TPM & Reliability Manager
Why Radius?
Radius Packaging is an award-winning manufacturer driven by quality, innovation, and people. We are proud to be named Plastics News – Plastics Processor of the Year and recognized as a Top Workplace by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for two consecutive years.
Our culture is grounded in The Radius Way, our core values and guiding principles:
- Champion Positive Change
- Act with Integrity
- Strive for Excellence
- Emphasize Community
- Work Together
About the Role
Radius Packaging is seeking a TPM & Reliability Manager to join our team in New Berlin, WI. This role is responsible for developing and executing a reliability strategy that improves equipment uptime, machine efficiency, product quality, and maintenance effectiveness.
The TPM & Reliability Manager will lead the Preventive Maintenance program, PM team, and Maintenance Scheduler while helping build a world-class maintenance and reliability system focused on proactive maintenance, root cause elimination, project execution, and continuous improvement. This position will partner closely with Maintenance, Production, Quality, Engineering, Scheduling, and other departments to help Radius continue transitioning from a reactive maintenance environment to a proactive reliability culture.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the TPM and reliability strategy for the New Berlin facility
- Establish and maintain an “OEM or higher” standard of care for equipment
- Lead the transition from reactive maintenance to planned and preventive maintenance
- Lead the Preventive Maintenance team and oversee daily PM activities
- Ensure PMs are completed on schedule and to OEM specifications or better
- Audit and improve PM procedures, timing, effectiveness, and ownership
- Support reliability of blow molders, auxiliary equipment, and general facility systems
- Develop technical skills within the Preventive Maintenance team
- Lead Root Cause Analysis efforts for chronic or recurring equipment failures
- Implement reliable preventive actions and track their effectiveness
- Analyze downtime data and identify opportunities to improve uptime and OEE
- Lead reliability, best practice, and continuous improvement projects from concept through completion
- Develop project scopes, timelines, budgets, and resource requirements
- Manage OEM and vendor service contracts
- Coordinate contractors and outside resources as needed
- Ensure projects are completed safely, on time, and within budget
- Maintain strong communication with Production, Quality, Engineering, Scheduling, and other departments
- Support a safety-first culture by following all safety policies and proactively supporting the safety of others
- Ensure compliance with GMP, food safety, and food quality requirements as applicable
- Drive continuous improvement using key reliability metrics, including PM completion rate, PM audit scores, unplanned downtime, OEE, and project completion performance