Lead Manager Maintenance

Reynolds American is evolving into a global multi-category business. Our purpose is to create A Better Tomorrow™ by Building a Smokeless World. To achieve our ambition, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to join us on this journey. Tomorrow can’t wait, let’s shape it together! REYNOLDS AMERICAN has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Manager Maintenance in Tobaccoville, NC Your key responsibilities will include:

• Ensures all programs reflect thorough application / understanding of policies, procedures and corporate/regulatory standards. Ensures compliance with safety, housekeeping and product quality standards and ensures regulatory and ISO (or similar certifications if required) requirements are met. Manage production or maintenance activities to meet production demand, quality and cost requirements.
• Provides leadership to direct reports, contractors, and third parties to meet manufacturing goals and supports strategic direction of function. Track and analyses performance metrics and uses data to recommend improvements and identify process changes. Ensure project management is embedded in program execution. Participate in change management processes and help others to understand reasons for change.
• Demonstrate and drive high performance for team and functional areas. Communicate performance expectations, evaluate performance against goals and communicate results.
• Drive collaborative efforts within own function; solicits others' ideas and perspectives to solve problems; uses external resources to identify best practices. Use sound judgment in decision making by understanding how all functions of the business fit together. Provides input for business case development and lead team members in applying to functional work activities.
• Alignment of maintenance staffing to perform daily maintenance tasks, prioritize work orders, and oversee their completion to ensure minimal production disruption.
• Development of training plans to support equipment, process changes, individual and team capability development
• Work directly with OEM vendors to drive equipment part improvements for longer life, obsolescence changes, machine upgrade modifications
• Ensure and develop maintenance strategies to prevent breakdowns and extend equipment life
• Monitor, adjust, and ensure proper set-up of equipment spare parts to achieve maintenance strategies and production
• Manages Repairs and Maintenance budget to track cost and continuous improvement
• Cross shifts point of contact for production on escalations for safety, quality, utilities, and maintenance issues

• High School diploma or G.E.D. required and 7+ years progressive work experience
  Management, or related field and 5+ years progressive experience.
• Demonstrated track record of high performance in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent leadership, communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to make sound and timely decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven self-starter who generates new ideas and challenges the status quo.
• Self-motivated, energetic, flexible and adaptable to change.
• Good computer skills, including Microsoft Office Professional Suite and other
  system driven controls and data.

• Associate’s degree in Technical, Business, Management or related field and 6+
  years progressive work experience; or bachelor’s degree in Technical, Business Management, or related field and 5+ years progressive experience.
• Experience managing production employees in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience in an FDA regulated work environment.
• Strong background in electrical and controls applications in a manufacturing environment

At Reynolds American, we are committed to our Purpose of creating A Better Tomorrow. This is what drives our people and our passion for innovation. See what is possible for you at REYNOLDS AMERICAN.

Collaboration and teamwork underpin everything we do here at Reynolds American. We know that collaborating with colleagues is what makes us stronger and best prepared to meet our business goals.