Maintenance Lead

The Mennel Milling Company•Newton, NC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Provide maintenance support to the facility through maintaining and improving the on-going reliability of the plant equipment, machinery and processing and packaging systems. This position will sustain the Mission and Motto and Food Safety and Quality Statement of the Mennel Milling Company.

Requirements

A minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent required
Familiarity with machine shop equipment as well as the ability to accurately design, develop, document and fabricate machine parts.
Ability to weld including resistance, MIG and TIG welding.
Ability to effectively prioritize and organize tasks and follow through to ensure completion of the assignments in an efficient and high-quality manner.
Must have solid interpersonal skills with the ability to listen well and work in a team environment with a positive attitude and with minimal supervision.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, memos, procedures, and plans.
Ability to write, complete checklists and other basic documentation and correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information or data in one-on-one and small group situations to co-workers, supervisors, and managers.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Must use solid judgment when making decisions.
Must have ability to quickly recognize and plan for changing work duties and events.

Responsibilities

Follow all food and personal safety rules and regulations in respect to GMP’s, OSHA, HACCP, the Global Food Safety Initiative, the US FDA Food Safety Modernization Act as stated in the FS&Q Statement, and sanitation guidelines as set forth by the company as listed in Corporate Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) and attend all required training sessions.
Maintain the department/facility in an everyday audit ready condition.
Extensive knowledge with CMMS regarding workflow process (Planning and Scheduling) and purchase req. requirements.
Effectively communicate job tasks and priorities between shifts and departments.
Identify and plan for jobs requiring non-stock parts.
Maintain suppliers to ensure needed parts and materials are purchased.
Obtain quotes, select suppliers, purchase parts and materials as needed.
Ensure parts and materials are expedited appropriately to meet production needs.
Maintain and monitor overall parts inventory including adding new parts and eliminating obsolete parts.
Ensure necessary parts and materials are available to minimize down time associated with repairs.
Complete OEM part identification and identify equivalent replacements.
Verify storeroom parts inventory through periodic cycle counts.
Create and maintain min/max inventory levels in Maximo.
Maintain the parts room 5-S and ensure the area is kept in a safe, clean, and orderly condition.
Provide direction for priority work to Mechanics on assigned shift.
Ensure all support requests are responded with urgency.
Facilitate and monitor on site vendor services / activity.
Provide training and knowledge transfer to co-workers as required.
Maintain the reliability and capacity of the plant equipment by troubleshooting and repairing mechanical or electrical problems.
Continuously upgrade skills and knowledge to remain current with the latest technology
Report any unsafe conditions or actions to company supervision immediately.
Attend all training sessions as required.
Backup Team Leader during absences and vacations.
Other duties may be assigned.