Continuous Improvement – TPM Manager

What You Will Do

Safety, Health and Environmental (SH&E)

• Improve plant safety through continuous improvement.
• Make improvements to the safety culture through TPM projects and interface with the Safety Pillar.
• Promote safety through all department functions.
• Participate in plant safety meetings, worksite inspections, SH&E audits & assessments, and other elements of the safety process.
• Conduct BBS observations to reinforce safe behaviors and correct at-risk behaviors within in the organization.
• Ensure incidents, accidents, and upset conditions are appropriately identified, communicated, managed, and investigated to ensure compliance with external and internal requirements.

• Implement Ecolab’s Production System’s highly visible TPM Strategy within the plant using methodology aligned with Global framework and other capabilities, assume responsibility for extensive continued deployment, with focus of systems sustainability.
• Oversee external consultant activity on-site, as needed, but with objective of self-leadership independence and site autonomy.
• Implement rapid change.
• Be a hands-on team builder able to recognize change management challenges and lead individuals and teams through the change process.
• Identify, prioritize, and manage multiple improvement projects.
• Spend

50% of the day walking the plant working closely with employees and teams.
* Coordinate area projects with site 5s leader and Kaizen/lean events with facilitators.

• Track all TPM and savings projects in the Project Management Tool (Power Steering) when appropriate.
• Complete the Self-Assessment exercise according to the required framework as they guide the on-going TPM progress according to the Global & Regional Master plans.
• Complete regular Plant Health Checks to ensure the plant continues to operate to TPM governance model.
• Support the Plant Manager in preparation of Plant related TPM audits.

• Support and drive implementation of Loss Analysis and TPM.
• Use Loss Analysis to identify the biggest opportunities using TPM methodology to systemically identify and minimize our major losses.
• Drive savings through loss analysis and deliver realistic savings opportunities, becoming the key driver to supply chain excellence and meet our savings goals.
• Maintain a cost reduction program by continuously evaluating operating methods and procedures and looking for more cost-effective routes to accomplish results.

• Drive and develop improvement teams to support the Plant Manager.
• Promote the developing culture through TPM.
• Deliver TPM training aligned with Global TPM Strategy and Road Map.
• Represent site in Reaction Plant network TPM leadership group.
• Support manufacturing skills models to develop a Loss Analysis culture.

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5 years of experience in a manufacturing/supply chain environment
• 2 years of experience in coaching and leading cross-functional teams (including team building, understanding motivation and negotiation techniques, and providing work direction to others)
• 2 years of experience working with and understanding TPM principals and methods (including 5S, Autonomous Management, Planned Maintenance, Visual Management and Kaizen)
• No immigration sponsorship offered for this position

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Logistics, Science or Business
• 3 years of experience applying TPM in a JIPM TPM award winning plant
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, leadership ability, outstanding decision-making skills, and excellent verbal and written skills
• 2 years of experience in a lean six sigma leadership role
• Proven experience driving large scale culture shifts

The base salary range for this position is $96,700.00 – $. This position is eligible for annual bonus pay based on performance, per plan terms. Many factors are taken into consideration when determining compensation, such as experience, education, training, geography, etc. We comply with all minimum wage and overtime laws.

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. If you are viewing this posting…