Assistant Maintenance Manager

Clio Snacks•Piscataway Township, NJ

23d•$106,700 - $118,450

About The Position

The Assistant Maintenance Manager will serve as a technical advisor who is responsible for maintenance, repair and/or replacement of plant manufacturing equipment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations management, or equivalent experience
Management experience in operations, maintenance, and/or process improvement roles, including supervising teams of people
3-5 years of experience in Industrial Automation, PLCs, pneumatics, hydraulics, and Mechanical mechanisms

Responsibilities

Assists with employee development and training opportunities that promote maximum productivity and position the employee for increased responsibilities and job growth.
Prepares and coordinates maintenance resources and provides recommendations for capital and continuous improvement projects.
Coordinate services with vendors, service technicians, and other contractors.
Engineer solutions and identify key weaknesses to run production smoothly.
Provides leadership and supervision to the Maintenance team in the assignment and coordination of work to ensure safety, quality, and maximum production efficiency.
Distributes work orders to appropriate shift team members for the implementation of equipment modifications as well as preventative and any corrective maintenance.
Identifies training gaps and suggests training plans as needed.
Order products every month to keep production running (INK, Solvent, Glue).
Implement a maintenance program that will reduce downtime, identify weaknesses, and track physical inventory.
Work with the Food Safety department to ensure compliance with food safety regulations
On call for any issues related to the downtime of machines.
Maintain machine history files along with schematics, manuals and any relevant information on all equipment.
Maintain inventory system of all critical parts and supplies to ensure minimum and maximum quantities are on-hand.
Establish routine, open two-way communication with Production Supervisors and Managers to obtain feedback on equipment and machinery performance.
Offers recommendations and makes changes to improve plant operations in respect to quality, efficiency, safety and/or sanitation.
Makes recommendations for Maintenance Budget.
Submits weekly reports as required. (Emergency repairs, Expenditures, Preventative Maintenance, Machine Down-time, Scheduled Maintenance, and Machine Improvement).
Cut cost by working closely with vendors to get better pricing on parts vs ordering from the manufacturer.
Order parts and tools for the maintenance team to ensure they have the tools needed to get the job done.
Follow current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP’s).
Makes recommendations related to hiring, terminating, advancement or promotion of employees.