Maintenance Manager - 1st Shift

POSITION SUMMARY: The Maintenance Manager is accountable for leading the site's maintenance function to ensure all plant assets are safe, reliable, and capable of consistently meeting operational and business requirements. This role is responsible for maximizing asset reliability and plant performance through effective planning, execution, and continuous improvement of maintenance strategies and practices. The Maintenance Manager leads, develops, and manages the maintenance team, ensuring employees possess the skills, qualifications, and capabilities required to support current and future business needs. The role fosters a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous learning while ensuring resources are effectively utilized to achieve maintenance objectives. This position is accountable for ensuring the highest standards of human and product safety by maintaining compliance with all safety, quality, environmental, and regulatory requirements and by embedding safe work practices throughout all maintenance activities. The Maintenance Manager champions a culture of continuous improvement across all facets of the maintenance function, driving improvements in equipment reliability, maintenance processes, cost effectiveness, and operational performance while minimizing downtime and supporting the achievement of the site's production and business goals. Key Outputs / Deliverables Management Responsibilities Define, propose and monitor the Maintenance and Improvement (M&I) plans and objectives in accordance with the Engineering Policy, Key Principles and the M&I Activity as outlined in the Nestlé Engineering Excellence (NEE) master document. Propose and implement work processes, procedures and technical resources related to the M&I team. Lead and coordinate the M&I team and maintain competencies, motivation and performance to achieve the M&I team’s mission and objectives. Propose and control the M&I budget. Propose and monitor M&I in accordance with the key performance indicators. Build successful interaction between production and warehouse teams in equipment repairs and maintenance. Demonstrate and promote the company’s values within the M&I team/Engineering team. Functional Responsibilities Ensure that there exists within the M&I team an attitude of absolute intolerance for unsafe situations. Ensure all team members are encouraged never to implement any change without first questioning its impact in relation to product safety/quality, people safety and the environment. No compromises should be tolerated. Ensure that the technical integrity and availability of equipment complies with all regulations. Ensure that Good Engineering Practices are being applied at all times. Ensure the implementation of all repairs/modifications resulting from gap assessments, plant audits and notifications. Ensure that all mechanics and operators receive direct on-the-line coaching in machinery…