Maintenance Manager

Land O'Lakes•Hampton, IA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Maintenance Manager in our Hampton, IA manufacturing facility, you will focus on improving maintenance processes, asset reliability & capital improvement projects. You will be responsible for leading 6-8 Maintenance Technicians and collaborating with production. You will report directly to the Plant Manager. You will be a leader champion for maintenance as well as safety responsibilities for a 24 hour operation, weekends as needed. You will serve as the manager of the maintenance department and must be a hands-on leader that can be flexible in both meeting the needs of the plant mechanically, and in a managerial capacity. This position plans and manages the daily activities of the maintenance department and is responsible for the predictive, preventative, and corrective maintenance of the processing equipment, buildings, and grounds. Job Scope: Responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and reliability of the plant manufacturing systems. Coordinate functions, assignments, and projects of staff. Supports maintenance team development. Create and maintain a safe working environment for all employees. Responsible for providing guidance on trouble shooting as well as determining methods of minimizing down time and maximizing asset utilization. Confirms root cause analysis and failure analysis is completed on critical plant equipment. Comprehensive knowledge of all equipment used, safety regulations, practices, and procedures applicable to work centers. Manages development and prioritization of facility capital plans. Ensure compliance with state and federal regulatory agencies. Understanding of the OSHA, and EPA programs. Required to maintain accurate and organized documentation on programs and equipment. Able to work from elevated heights. Willing to assist technicians when needed. Strong technical aptitude and experience with different computer systems. Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate others and work with employees at all levels of the organization. PLC knowledge, Electrical knowledge, strong Mechanical Aptitude, familiar with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), Ability to follow Continuous Improvement (CI) Processes/Lean Maintenance, ability to follow all Sanitation and Quality Policies and Procedures, and report and follow through on any deficiencies. Understand maintenance planning and scheduling. Ability to adapt to changing organizational and operational needs; ability to lead others through change. Ability to manage to a maintenance department operating budget. Project management planning and oversight experience.

Requirements

High school/GED degree
3+ years supervisory experience with 5+ years of industrial maintenance experience
Thorough knowledge of maintenance systems, work order processes, preventive/predictive maintenance, inventory and scheduling software, preferred
Able to work from elevated heights
Willing to assist technicians when needed
Strong technical aptitude and experience with different computer systems
Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate others and work with employees at all levels of the organization
PLC knowledge
Electrical knowledge
Strong Mechanical Aptitude
Familiar with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's)
Ability to follow Continuous Improvement (CI) Processes/Lean Maintenance
Ability to follow all Sanitation and Quality Policies and Procedures, and report and follow through on any deficiencies
Understand maintenance planning and scheduling
Ability to adapt to changing organizational and operational needs; ability to lead others through change
Project management planning and oversight experience

Responsibilities

Improving maintenance processes
Asset reliability
Capital improvement projects
Leading 6-8 Maintenance Technicians
Collaborating with production
Champion for maintenance
Safety responsibilities for a 24 hour operation
Manager of the maintenance department
Plans and manages the daily activities of the maintenance department
Responsible for the predictive, preventative, and corrective maintenance of the processing equipment, buildings, and grounds
Responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and reliability of the plant manufacturing systems
Coordinate functions, assignments, and projects of staff
Supports maintenance team development
Create and maintain a safe working environment for all employees
Providing guidance on trouble shooting
Determining methods of minimizing down time and maximizing asset utilization
Confirms root cause analysis and failure analysis is completed on critical plant equipment
Manages development and prioritization of facility capital plans
Ensure compliance with state and federal regulatory agencies
Understanding of the OSHA, and EPA programs
Maintain accurate and organized documentation on programs and equipment
Manage to a maintenance department operating budget