Maintenance Team Lead

Basic American Foods•Rexburg, ID

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The position is accountable for facilitating maintenance in the plant. The incumbent will lead efforts to perform preventive, predictive, and emergency maintenance.

Requirements

This position requires the incumbent to have advanced skills as an industrial mechanic.
Ability to read and comprehend simple to complex instructions, correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write various types of documents including, but not limited to, instructions, training outlines, and reports.
Ability to effectively present information verbally in one-on-one to large group situations.
Must be able to creatively apply experience and common sense to a variety of situations, processes, and people.
Must be able to make technical decisions and support the staff on technical issues.
Possess the ability to manage several projects concurrently.
Be able to plan work, order parts, and coordinate downtime to complete work orders.
Be able to resolve issues which may include conflicts between employees, equipment malfunctions, and variations in operating conditions.
Must demonstrate strong skills in Microsoft Office suite and be able to effectively use Maintenance Management Software.
The employee must be able to drive a vehicle and will be required to travel in a car or airplane.

Responsibilities

Lead maintenance crew by planning, organizing, and scheduling work.
Work with planner to facilitate planned maintenance activities.
Coordinate activities of waste area, boiler area, and yards and grounds crews in the absence of the Maintenance Superintendent.
Actively investigate and make changes to the preventive maintenance program to eliminate downtime issues.
Actively promote safe work habits and make recommendations for safety improvements. This includes completing SAFE observations, participating in and promoting the SAFE process.
Monitor maintenance of utility equipment to include the boilers, air compressors, wells, and waste area to increase equipment reliability and reduce overall cost.
Communicate equipment and personnel issues on a daily basis with the Maintenance Superintendent.
Track completion of preventive maintenance work orders, providing a monthly report of items not completed.
Work with storeroom on inventory levels and approving non-stock purchases.
Must maintain the highest standards of ethics and integrity while embodying the tenets of "What We Stand For" and "The Basic Principles."
Must maintain the highest standards of data management by creating consistent, reliable data which will ensure accuracy and in turn, maximize the use of data and confidence in decision making.
Proactively manage safety by ensuring compliance with all Federal and State regulations and internal Company policies. Regularly complete behavior based safety observations. Ensure unsafe conditions are corrected in a timely manner.
All employees are responsible for upholding the principles of SQF 2000.
All employees are responsible for immediately reporting any food safety, food quality or plant security issues to management for appropriate action.
Perform other duties as assigned.