Reliability & Maintenance Manager

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Maintenance, Facilities & Reliability Manager

Reports to: Operations Director

Location: Full-time onsite in Mukwonago, WI

The Maintenance, Facilities & Reliability Manager (TPM Lead) is reporting to the Director of Operations and is the strategic owner of the site's asset reliability program, responsible for maximizing the performance, availability, and lifecycle value of all manufacturing and facility assets. This includes injection molding presses, automation systems, auxiliary equipment, facility infrastructure, maintenance inventory, and future capital investments.

This leader is accountable for establishing a world-class reliability engineering organization that ensures the plant operates safely, efficiently, and at maximum capability. Through the deployment of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), reliability engineering principles, and standardized technical systems, this role drives operational excellence while ensuring the site's assets are capable of supporting current production demands and future business growth.

In addition to reliability and maintenance execution, this role provides strategic oversight for new equipment introductions, manufacturing program launches, technical training systems, maintenance standards, asset lifecycle planning, and optimization of the site's press fleet utilization. The position is responsible for ensuring the organization's technical capabilities, maintenance systems, and reliability practices fully support the long-term manufacturing strategy.

As a Maintenance, Facilities & Reliability Manager, You Will:

Strategic Asset Management & Reliability Engineering

- Serve as the plant's strategic leader for asset reliability, asset lifecycle management, and long-term maintenance strategy.

- Develop and maintain a comprehensive asset management roadmap covering:

- Injection molding presses

- Automation and robotics systems

- Auxiliary processing equipment

- Facilities and infrastructure

- Critical spare parts inventories

- Establish reliability engineering standards that optimize asset utilization, reduce operational risk, and maximize return on capital investments.

- Develop long-range equipment replacement, refurbishment, modernization, and capital renewal strategies.

Press Fleet Optimization & Manufacturing Capability

- Ensure the facility is utilizing the full capability of its injection molding press fleet through standardization, reliability improvements, capacity optimization, and continuous performance monitoring.

- Partner with Operations and Engineering to identify equipment constraints and implement solutions that improve throughput, uptime, efficiency, and operational flexibility.

- Establish equipment standards and best practices that maximize production capability while reducing variability and downtime.

- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that increase Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) across the manufacturing asset base.

New Equipment & Program Launch Leadership

- Lead the reliability and maintainability workstreams associated with new press installations, automation systems, and manufacturing program launches.

- Ensure all new equipment introductions adhere to established site standards, reliability requirements, TPM principles, and maintenance strategies.

- Partner with Engineering and Operations to ensure successful commissioning, startup, validation, and handoff of new assets.

- Drive Early Equipment Management (EEM) processes to improve long-term equipment reliability and reduce startup losses.

- Establish technical acceptance criteria and reliability standards for all new capital investments.

Technical Standards & Governance

- Own and maintain maintenance, reliability, automation, and equipment standards across the facility.

- Ensure consistency in maintenance procedures, asset documentation, PM strategies, spare parts management, equipment setup, and technical work practices.

- Drive CMMS governance and standardization to support data-driven decision making and asset management.

- Establish auditing processes that ensure adherence to TPM and reliability standards.

Technical Training & Organizational Capability Development

- Develop and sustain a structured technical training and certification program for maintenance, reliability, facilities, and technical personnel.

- Establish competency matrices and skill development roadmaps to strengthen technical expertise throughout the organization.

- Ensure technical resources possess the knowledge and capabilities required to support existing operations and future technologies.

Parts Crib & Inventory Management

- Provide direct oversight of the maintenance stores and parts crib function.

- Develop a strategic spare parts management process aligned to asset criticality and business risk.

- Ensure inventory accuracy, availability of critical components, and optimized inventory investment.

- Utilize reliability data and critical asset assessments to define stocking strategies that minimize downtime while controlling costs.

Who We are Looking For

Qualifications

- 10+ Years of experience in manufacturing and injection molding

- TPM certification or extensive TPM implementation experience.

- Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.

- Experience with SAP PM, Fiix, eMaint, Maximo, or equivalent CMMS platforms.

- Experience leading reliability initiatives within injection molding, plastics manufacturing, packaging, or highly automated manufacturing environments.

- Experience managing facility infrastructure in a 24/7 manufacturing operation .

Who We are

At Aptar, we leverage insights, design, engineering and science to develop drug and consumer product dosing, dispensing and protection technologies for many of the world’s leading brands. Aptar in turn makes a meaningful difference in the lives, looks, health and homes of millions of patients and consumers around the world. Our innovations nasal drug delivery for emergency medicines, precise fragrance applications, mess-free ketchup dispensing for kids, connected technologies that support patients in adhering to their treatments and much more

With manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, and a dedicated team of over 13,000 employees in about 20 countries, Aptar is committed to creating impactful innovations for our customers and their consumers.

Our Culture

At Aptar, our success is driven by the individuals who contribute their unique talents and perspectives every day. We believe that when you bring your authentic self to work, we all thrive.

How We Support Our Employees

- An exciting, diverse and value based working environment

- Award-winning corporate university offering personal development and training opportunities.

- Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus plan.

- Contribute to the communities where we reside.

- Innovative benefits plan which includes: 401k & Retirement Savings plan, vacation, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, pet insurance, wellness plan, and generous paid maternity/paternity leave.

Aptar is an equal opportunities employer. We believe that a diverse workforce is key to our success. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief.

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In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $134,000 - 181,000 This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Aptar also offers a variety of benefits, including health, life, and disability insurance, 401(k) match and employer retirement savings contribution, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, company-paid holidays, and more. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on location, pay class, or other factors