Maintenance & Reliability Manager

Job description

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Accenture people build careers in four different areas of our business: Consulting, Technology, Outsourcing and internal Corporate Functions. Each area offers a unique career experience and a compelling mix of work and training opportunities, work environment and structure for career progression.

Working closely with our clients, Consulting professionals design, build and implement strategies that can help enhance business performance. They develop specialized expertise—strategic, industry, functional, technical—in a diverse project environment that offers multiple opportunities for career growth. While the specific type of consulting work they do can vary, it generally aligns to management consulting, systems integration consulting or technology consulting. Typically, Consultants work at client sites, which often requires travel.

Strategy professionals possess deep strategy development, architecting value and operating model architecture skills, influence through insight and partner with our clients to make bold decisions on priority C-Suite issues. They do this through their deep understanding of our clients' industry landscape, and business options in the context of global, economic, technology and social trends

Job Description

M&R Managers perform assessments of client facilities to evaluate present M&R programs and determine future state improvements.

·  Document needs and create value propositions for improvement initiatives including the development of site level and enterprise wide M&R strategies
·  Assist teams in development of business cases to include cost/benefit estimation, resource planning, scheduling and definition of KPIs
·  Support client improvement initiatives with expertise on Reliability Centered Maintenance principles to include Criticality Ranking, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
·  Develop and facilitate M&R training workshops in areas to include life-cycle maintenance strategy, planning and scheduling, design management, and change management
·  Provide consulting, training, coaching to Maintenance Managers, Supervisors, Planners and Reliability Engineers
·  Assist with the implementation of Predictive Maintenance (PdM) programs
·  Recommend and drive improvements in the area of shutdown management including logistics, scheduling, organization and contractor management
·  Provide improvement solutions in the area of inventory and warehouse management
·  Work with clients and Accenture solution teams to help capture, define business and functional requirements for CMMS
·  Coordinate effective M&R solutions with SAP PM, Oracle eAM, and IBMm Maximo implementations

Business Development

·  Assist with the identification and prioritization of target clients across the Resources portfolio
·  Team with client account leadership during planning and sales efforts
·  Develop compelling value propositions and proposals that result in increased win rates and improved average daily rates for the management consulting workforce
·  Drive M&R solution development that fully integrates Accenture's consulting and technology capabilities
·  Maintain presence during service delivery and identify follow on needs for both M&R and the broader spectrum of Accenture's capabilities.

Desired profile

Basic Qualifications

·  Minimum of 3 years experience in maintenance management or as part of a consulting practice focused on maintenance, reliability and operational excellence
·  Minimum of 3 years experience in Resources industry
·  BS in engineering or other technical discipline is required
·  MBA preferred

Preferred Skills

·  Deep expertise in Preventive Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance, RCM, FMEA, Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Inventory and Warehouse Management, CMMS and/or EAM
·  Background in Maintenance Management, MRO Inventory Management and/or Reliability Engineering
·  Experience in M&R best practices, root cause analysis, criticality analysis and lifecycle management
·  Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) preferred
·  Working knowledge of common maintenance systems to include SAP PM, Oracle eAM, and IBMm Maximo
·  Direct experience in Resources industry segments is essential
·  Value proposition formulation and proposal development
·  Proven ability to deliver management consulting projects with a focus on maintenance effectiveness
·  Ability to support business development efforts with specific emphasis on value proposition development and solution architecture
·  Demonstrated ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
·  Experience driving large scale improvement programs within a maintenance organization
·  Program management and service delivery expertise to include resource planning, staffing, and status reporting
·  Customer relationship management and deep skills in expectation management

Professional Skills

·  Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
·  Strong interpersonal skills
·  Ability to work as a team member or independently at client sites
·  Willing to travel to domestic and international locations

All of our consulting professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. You'll also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.

Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment Desire to work in an information systems environment Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills Excellent leadership and management skills

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Accenture (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Accenture is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

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