Manager of Repair Operations

About the Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 22,000 employees, sales of € 5,2 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

Voith Paper is hiring for:

Manager of Repair Operations
Appleton, WI

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Reasons you’ll love working here:

• Flexibility with Work/Life Balance
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package
• 401K with generous company match
• Climate-Neutral Footprint Worldwide
• Tuition reimbursement

Summary:

The Manager of Repair leads and transforms repair operations for fiber system and paper machine equipment, driving business growth, operational excellence, and automation. This role acts as a change agent, championing innovation, process improvement, and digital transformation to enhance efficiency, quality, and profitability across Voith’s repair facilities and customer sites.

Responsibilities:

• Communicate vision and goals clearly to shopfloor teams, ensuring alignment with business objectives and change initiatives.
• Lead and develop shopfloor teams, promoting accountability, adaptability, and engagement.
• Recognize achievements, foster skill development, and address performance issues constructively.
• Empower staff to adopt new technologies and drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure all activities comply with OSHA, company policies, and environmental standards, integrating automated safety and compliance monitoring where feasible.
• Collaborate with quality assurance to uphold product quality and compliance, utilizing automated inspection and monitoring systems.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues, delivery, warranty, inspection reports, and coordinate onsite repair personnel as needed.
• Review costs and processes with shopfloor personnel and general manufacturing to drive efficiency and ensure departments meet required KPIs (On-Time Turnaround Rate, Gross Margin).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Sales, Product Support, Mill/Field Service, Customers) to solve issues and keep jobs moving through the shop.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement automation solutions (robotics, digital tools, data analytics) to streamline repair workflows and reduce manual intervention.
• Drive significant growth of the repair business by expanding capabilities, offerings, and facilities.
• Ability to travel up to 35%.

Requirements:

• Managerial and leadership experience, with a track record of driving business growth and operational excellence.
• Proven experience as a change agent, leading teams through operational and technological transformation.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, able to work cross-functionally and with customers.

Education and Experience:

• Mechanical or Chemical Engineering degree preferred, experience in the paper industry highly valued.
• Knowledge of mill equipment, repair processes, and quality assurance preferred.
• Background in automation, robotics, and digitalization in manufacturing or repair environments preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequent talking, hearing, sitting, standing, walking, bending, kneeling/squatting, keyboard use.
• Occasional lifting/carrying up to 25 lbs, climbing, reaching, rotation/twisting.
• Occasional exposure to noise up to 100 dBA.

Don’t meet every single requirement but think you would be a good fit for our team? We encourage you to apply – your unique skills may be just what we need for this or other roles!

Voith US Inc. is an EEO/AA/VEVRAA compliant Federal Contractor and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry including people of color, LGBTQI+ community, women, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), Veterans, people of any age or family status. We embrace the competitive advantage that diversity brings and we strive to create a working environment that is inclusive of thought and talent.