Director of Technical Operations

At Niagara, we're looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

Consider applying here, if you want to:

• Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.
• Develop lasting relationships with great people.
• Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

Essential Functions

• FAT's
  • Hire/Train/Designate SME's to attend all FAT's
  • Verify the machine spec as per design and communicating to OEM if there's discrepancies
• Technical Support & Troubleshooting
  • Build technical team to support the 13 current aseptic lines
  • Evaluate in house talent
  • Weekly aseptic support calls
  • Deploy resources as when needed based on Change-gear submissions
  • Focus line Support (For Batching to Block)
• Maintenance and rebuild support
  • DV and Audit from Batching to Block
    • Ordering spare parts
    • Schedule OEM
    • Partner with TS, planning on rebuild schedule
• Maintenance compliance (Batching to Block)
  • Creation of PM scripts and Partnering with Asset Management for administrative functions
  • System Audits (Machine and Maintenance)
  • Condition based maintenance (predictive maintenance)
  • OEM Management
  • Warranty Management
  • Maintenance contract execution
  • Punch list management (Post SAT)

• Lead the trouble shooting exercise as and when needed to troubleshoot equipment issues. Partner with process engineering, plant teams and OEM to trouble shoot the issue, define the corrective action and implementation.
• Develop, monitor, and report performance indicators to highlight progress, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Lead and develop Team Members with robust training materials to successfully meet the Company's objectives, creating a competitive advantage and ensuring Team Members learn from your expertise.
• Responsible for managing the SG&A budget for the team and performance management of team members.
• Mentor our plant maintenance managers, in partnership with the Plant Directors on optimal aseptic business practices.
• Liaise between various support groups to ensure alignment on the vision of success for aseptic and integration into Niagara's existing business model.
• Work closely with external manufacturing partners to ensure proper integration of new business to meet company and program goals.
• Identify new technology to further improve the overall batching operation, mainly Aseptic.
• Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • 10+ Years - Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
  • 10+ Years - Experience in Position
  • 10+ Years - Experience managing people/projects

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

• Preferred Qualifications:
  • 10+ Years- Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
  • 10+ Years - Experience working in Position
  • 10+ Years - Experience managing people/projects

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Competencies

• Ideal candidate has a BS degree in Biology or an Engineering discipline with an MBA
• Ability to negotiate, collaborate and influence
• Ability to analyze data and find/mitigate risk
• Results driven and ability to communicate
• Experience working in a food manufacturing environment
• Ability to identify weak spots in a process to improve efficiency
• Great planning and project management skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Open to travel up to 50-60% of the time to our aseptic and beverage plant operations

This position embodies the values of Niagara's LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success:

• Lead Like an Owner
  • Manages a safe working environment, accurately documents safety related training, and effectively communicates safety incidents
  • Provides strategic input and oversight to departmental projects
  • Makes data driven decisions and develops sustainable solutions
  • Skilled in reducing costs and managing timelines while prioritizing long run impact over short term wins
  • Makes decisions by putting overall company success first before department/individual success
  • Leads/facilitates discussions to get positive outcomes for the customer
  • Makes strategic decisions which prioritize the needs of the customer over departmental/individual goals
• InnovACT
  • Continuously evaluates existing programs and processes, and develops new initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce waste
  • Creates, monitors, and responds to departmental performance metrics to drive continuous improvement
  • Communicates a clear vision, organizes resources effectively, and adjusts the strategy as needed when managing change
• Find a Way
  • Demonstrates ability to think analytically and synthesize complex information
  • Effectively delegates technical tasks to subordinates
  • Works effectively with departments, vendors, and customers to achieve organizational success
  • Identifies opportunities for collaboration in strategic ways
• Empowered to be Great
  • Makes hiring decisions primarily based on culture fit and attitude, and secondarily based on technical expertise
  • Engages in long term talent planning
  • Provides opportunities for the development of all direct reports
  • Understands, identifies, and addresses conflict within own team and between teams

Education

• Minimum Required:
  • Bachelor's Degree

• Preferred:
  • Master's Degree

Certification/License:

• Required: N/A
• Preferred: N/A

Foreign Language

• Required: None Required
• Preferred: None Required

Typical Compensation Range

Benefits

Our Total Rewards package is thoughtfully designed to support both you and your family:

Regular full-time team members are offered a comprehensive benefits package, while part-time, intern, and seasonal team members are offered a limited benefits package.

• Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time
• Paid parental and caregiver leaves
• Medical, including virtual care options
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members
• Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertilitybenefits for IVF and fertility preservation plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements
• Income protection including Life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness and an accident plan
• Special discount programs including pet plans, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking, etc.
• Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan and scholarship opportunities
• And more!

https://careers.niagarawater.com/us/en/benefits

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