Hot Side Maintenance Superintendent Nights

Seaboard Triumph Foods•Sioux City, IA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Superintendent is responsible for the supervision of maintenance related activities in support of plant production operations, including the direction and coordination of activities of staff engaged in repair, maintenance, and installation of process machines and related equipment in the plant. Will assist and support the Plant Engineer in all aspects of the department while encouraging good work habits and promoting safety.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering preferred, five years mechanical field experience and five years supervisor in mechanical field and 2-3 years of experience in a meat processing facility desired or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Excellent management skills utilizing sound management principles in leading a team of employees.
Proven ability to recruit, train and motivate personnel.
Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and/or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from maintenance supervisors, workers and employees using capital equipment within the company.
Ability to read and interpret documents in the English language such as safety files, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Must be able to effectively communicate with USDA, production and management personnel.
Ability to apply mathematical applications to practical situations.
Demonstrated ability to understand basic statistics for process control.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to solve practical problems and to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions furnished in written, oral, mathematical, diagram or schedule form with several abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to use computers and all standard programs used by the industry and the ability to learn and effectively use any and all other computer programs that are or will be made available.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual skills a plus.
SQF Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for planning, organizing, directing and controlling the activities of the Maintenance functions to include buildings and equipment; coordinate work needed to keep Plant in operation; establish good lines of communication between mechanical and Plant operations; maintain an effective preventative maintenance schedule; and control mechanical inventories.
Responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the activities of the Maintenance functions for the shutdown of the plant, Hot side, Cold side, and Material Handling side.
Responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the activities of the Maintenance functions for the night list activities for the plant (Hot side, Cold side, and Material Handling side) to include Repairs, Projects, PMs.
Responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the activities of the Maintenance functions for the startup of the plant, Hot side, Cold side, and Material Handling side.
Responsible to oversee Rendering, Utilities, and Wastewater team, establish good lines of communication between mechanical and Plant operations.
Ensure good lines of communication with the Sanitation team to coordinate work needed.
Direct responsible of the PM Crew team to include Marel and Frontmatec automated equipment, Jarvis tools, overhead conveyor chains and Dehairs in the Wet Kill, overhead conveyor chains in the Dry Kill including Snap Chill chain and EQbay Infeed chains.
Ensure compliance with the safety policies and procedures. Provide timely written feedback on causes of doctor cases and lost time accidents and recommendation for precluding recurrence.
Be familiar with OSHA and FSIS regulations and work with FSIS to receive, evaluate and report work needed to keep the plant running in accordance with government requirements.
Encourage and promote a positive attitude in the workplace; maintain effective relationships.
Lead team of subordinates and delegating work functions; provide feedback and review on performance; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees; address complaints and resolve problems.
Access skill levels and recommend developmental activities or training as deemed appropriate to keep employees at the highest level of skill to meet the company’s objectives.
Assist in the identification, development and implementation of special projects that will result in achieving or exceeding established labor goals by recommending new methods, layouts and/or equipment changes.
Assists in the reviews and makes recommendations on cost control, cost estimates, manpower and facilities requirements forecasts.
Coordinate and collaborate with other departments within the Plant to establish and carry out responsibilities; develop specific short and long term plans and programs to achieve the highest level results possible.
Assist in the design of maintenance strategies, procedures and methods; develop strategies that will improve the overall safety and reliability of the Plant’s production and personnel.
Provide precise information in a timely fashion regarding the performance on all aspects of the operations at the Plant within the areas of responsibility; arrange procurement of fixtures, fittings or components for use in special project or the repair or installation of equipment.