Arconic Aluminum Extrusion serves the global aerospace and automotive markets with the most specialized engineering, highest quality, and the greatest breadth and depth of forgings and extrusions. Our vertically integrated capabilities and deep materials science expertise in aluminum and titanium structural casting is taking the industry to new heights. AEX is a business unit of Arconic (NYSE: ARNC).
Reporting to the Casting Manager will be a member of Casting leadership team, supporting the Ingot and Aluminum Lithium Cast Houses in Lafayette, IN. This role will provide leadership for the Maintenance Department at the Lafayette Arconic facility.
The principal challenge of this position is to lead and direct the maintenance resources in the fulfillment of Lafayette Arconic’s business objectives. This position leads and is directly accountable for the Casting Maintenance Departments as well as the management of the maintenance workforce in a matrixed organization. The incumbent must possess the ability to communicate effectively with all personnel, be forward thinking with the ability to get organizational support from the various departments and groups across Lafayette Operations. As a key member of the Casting leadership team, this role requires ability to effectively work with all levels of the organization to find solutions and effectively manage the implementation in timely manner that benefits the overall plant.
Profile: This position is accountable for:
• Reporting to the Casting Manager, this position is responsible to set expectations for and manage the Lafayette Arconic Casting Maintenance Departments to support the plant and corporation strategic goals and objectives.
• A change agent capable of increasing proactive maintenance in a matrix organizational structure. Optimize Lafayette maintenance resources and use of work order system.
• Promoting and leading the development and application of predictive maintenance, Root Cause Analysis, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and control/capability of critical processes.
• Participating in the identification, recruitment, training, appraising and professional development of maintenance resources.
Essential Functions: The Casting Maintenance Manager within AEX requires technical and interpersonal skills essential to teamwork. Major duties include but are not limited to:
- Leading and participating in the development of an interdependent culture and an incident free workplace.
- Leading and being directly accountable for the Casting Maintenance groups.
- Developing strategic direction for the casting maintenance strategy and the implementation of the plans including and execution, optimization of internal resources, and improved overall casting OEE
- Ability to communicate and present to all levels of the organization in an efficient and direct method
- Ability to develop and foster team-based problem solving throughout the facility,
- Ability to manage multiple projects and activities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university.
- 10 years minimum of maintenance experience with a strong technical background
- High degree of people skills to motivate and influence stakeholders and employees.
- Demonstrated ability to deploy and maintain Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Thorough understanding of Maintenance and Engineering practices
- This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. §730, et seq.) and/or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Qualified candidate must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the relevant government agency. Business demands may require employer to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.
- Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Preferred Qualifications:
- MBA or equivalent from an accredited university
- 10-15 years of maintenance experience with a strong technical background
- Molten metal/Casting experience
- Supervisory/management experience in a unionized environment
- Experience in using an ERP database, Oracle experience is preferred.
- Thorough knowledge of Extrusion and Casting processes and standard practices with experience in various technical assignments
- Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt Certified
