Location: Towanda,PA, USA
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If you would like to be a part of a premier multi-industrial company that is delivering sustainable solutions that bring real purpose and value, of a company with collaborative spirit because it believes that we work best when we work together as a team and values the diversity of thought, then DuPont is the company for you!
**WHY JOIN US?**
**Our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter!**
Have the **Opportunity** to chart your own course, challenge yourself, and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career. We reward employees with competitive pay and incentives to recognize skills, competencies, and contributions to business results.
Get to **Experience** a collaborative environment where teamwork is celebrated with flexibility that enhances balance and an inclusive atmosphere that is welcoming to all!
Get to know our **Purpose** and make it yours by bringing innovations to market that improve the world, share a commitment to sustainability that makes our planet better and give back to communities in which we work and live.
Our Operations team is essential to delivering the innovative and life-saving products we make for our customers. We depend on our team members to actively engage in continuously improving our operations while we provide the growth and development to help them build their skills and career. Operational Excellence in our workplace unleashes the energy, creativity, and collaboration - along with our tools, technology and training - that enables our people to perform at their best.
**Maintenance Area Manager** is a leadership role focused on building fully engaged and competent teams that deliver results in line with the area performance goals in a safe and efficient way. The Maintenance Area Manager is the owner of the Reliability and Maintenance organization for the Towanda Site and provides functional direction to Site Maintenance First Line Managers, Reliability Engineers, Continuous Improvement Consultants, Value-Added Process Engineers, and their teams. This role is responsible for developing and leading the facility maintenance strategy and implementing Maintenance Work Management Processes with a focus on Continuous Improvement.
**Your key responsibilities:**
+ Embraces and demonstrates DuPont Core Values
+ Communicates performance goals, metrics, and outcomes within area to meet production goals and the customers' needs safely and efficiently
+ Delivers results across Safety, Reliability, and Maintenance cost optimization
+ Promotes commitment and ownership to Operational Excellence by engaging team members to identify opportunities for continuous improvement, eliminate waste, and remove barriers; Uses lean and digital tools effectively
+ Hires, retains, and develops talent to meet current and future capabilities; Promotes a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment
+ Coaches, develops, and provides performance feedback to team members to build capabilities, align on expectations and overall team effectiveness; Uses reward and recognition to drive the right behaviors and results
+ Partners with leaders to stay informed of the business strategy and needs; Pivots as needed to deliver business value
+ Organizes area resources to drive performance; Completes administrative requirements timely and efficiently
+ Sources the reliability and maintenance reps for small capital projects and maintenance improvement projects
+ Knows the site/unit/area products, our customers?and their?requirements?
+ Uses business knowledge and cost?modeling tools to build cases and?evaluate needs/opportunities
+ Primary sponsor of area?Operational?Discipline; Optimizes work process interface within the business, area, and/or site; Analyzes and audits work process results and S10G compliance??
+ Solves simple and complex?technical problems while?balancing?speed/risk/reward
+ Creates an environment of?accountability for meeting agreed-upon expectations?
+ Uses management systems to monitor?the organization's performance against?goals
+ Energizes the organization by clarifying the broader purpose and importance of the work?
**Capabilities Required for this Role (Knowledge Skills & Abilities):**
+ Knowledge of appropriate standards, protocols, and systems.
+ Microsoft Office knowledge and skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
+ Functional understanding of Maintenance Scheduling software, currently SAP.
+ Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills with the ability to influence managers, peers and the maintenance team.
+ Effective risk management and mitigation skills.
+ Demonstrated skill in verbal and written communications, planning and organizing.
+ Excellent organization and time management skills to include prioritization, scheduling, and optimizing work force skills and resources.
+ Root cause analysis, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
+ Safety, Quality & Environmental Auditing skills.
+ Leadership skills - coaching & mentoring.
+ Understanding of Maintenance Work Management Processes.
**Behaviors Required for this Role:**
+ Organizational skills - Having and using the knowledge of our organization's systems, procedures, and culture to identify issues and/or opportunities and act on them in a way that meets the needs of customers and magnifies your impact.
+ Collaborating with others - Empowers purposeful engagement; servant leader ; keeps things simple; engages individuals/team to achieve superior results; creates an atmosphere of value-driven outcomes.
+ Appreciating differences - Seeks out and surrounds her/himself with people who are and think differently; people want to work with and learn from her/him; broader awareness of the value of diversity and inclusion.
+ Accountable - Takes responsibility for actions; communicates with transparency; recovers from mistakes; owns their impact.
+ Functional skills - The specific skills and experiences needed to deliver and accelerate in your current role and throughout your career.
+ Business judgement - Awareness, understanding, and navigation of our business to enable improvement or development of solutions in your role that improve our business and our customers' experience.
**Qualifications:**
+ B.S. in Engineering or equivalent degree is required
+ 7-10 years of Maintenance and/or Reliability experienced is required
+ Process Safety Management (High Hazard Process) experience, preferred
+ Line of Business experience, preferred
+ Six Sigma/Lean Practitioner, preferred
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