Maintenance Manager at Avery Dennison — NeverHard

Job Description Direct multiple shifts in a 24/7 manufacturing environment. This critical role requires continuous coordination of maintenance-related activities, workforce planning, and effective communication to drive world-class asset reliability and maximize uptime of complex, high-speed automated equipment. You will lead the day-to-day Maintenance operations and act as a mentor and coach for front line supervisors in technical and leadership competencies. Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities: Essential functions may include, but are not limited to: Operations / Productivity Initiatives Lead and develop a maintenance organization consisting of supervisors, planners, team leaders, and over 30 hourly technicians. Direct the maintenance and reliability of complex automated systems, including PLCs, robotics, vision systems, and industrial networking infrastructure. Provide leadership in troubleshooting major downtime events with the support of engineering and other technical resources as needed. Champion Root Cause Analysis (RCA) efforts on critical, major downtime events to implement permanent engineering or process solutions that eliminate recurring failures. Assist in establishing annual budgets for maintenance, including overtime, supplies, and equipment expenditures. Manage Maintenance shift supervisors in the implementation and administration of company policies and procedures. Participate in production, safety, and plant leadership team (PLT) meetings; communicating goals/objectives/priorities to the team. Support the development and implementation of Safety, Quality, Service, Productivity, Cost and Continuous Improvement Programs. Ensure that performance evaluations are completed as needed and training opportunities are identified, prioritized, and made available as budget allows. This position reports directly to the site Technical Manager Establish and manage the MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) spare parts strategy to ensure critical component availability while optimizing inventory spend and minimizing obsolescence. Drive the transition to a proactive maintenance culture, achieving defined goals for the reduction of corrective and reactive work and maximizing the proportion of preventative and predictive activities. Leadership / Development Initiatives Mentor and coach all direct and indirect reports. Manage and optimize the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), ensuring data integrity and use of key performance indicators (KPIs) such as OEE, MTBF, and MTTR to inform maintenance strategies. Promote and maintain a collaborative working relationship with the workforce both within and outside of the maintenance team. Support performance management activities – including performance evaluation, objective setting, and developmental planning for hourly manufacturing employees. Establish performance and development plans for Shift Team Managers and direct reports, establishing SMART performance objectives that can be measured. Ensure effective training of new employees and continued cross-training and development of existing maintenance personnel, and support production in developing first-line technical troubleshooting skills for operators Assist Team Managers in the management of employee relations, including discipline, employee conduct, and performance Drive standard work and 5S Initiatives throughout the organization. Support the implementation of ELS (Enterprise Lean Sigma) and Six Sigma initiatives, including employee training. Safety Training Initiatives Act as safety champion and provide safety leadership through modeling appropriate behavior and adherence to all safety policies and processes. Provide training, quarterly reviews and support to the safety team as needed. Conduct accident investigations as needed. Work with Occupational Health Nurse to manage return to work/workforce restrictions as appropriate.