Technical Manager

Overview:
Primo Brands is a leading branded beverage company in North America with a focus on healthy hydration. We are proud to offer an extensive and iconic portfolio of highly recognizable, sustainably sourced, and conveniently packaged branded beverages distributed across more than 150,000 retail outlets.

**Salary: $110,000 - $140,000 / year**

**Plant location**:Hope, BC

**Schedule**: Monday - Friday
- Hours and days can fluctuate based on business needs.

**Responsibilities**:

- Provide back-up support for SAP CMMS activities.
- Initiates, implements, and manages the plant maintenance within the bottling plant with an emphasis on planning and preventative/predictive maintenance.
- Manage all facility maintenance.
- Responsible for effectively planning, managing and coordinating all activities of Maintenance with all other departments and functions.
- Provide all required technical support to plant bottling and water processing equipment. Coordinate local projects, facility maintenance, and safety/environment activities. Supports equipment upgrades and installations by conferring and collaborating with design engineers and operations to coordinate the activities of the maintenance staff.
- Provide technical direction for all capital projects for the facility.
- Facilitates and delivers project status updates on results such as milestone achievement, schedule and next key deliverables, and people such as obstacles to performance and solutions to remove and/or escalation for resolution
- Responsible for engineering functional compliance. Ensures documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
- Provide technical support and strategic direction for all site safety and environmental initiatives.
- Directs, maintains, and enforces the safety program and training for the maintenance department; reviews safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for all maintenance mechanics, maintenance leads and electrician.
- Manages department schedules based on needs of the business.
- Analysis reporting and communication of departmental key metrics related to maintenance systems, safety and environmental.
- Provide direct support to all continuous improvement activities for Production units. Works closely with the operations manager to coordinate activities with plant operations.
- Communicates directly with the operations department to plan maintenance outages and repair work in process areas. Implements programs and procedures required ensuring plant cleanliness.
- Track, manage, and improve energy usage of the Plant.
- Establish and maintain standard operating procedures for all maintenance, safety and environmental related activities.
- Reviews the operation of plant equipment and systems routinely, to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipates and solves problems in a timely manner and identifies opportunities for improvement
- Ensure that while meeting manufacturing objectives and quality requirements that deliverables also comply with regulatory requirements.
- Responsible of the MIP (Maintenance Investment Plan) Optimize cost through effective budget planning, resources management and reduction in reactionary purchases and repairs.

Qualifications:

- Technical degree with three to five years of experience managing a maintenance or technical department or five to seven years of related experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Previous maintenance experience in a food or beverage production environment preferred.
- Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical) or related field.
- In-depth understanding of the preventative maintenance process.
- Thorough understanding of automation controls and industrial power distribution.
- Strong interpersonal skills, essential in dealing with people at all levels and in a variety of functions.
- Able to influence and motivate others to quickly achieve results and sustain them.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Canadian Engineering standards desired.
- Six Sigma, Lean or TPM experience / certification desired.
- Knowledge and experience to plan and execute projects from conception to completion.
- Solid analytical, problem solving, and technical troubleshooting skills.
- Working knowledge of the financial considerations when controlling a maintenance budget.
- Ability to influence change and innovation in a team atmosphere.
- Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, leadership, and organizational skills.
- Ability to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficient in making business decisions using facts and good judgment.
- Self-starter who requires mínimal direct supervision.
- Acquainted with Productive Total Maintenance and Statistical Process Control.

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