Maintenance Manager

Symrise•Hodges, SC

18d

About The Position

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition, and cosmetic ingredients, serving manufacturers across multiple industries and operating in more than 100 locations worldwide. The Maintenance Manager supports manufacturing excellence by promoting continuous improvement and maintaining plant operational and financial competitiveness. The role applies technical knowledge of powder technologies, box-drying, spray-drying, and palatability processes to support product development, troubleshooting, process optimization, and quality for new and existing business. The position also leads maintenance operations, including delegation of maintenance issues and projects, planning and managing work, and developing and overseeing a Planned Preventative Maintenance schedule. The manager maintains maintenance systems and records, ensures staff training is current, oversees contractors, communicates instructions to maintenance staff, and ensures maintenance policies and protocols align with health, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements. Occasional domestic travel to other North American production facilities, equipment manufacturers, or customers may be required.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
Minimum of five years of manufacturing experience preferred.
Fluent in English.
Skills and technical sensitivity related to manufacturing.
Strong leadership in technically demanding, multifaceted projects in local and international environments, requiring autonomy, initiative, responsibility, and team spirit.
Ability to build intra-team relationships and collaborate across all levels of the organization.
Comfort working in a fast-growing business and leading change.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Strong math abilities and working knowledge of data analysis and statistical methods.
Strong communication and presentation skills for a variety of audiences.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, industrial management, production operations management, or an equivalent field of study.
Fluency in French and/or German.
Food Safety Quality training and/or certification, such as ISO 9001, FSSC 22000, SQF, or PCQI.

Responsibilities

Foster continuous improvement to maintain plant operational and financial competitiveness.
Develop expertise in running and troubleshooting powder technologies, box-drying, spray-drying, and palatability processes.
Define and simulate process flow diagrams and write standard operating procedures.
Train Operations personnel in the correct application techniques for new technologies.
Support related areas in developing and implementing new business and maintaining quality for existing business.
Use box- and spray-drying experience to expand and optimize the product portfolio.
Work with internal and external customers on product development, troubleshooting, and technical solutions for box- and spray-drying.
Work closely with Symrise Global Spray Dry process engineering partners.
Share learnings and ensure best practices are implemented.
Gather, analyze, and share key operational data to drive performance.
Ensure consistent implementation of company policies and adherence to applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
Delegate maintenance issues and small projects to appropriately skilled team members, and plan and manage work effectively.
Develop and manage a Planned Preventative Maintenance schedule, plan missed maintenance activities, and lead the team in execution.
Manage maintenance systems, equipment, and data storage while maintaining high standards and accuracy.
Ensure training and development for maintenance staff is up to date.
Attend meetings and communicate instructions to maintenance staff.
Oversee onsite contractors to ensure they meet legal and company requirements.
Govern maintenance policies and protocols in accordance with health, safety, and environmental procedures.
Travel occasionally to other Symrise Pet Food or IsoNova production facilities in North America, equipment manufacturers, or customer facilities, as required.