**LOCATION**:Acuna / Coahuila (MX-COA), Mexico | **BRAND**: Bendix | **REQUISITION ID**:6004 |** JOB GRADE**: 15
|** ON-SITE/REMOTE**: On-site
**JOB DESCRIPTION**:
This position's primary role is to drive equipment reliability and maintenance activities throughout the manufacturing enterprise.
This role is responsible to establish best practice maintenance standards and systems across all the plants, to develop baseline reliability standards with measurable KPI's and audit new manufacturing equipment for compliance.
Work with the plants to assess current and future needs then develop and implement technical training for the plants as required.
This role will lead the Cross-Plant Autonomous and Professional Maintenance Teams and drive the implementation of world class manufacturing tools through the integration of Knorr-Bremse Production methodologies.
**Essential Functions**:
- Responsible to define reliability and maintenance standards and ensure execution of them as new equipment is designed and built.
- Lead the effort to develop and integrate maintenance best practices across the Acuña campus.
- Develop and maintain a spare parts strategy and corresponding business processes for new and existing equipment.
- Develop a "share the spare" strategy across the plants where possible to help drive cost savings / cash flow improvement.
- Define systems utilization and structure for assets in the SAP/PM system and work with the plants to drive continuous improvement of the maintenance work order system.
- Develop and maintain an equipment health assessment matrix of all current assets and a refurbishment strategy process.
- Define and maintain the criteria for equipment classification.
- Coordinate yearly refurbishment project prioritization, budget appropriation and management of project funds in coordination with the plants.
- Develop required technical training strategies and implementation plans in coordination with the plants and business units.
- Coach and guide Manufacturing Leaders on the proper method and use of tools to eliminate losses and waste.
- This role will focus on Prioritized Maintenance losses within manufacturing to improve throughput/lead time.
- This role will create Autonomous and Professional Maintenance standard documents, processes and implementation of best practices across all plants.
- This role will coach, guide and direct Plant Autonomous and Professional Maintenance Leaders for plant reviews, audit preparation and kaizen reporting activities; provide direction to Plant Leadership for strategic and horizontal expansion, auditing and succession development.
- The Lead works with global counterparts from each of the regions to establish global pillar standards and expand knowledge.
- Serve manufacturing locations by helping conduct workshops, benchmarking trips and training.
- Lead Cross-Plant Autonomous Maintenance and Professional Maintenance Teams to implement world class AM and PM processes, tools and methodologies.
- Serve as Subject Matter Expert on Central function, Cross-Functional Team designed to create knowledge, leadership and expansion of KPS manufacturing methodology.
- The employee has the authority to stop the production line, when he/she notices that the product has a quality problem or defect.
- Support PSA Activities and procedures with team members
- Perform all those activities that by the nature of the position are required.
**Management & Supervisory Responsibilities**:
- Job **is** **NOT directly** responsible for managing other employees.
Co-ops or students may report to this position.
**Knowledge**:
- Project & Time Management
- Communication within cross-functional teams
- Strong analytical, written and verbal communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work across all Bendix locations, multi-task and detail oriented
- Must be able to read and write in English.
**Experience**:
- Experience working in a Matrix organization
- Multiple different ME assignments with successful individual achievements or strong team-based achievements
- Experience working with skilled trades or maintenance organizations
- Global Exposure working with others from other regions to complete projects
- Cross-Functional assignment in other Industrial roles
- Direct Plant experience is a plus
- Valid passport
- Willing to travel up to 15% of the time
- Prior Supervisory skills (desirable)
**Skills**:
- Excellent level of analytical ability, communication and interpersonal skills required to build relationships with team members and customers to solve problems and resolve issues.
- Demonstrated ability to manage teams of people/projects and assignments with highest level of autonomy and accountability for results
- Demonstrates initiative by reaching beyond work assigned to improve output and/or help others
- Proven ability in project management skills and ability to teach others
- Advanced knowledge of assembly & manufacturing processes.
- Advanced pro