Packaging maintenance supervisor leading technicians and reliability initiatives at Apotex, a Canadian pharmaceutical company. Improving equipment performance, compliance, and production uptime.
Responsibilities
Supervise the Packaging Maintenance team and ensure work complies with Safe Work Practices, cGMP, Standard Operating Procedures, and company policies
Coordinate, assign, supervise, and review maintenance activities and outcomes for Mechanical and Electrical Technicians
Drive continuous improvement consistent with the Engineering/Operations Strategic Plan
Develop systems and metrics to evaluate productivity, individual performance, and contribution
Initiate and execute safety, quality, productivity, and continuous improvement initiatives
Develop proactive maintenance activities and minimize equipment downtime
Execute the Maintenance Strategy while meeting timelines and minimizing disruption to the Packaging schedule
Drive SAP maintenance metrics including PM compliance, schedule adherence, breakdowns, backlog, and reliability
Align the Packaging Technical team with departmental and corporate strategic initiatives
Build relationships with business partners and provide recommendations to management
Resolve employee issues and act as a specialized Engineering resource for complex technical and equipment issues
Serve as departmental representative in the absence of the department manager
Recruit, train, develop, coach, and manage direct reports
Review development plans and ensure direct reports are trained and qualified
Manage performance through one-on-one meetings, probationary reviews, and mid-year discussions
Attract and retain talent and provide feedback and recognition
Ensure compliance with ethics, quality, safety, environmental, HR, and regulatory requirements
Perform other assigned duties
Requirements
Engineering degree — postsecondary degree or Diploma
Demonstrated leadership experience, particularly in approachability, dealing with direct reports, managing diversity, setting goals and objectives, and measuring performance
High level of numerical, statistics, and trending skills
Previous experience in the Food, Consumer Packaged Goods or Pharmaceutical industry an asset
Proven experience in complex technical problem solving
Computer literacy with Microsoft Office programs and exposure to CMMS program; SAP an asset
Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Ability to work within a team environment, as demonstrated through previous work experience
Ability to motivate self and others
Excellent written and spoken English communication skills
5 years’ experience in a relevant technical field
3–5 years’ supervisory experience
Benefits
Bonus programs based on position in the organization
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