safety instructions). This maybe through the team members allocated the work order.
- Identify tasks to be performed in-house and those to be subcontracted. This will take account of factors such as current work load, skill set required etc.
- Estimate the total cost (Labour, materials, charges from contractors/suppliers) for work requests.
- Co-ordinate closely with the engineering and production departments to ensure the best maintenance plans are in place.
- Coordinate, with relevant functions (production, HSE, Planning, QA), for all work orders .
- Obtain approvals required.
- Schedule the job and perform kitting activities (where appropriate).
- Co-ordinate closely with the Engineering and Maintenance Assistant to ensure the spare parts warehouse is maintained and spare parts inventory levels are optimised.
- Prepare weekly schedules for the team and prioritise the work orders in alignment with stakeholders.
- Perform daily face to face meeting with the shift production supervisor
- Daily shop floor Gemba walks
- Identify and implement improvements to plant maintenance program by machine or line.
- Assist with design and manufacture of any new process or equipment improvements
- Driving lean and autonomous maintenance. Through programs such as SEED.
- Administrating the computerised maintenance program.
- Ensure engineering documentation and maintenance history is current utilising computer databases and paper systems.
- Set and follow up performance metrics in agreement with relevant stakeholders.
- Ensuring planned preventive and predictive maintenance tasks are completed according to the maintenance and production schedules.
- Awareness of the Capex and Opex budgets for the area and adhering to the constraints set within.
- Manage contract labour used in maintenance
- Contribute to the development of a service focused maintenance department, including the maintenance of good relationships with other functional areas
- Ensure adherence to internal and regulatory quality systems
- Work with the maintenance team to improve engagement within the business and further develop a culture of frequent and open communication, accountability, recognition, feedback and inclusiveness
- Recruit, develop and coach direct reports for performance
- Conduct and document regular performance reviews and an annual review as well as regular personal / career development discussions with direct reports, in line with agreed Sanofi Performance Management Process
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Pharmaceutical / Chemical, Food or high-speed production line environment would be desirable