Maintenance Manager

Bob Evans Foods•Lima, OH

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About The Position

The Maintenance Manager reviews and plans scheduled work and supervises mechanics to maintain equipment and facilities and support operations at a 24/7 operations facility. The role plans, directs, and controls Maintenance Department work to maintain plant equipment and facilities in accordance with good engineering practices. It is responsible for the repair and maintenance budget and for tracking spending against pounds produced in the monthly P&L. The manager also plans, directs, and manages capital projects and provides timely progress, spending, and status updates to the plant manager and director/engineer. The role carries managerial responsibilities under company policies and applicable laws, including hiring, training, directing, and evaluating employees, and addressing workplace issues. It works with other departments to meet production schedules, coordinates materials and spare-parts supplies, and ensures the equipment preventive maintenance program is reviewed at least annually and updated when assets are added or removed. The manager follows workplace safety rules and applicable SQF principles and reports food-safety and human-safety concerns to appropriate personnel.

Requirements

Five to seven years of mechanical and electrical experience.
Strong attention to detail.
Adaptability.
Good problem-solving skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Judgment to determine the sequence of maintenance operations within standard-practice limits.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to think in terms of abstract ideas.
Ability to communicate and work with people at all levels of the company.
Ability to perform duties involving walking, standing, sitting, bending, and lifting; may occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
Vision ability sufficient to use a computer.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or a related field.
Refrigeration and ammonia experience in a food manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

Review and plan scheduled maintenance work and supervise mechanics maintaining equipment and facilities in a 24/7 operations facility.
Plan, direct, and control Maintenance Department efforts to maintain plant equipment and facilities according to good engineering practices.
Manage the repair and maintenance budget and track spending in relation to pounds produced on the monthly P&L.
Plan, direct, and manage capital projects; communicate project progress, spending versus budget, and status updates to the plant manager and director/engineer.
Follow workplace safety rules and applicable SQF principles; report food-safety and human-safety concerns to appropriate personnel.
Interview, hire, train, assign, and direct employees; appraise performance, reward and discipline employees, and address complaints and problems.
Supervise and assist workers diagnosing machinery and equipment malfunctions and resolving work problems.
Direct electrical, electronic, hydraulic, and pneumatic maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment.
Coordinate with other departments to adjust work procedures and meet production schedules.
Coordinate materials ordering and maintain spare-parts supplies.
Communicate and work with people at all levels of the company.
Verify and validate that the equipment preventive maintenance program is reviewed at least annually and updated when equipment is received or assets are removed.