The Technical Site Manager provides strategic technical leadership to drive operational excellence, equipment reliability, asset performance, and continuous improvement across a complex manufacturing facility. This role is responsible for leading maintenance excellence programs, improving equipment efficiency, reducing downtime and operating costs, and maximizing productivity. The position oversees maintenance personnel, preventive and predictive maintenance programs, parts and materials management, and capital projects while ensuring compliance with all applicable safety, environmental, and quality requirements.
The Technical Site Manager partners closely with operations, engineering, and training teams to develop technical talent, strengthen maintenance systems, and implement initiatives that support a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement. Key areas of focus include behavioral-based safety, total productive maintenance (TPM), 5S, loss prevention, regulatory compliance, and long-term asset management.
- Continuously identify and implement process improvements and departmental efficiencies, including recommendations to improve work methods, equipment performance, work quality, working conditions, and equipment utilization.
- Develop and implement maintenance and parts management improvement programs and projects to enhance plant performance and equipment reliability.
- Manage maintenance personnel, including hiring, training, performance management, and employee development to meet departmental objectives.
- Ensure preventive and predictive maintenance activities are completed and accurate maintenance records are maintained for all assets.
- Develop long-range strategic maintenance plans to ensure equipment reliability and maintenance requirements are consistently achieved.
- Manage capital projects as assigned and support corporate engineering in the development and implementation of capital improvement projects.
- Ensure maintenance projects comply with applicable local, state, and federal safety and environmental regulations and requirements.
- Lead or participate in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) studies and support the implementation of identified corrective actions.
- Manage supervisor and associate activities, including performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, training and development, issue resolution, employee engagement, and communication of departmental goals.
- Establish and implement continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen maintenance effectiveness, reduce equipment downtime, control costs, and improve overall facility performance.
- Ensure effective management and availability of maintenance parts and materials, proactively communicating potential shortages to the appropriate departments.
- Verify conformance to equipment and material specifications and direct adjustments or corrective actions as needed.
- Establish and adjust work procedures to meet facility schedules, production requirements, and departmental goals.
- Proactively identify and address safety concerns within areas of maintenance responsibility.
- Ensure compliance with corporate Environmental, Health, and Safety (EH&S) guidelines, procedures, and established Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) programs.
- Actively participate in and support the facility's safety program, ensuring compliance with personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient maintenance parts room and work environment.
- Ensure compliance with ergonomic assessment requirements and applicable workplace safety practices.
- Maintain compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), corporate quality procedures, and applicable standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Understand the impact of maintenance activities on plant microbiological goals and support applicable microbiological prevention practices.