Global Maintenance Excellence Manager
Umicore
- Brussel
- Vast
- Voltijds
- Support all RBM sites with continuous improvement of maintenance (horizon 1)
- Use methodologies aiming to realize maintenance efficiency and cost improvements: predictive maintenance, MTBF analysis, RCA, TPM, 5S, lean 6 sigma,
- Provide training for the relevant OE methods to different levels
- Follow up maintenance KPI's of the different sites, discuss deviations with the sites, set yearly targets with the sites and work with the benchmarking and standardization manager to standardize KPI's
- Help the sites to identify, define and prioritize maintenance improvement projects.
- Work with PDE and engineering during the preparation, construction and startup of new RBM plants (horizon 2)
- Advise on maintainability, spare parts standardization
- Feedback lessons learned from practical experience
- Participate in commissioning and start up activities where relevant
- Prepare the maintenance setup for new sites
- Evaluate TCO and potential improvements
- Assess the optimal level of automation, suggest and develop improvements
- Identify, define and improve digital tools and industry 4.0 solutions in maintenance on both horizon 1 and horizon 2
- Specific tools and measurement to support maintenance RCA, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, PI/Power BI dashboards, SAP-PM, scheduling and mobility,...
- Identify opportunities, prepare business cases, define optimized processes, describe the functionalities,…
- Act as the global process owner (GPO) towards COO operational digitalization manager/BIT
- Develop in depth knowledge of maintenance of RBM plants
- Expertise on contamination management and prevention: contamination FMEA, equipment related contamination investigations,…
- Expertise on dust prevention
- Expertise on calibration of measurement equipment in production
- Act as project manager or project team member for key improvement projects
- As Global process owner maintenance (GPO) elaborate and maintain the global standard for maintenance processes and interface with local process owners.
- Ensure alignment between and advice to RBM sites, coordination and alignment with Sustainability, Digi, Engineering, PDE, PTI, BIT, EHS & QM
- Gatekeeper role in CR flow for maintenance related modifications in existing plants
- Participate in regular QM update, EHS workshops
- Bachelors or master's degree in engineering or other, with 5-10 years of experience in an operational or operational excellence role in an industrial environment
- Good knowledge of variety of systems & tools applied in operational excellence (lean 6 sigma, VSM, TOC, TPM, 5S) and experience in implementing operational excellence on the work floor.
- Familiar with production, maintenance, warehousing and internal logistics in battery materials industry or chemical process industry.
- Good practical technical / technological background. Knowledge of CAM manufacturing processes is recommended
- Having obtained a Lean 6 sigma black belt certification is a strong asset
- Experience with change management in a multi-site and multi-cultural environment
- Project management experience
- Well-developed business communication skills
- Excellent written and spoken English communication
- Computer skills: office software (Excel, Access and Word) and shopfloor digital tools (PI, Power BI, SAP PM)