Job title: plant maintenance manager
about the role:
inventronics is a leading manufacturer of professional lighting products. Our goal is to provide world-class products and exceptional technical support to our customers.
we are looking for a talented plant maintenance manager to join our team in el salto, jalisco. The ideal candidate will have at least 8 years of experience in electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering or related fields.
this role involves maximizing the efficiency and operational availability of all machinery, equipment and infrastructure in the electronics manufacturing plant. It also involves ensuring the reliability of productive assets and continuous optimization of processes.
key responsibilities:
a. Leadership and team management - lead and coordinate process engineering, industrial engineering and maintenance teams.
- establish and measure combined key performance indicators (kpis) such as oee, mttr and mtbf.
- develop technical training plans and certification programs for staff in both departments.
b. Management maintenance strategy - design and implement a comprehensive maintenance strategy focused on critical electronics line equipment.
- manage the computerized maintenance management system (cmms) to record work orders, equipment history and critical spare parts inventory.
- ensure the availability of spare parts and minimize emergency repair costs.
c. Process and project engineering (capex)- direct process engineering for continuous improvement seeking to reduce cycle time, optimize material use and increase line yield.
- lead the planning, justification, procurement and installation of capital expenditure projects including new production lines, automation equipment and infrastructure improvements.
- collaborate with the npi team to ensure new machinery and processes are stable, repeatable and properly validated before mass launch.
d. Reliability and compliance - promote the implementation and maintenance of continuous improvement methodologies (tpm, lean manufacturing, six sigma).
- ensure that all facilities, equipment and processes comply with local and international safety, occupational health (ehs) and environmental regulations.
- oversee fixed asset management ensuring that the inventory of machinery and tools is up to date.
requirements:
a. Training and experience - university degree in electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering or related field.
- certification in lean manufacturing and/or six sigma (green belt minimum, black belt preferred).
- minimum 8-10 years of progressive experience in a manufacturing environment preferably high-volume electronics.
- minimum of 5 years of verifiable experience leading combined engineering (processes) and maintenance teams.
b. Knowledge technicians specific - experience in maintenance and optimization of smt equipment.
- mastery of industrial control systems (plcs, pneumatics, hydraulics) and automated systems.
- advanced cmms management (e.g., maximo, sap pm, eam, infor).
- solid knowledge in root cause analysis (rca) and reliability (rcm) tools.
- advanced english (reading technical manuals, communicating with international suppliers).
c. Skills and competencies - operational excellence leadership: ability to drive a culture of predictive maintenance and zero failures.
- priority management: superior ability to balance urgent line support with the execution of long-term strategic projects.
- data-driven decision making: using metrics (kpis, failure analysis) to guide investment and improvement strategies.
- interpersonal skills: ability to communicate and negotiate effectively with technical staff, management and suppliers.
benefits:
competitive monthly salary
full-time, permanent position
opportunities for professional growth and career advancement
dynamic and collaborative work culture
attractive benefits package including major medical insurance, meal vouchers and more