TPM Leader

TPM Leader 

Our Global Supply Chain is a network of more than 300 manufacturing plants, distribution centers and other facilities designed and located to support our direct sales, marketing and distribution activities. We enable company growth by delivering savings through more efficient operations and high levels of service that create competitive advantage while earning and keeping customers' trust.

We are seeking to hire a TPM Leader to drive the Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program across the plant, ensuring sustainable improvements in equipment reliability, operational efficiency, and employee engagement. This role leads key TPM pillars, building a long term TPM culture in the plant, supports cross‑functional teams, and ensures the plant progresses toward world‑class manufacturing standards.

What’s in it For You:

•     Opportunity for a long-term career path that allows for exposure into all areas of the Ecolab’s supply chain.

•     Access to best-in-class resources, tools, and technology.

•     Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety-focused culture and has been recognized as one of the most ethical companies in the world.

What You Will Do: 

Core Purpose

·         Lead and coordinate the plant TPM program inline with site strategy/OGSM and the regional/global TPM program.

·         Proactively drive a continuous improvement culture to help realize the site vison.

Core Accountability

·          Ensure plant's TPM implementation is fully aligned to both site master plan and regional/global TPM strategy.

·          Subject matter expert for Plant Manager and plant leadership team on all aspects of TPM governance and deployment.

·         Coach and train all site associates in the effective application of TPM tools and techniques to achieve site KPI's.

·         Proactively contribute to regional TPM community by developing and sharing best practice.

·         Develop and promote loss driven culture through application of appropriate TPM tools and techniques.

·         Identify and prioritize areas for continuous improvement through effective audits, benchmarking and gap analysis.

Responsibilities

·         Proactively support the delivery of SHE improvements via SHE Pillar ensuring alignment with site master plan.

·         Ensure the use of lose analysis across the plant to identify opportunities and priorities actions.

·         Support plant team to achieve the KPIs.

·         Being the role model for the plant team mainly for the front liners and lead by example.

·         Leading the show by spending time on floor for observations, Audit, identifying gaps / defects and actions on time.

·         Coach, train and develop all associates in TPM fundamentals and effective application of TPM tools and techniques.

·         Being certified as a subject matter expert in TPM according to Ecolab standards.

·         Co-create, coordinate and organize plant's TPM steering committee, pillars and teams to ensure consistent deployment and delivery of results aligned with site master plan.

·         Ensure TPM philosophy, processes and procedures become fully embedded and integrated into the site's culture and ways of working.

·         Proactively contributes to regional TPM community including sharing of best practice, peer review, HPN Sessions and case studies.

·         Monitor and report progress against site KPI's to identify and implement improvement programs.

·         Be visible and accessible to the operations team, role model company values, vision and promote a continuous improvement culture.

·         Lead a group of pillars like the T&PD & 5S pillars; design and implement a competency management system for the plant.

·         Help identify losses and/or implement changes to improve products and/or reduce costs.

·         Coach TPM pillar teams to develop capability and deliver improvements.

·         Develop and train associates in how to develop fundamental TPM tools including 5S, Kaizens, OPLs, SOPs, CIL, checklists and TPM trainings according to Ecolab standards, etc.

·         Support all Pillars by being a reference and by providing materials and best practices from the regional or global communities. 

·         Coach all to implement loss analysis, KAIZENS, develop loss trees and deploy across plant.

·         Create and maintain TPM master plan, incorporating benchmarking with other sites.

·         Lead the plant towards gold certifications according to the agreed timeline and according to plant master plan/strategy.

·         Promote the plant branding and CBN across the plant and elevate the visual management according to the best practices in the plant.

Drives Results

·         Consistently delivers tasks on time and targeted quality.

·         Recognizes links between role and department results.

·         Builds and utilizes network to drive results.

·         Prioritizes work based on value to the department.

·         Proactively identifies opportunities for process improvements and takes appropriate action.

·         Actively seeks out information in areas across site and business.

·         Initiates use of the Performance Planning & Development process to achieve personal goals and improve business performance.  Identifies key technical experts and develops relationships to gain in-depth technical knowledge.

Business Insights

·         Recognizes key business drivers (i.e. key performance indicators, metrics, OGSM, NPV, MIRR, etc.) and how they link to work plan.

·         Demonstrates understanding of Supply Chain work processes (i.e. maintenance, production scheduling, Capacity, C/D, etc.).

·         Recognizes markets the company operates in and major competitors.

·         Incorporates financial metrics to justify projects (i.e. ROI, etc.).

·         Identifies key decision makers in areas of responsibility.

Decision Quality

·         Considers multiple aspects of a decision or challenge.

·         Develops more detailed alternatives prior to informing of decision.

·         Identifies alternatives and makes recommendations to address issues.

·         Demonstrates ability to make timely, accurate, and effective decisions.

·         Recognizes when to elevate an issue or problem to supervisor.

·         Considers best practice approaches internally and externally.

Minimum Qualifications:  

·         3+ Years of Experience in TPM field in a manufacturing plant.

·         Working knowledge across Operations in adynamic environment.

·         Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook)

·         Fluency in English (spoken, written, and reading), with excellent communication skills.

·         Analytical thinking, being able to take data-driven and informative decisions.

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