Production Maintenance Manager

Production Maintenance Manager

Unither Pharmaceuticals is a French pharmaceutical industrial group dedicated to providing affordable healthcare products that improve and simplify patients’ lives. With 30 years of technological expertise, we are a world leader in sterile single dose manufacturing, operating 10 sites across 4 continents and employing over 2000 people. Our Rochester, NY site, Unither Manufacturing LLC., specializes in Blow‑Fill‑Seal, Liquid Stick‑Packs, Pharmaceutical bottles, Tablets and Capsules.

Michael Cifuentes

The Production Maintenance Manager oversees maintenance of all equipment used in the manufacturing and packaging of drug products at the Rochester, NY site, providing administrative and technical supervision to all Production Maintenance Mechanics.

• Production Equipment Meets Requirements for Effective Business Operations (50%)
  • Develops and manages projects to provide equipment required to support the business plan.
  • Coordinates scheduled and emergency maintenance, repair and improvements to equipment. Manages ERP work order system and assigns work orders and PMs to staff.
  • Identifies future maintenance and/or equipment resources required to meet the business plan.
  • Orders parts for preventative maintenance, work orders, routine jobs, and emergency repairs.
  • Oversees management of the Preventative Maintenance Program to ensure all equipment is properly maintained from a functional efficiency standpoint and in compliance with FDA requirements to have a formalized equipment maintenance system.
  • Participates in the Quality Improvement Program by performing investigations, writing response reports and implementing corrective actions for CAPA’s that fall within the responsibility of Production Maintenance.
• Skills & Performance of People Are Appropriate for Business Needs (25%)
  • Ensures self and staff understand the organization’s vision, values, goals and strategies and their relationship to their daily work.
  • Manages employee performance by clearly defining job responsibilities and standards of performance; tracking progress against goals; providing clear, thorough, timely feedback; and addressing performance problems and issues promptly.
  • Helps others to successfully manage organizational change. Facilitates the implementation and acceptance of change within the workplace. Acts as a champion for change. Develops, plans, and follows through on change initiatives. Accepts the ambiguity that comes with change activities.
  • Understands HR policies and practices and uses them to manage employees.
  • Ensures money, technology and staff are allocated to achieve optimal results.
  • Ensures self and staff keep up‑to‑date on technical knowledge and developments that impact roles. Uses this information to drive improvements and/or prepare for changing requirements.
  • Ensures an effective learning environment by coaching employees, orchestrating learning opportunities and providing relevant, high‑impact feedback.
• Production Maintenance Guidance & Advice (25%)
  • Provides technical support to all Production Maintenance mechanics in all skill areas including electrical, mechanical, controls and operational theory.
  • Provides general problem‑solving expertise, from an equipment perspective, to assist in overcoming operational problems as they occur in the manufacturing and packaging areas.
  • Provides technical support to project teams in the pursuit of new product introductions, line extensions of existing products, or product and process improvements aimed at improving efficiencies or quality.
  • Attends technical seminars and trade shows and maintains a current knowledge of equipment‑related technical developments in the pharmaceutical industry.

• High School Diploma/GED
• 15 years’ experience in automated pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging operations.
• 3 years supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of liquid and solid packaging systems.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing and processing equipment.
• Knowledge of preventative maintenance management systems and maintenance techniques.
• Solid fundamental understanding of mechanical systems and principles.
• Knowledge…