Unit Head of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

JOB PURPOSE:The Unit Head of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) in the ferrous and non-ferrous recycling industry oversees all plant machinery, heavy equipment reliability, and operational efficiency. This executive role blends heavy industrial operations management with continuous improvement methodologies, optimizing shredders, balers, and sorting systems while ensuring zero accidents and zero equipment breakdowns.KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:1. Strategic Equipment & TPM Leadership:

• Autonomous Maintenance: Empower operators to perform basic daily equipment upkeep (cleaning, lubricating, inspecting) on heavy machinery.
• Equipment Reliability: Minimize costly downtime of critical assets, including industrial shredders, eddy currents, optical sorters, shears, and balers.
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Lead RCA protocols for chronic equipment failures to implement permanent engineering solutions.2. Operations & Production Management:
• Process Optimization: Oversee the inbound processing, sorting, grading, and shredding flows for both ferrous (iron/steel) and non-ferrous (copper, aluminum, stainless) metals.
• KPI: Report metrics like Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Total Effective Equipment Performance. (TEEP)
• Resource Allocation: Oversee workforce schedules and cross-functional teams across multiple departments (e.g., non-ferrous recovery plants).3. Quality Control & Inventory:
• Grading & Segregation: Ensure strict quality control for metal purity levels to meet mill specifications and global market standards.
• Inventory Control: Manage raw scrap intake, Work-In-Progress (WIP), and outbound shipments of processed commodities.4. Safety & Environmental Compliance:
• OSHA/HSE Standards: Enforce rigorous safety regulations relevant to heavy scrap yards (e.g., traffic management, molten metal protocols, radiation checks).
• Housekeeping: Champion 5S workplace organization methodologies.
• Environmental Permits: Ensure strict compliance with local and federal environmental laws regarding hazardous and non-hazardous scrap management.JOB CONTEXT:1- Utilization of the Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) as their primary management framework.2- Eliminating the "Six Big Losses" (breakdowns, setup time, minor stops, speed loss, defects, and startup losses).Qualification:Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Metallurgy, or Industrial Management.Experience:7-10+ years of progressive leadership experience in heavy manufacturing, metals processing, or a scrap recycling environment.Skill & Competencies:
• TPM/Lean Certification: Strong background in implementing TPM, Six Sigma, or Lean Manufacturing concepts in a plant setting.
• Technical Aptitude: Comprehensive understanding of industrial hydraulic systems, conveyor belts, magnetic separators, and shredder wear parts.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional change-management, analytical, and cross-functional leadership capabilities.