Maintenance Foreman - OW - 12hr Continental Shift - 6pm - 6am

King's Hawaiian Bakery•Oakwood, GA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Joining King’s Hawaiian makes you part of our `ohana (family). We are a family-owned business for over seventy years, respecting our roots while thinking about our future as we continue to grow and care for our customers and the communities we serve. Our `ohana members build an environment of inclusivity as they freely collaborate, pursue learning through curiosity, and explore innovation as critical thinkers. Beyond that, we are also passionate about supporting the long-term health and well-being of our employees and their families. If you’re excited to rise with our team, come and join our `ohana! Working under the Maintenance Supervisor, the Maintenance Foreman will lead and help coordinate all activities associated with their department. This person will engage directly with team members to create a positive and productive work environment by supporting, coordinating, and enforcing programs, policies, and procedures. As a Subject Matter Expert (SME), the Foreman will perform planned work on machines and carrying out preventative maintenance to activities for the building and equipment to keep all the production lines in operation. The employees in this position will perform the duties of the Maintenance Supervisor in their absence. Some non-routine activities may require a supervisor’s advance approval, but routine decisions within the general scope of the role may be made independently.

Requirements

Required – High school diploma, or GED equivalent
Required – 3 years of progressively responsible experience in manufacturing maintenance
Required – Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals written in English
Required – Ability to write routine quality assurance reports and correspondence in English
Required – Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measurement using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Required – Proficiency with all MS Office Applications (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and compressed air systems
Proficient with RedZone Productivity Suite
Proficient with Excel and/or Tableau for dashboard building
Strong verbal and written communication skills – ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization

Nice To Haves

Preferred – Experience in food manufacturing environment
Preferred – Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees
Preferred – English/Spanish bilingual
Preferred – Bachelor’s degree from an accredited 4-year college
Preferred – Working knowledge of Autonomous Maintenance and Total Productive Maintenance

Responsibilities

Leads by example, trains, and mentors.
Maintains a team of focused and engaged employees.
Responds to breakdown trouble calls and brings machines back to their accurate running state. This includes troubleshooting, diagnosing, and fixing problems related to electrical and mechanical equipment or process failures.
Receive work from shift supervisor or manager.
Participate and collaborate with operations personnel to ensure efficient production and minimize downtime.
Complete assigned scheduled Preventative Maintenance (PM) work on industrial bakery associated machines.
Dismantle, repair, and reassemble gear boxes, fans, conveyors, blowers, compressors, pumps, valves, furnaces, drives and all bakery mechanical equipment.
Read and understand electrical schematics/ mechanical blueprints.
Promotes safety by understanding and aligning with safety procedures and reporting all incidents in a timely manner.
Responsible for the Quality and Food Safety functions within designated department and as assigned by management and the Quality Department.
Follows Federal, State, City and A.I.B. Health and Safety Standards, including OSHA (State and/or Federal) and Hazardous Material regulation, in keeping with the work process and chemical inventory by location.
Acts as a Safety champion, ensuring that team culture embodies a “safety first, safety always” attitude with policies, procedures, and accountability to protect our ‘ohana’s safety.
Ensures compliance with all King’s Hawaiian policies and procedures (Safety, EEO, Sexual Harassment, Quality, etc.).
Performs other duties as required which are reasonably within scope of this role.