Manager Maintenance and Facilities
About The Position
At Hilmar Cheese Company we improve lives around the world through wholesome dairy products. Since our founding in 1984, Hilmar Cheese Company has been committed to innovation and sustainability. Our state-of-the art production facilities convert an abundance of locally sourced high-quality milk into a variety of nutritious cheeses, whey protein and lactose. The Cheese and Ingredients that we produce create a wide variety of retail and food service products from sliced and shredded cheeses, to protein supplements and infant formula. We are a trusted partner to premier food and beverage brands in more than fifty countries helping bring their vision into reality. Throughout our decades of success and growth we have remained committed to our mission and values and these principles unite our people and guide all that we do. A Typical DayThe Maintenance Manager oversees maintenance and facilities, coordinating efforts to ensure implementation of all long term, plant wide systems, ensuring equipment availability, reliability and efficient operation in all areas of manufacturing.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree plus 7 years’ of related experience, OR Master’s degree plus 3 years’ related experience, or 10 years equivalent experience.
- Able to demonstrate leadership, critical thinking, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated strong reasoning, analytical and problem solving skills.
- Performance management skills/ability to collaborate and coordinate team members and projects.
- Strategic knowledge of production operations management for quality, yield, and cost.
- Knowledge of financial and budgetary experience
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree plus 10 years related experience, OR Master's degree plus 5 years’ related experience or 12 years equivalent.
- Knowledge of Vertical Start-Up (VSU) and Commission, Qualification, Validation (CQV) criteria development and implementation.
- Advanced knowledge of plant technical activities through technical study and training
- New equipment implementation through vendor facilitation and training.
- Completion of Hilmar Cheese Company’s technical training programs.
- Lean Six Sigma – Green Belt certification, or higher.
Responsibilities
- Oversees maintenance and facilities, ensuring employee safety, quality and environmental standards are met.
- Engage with engineering and manufacturing to assist with coordination and implementation of capital projects.
- Conduct root cause analysis and problem solving sessions with cross functional teams.
- Analyze and troubleshoot manufacturing areas to resolve any equipment issues and make improvements when needed.
- Utilize maintenance management system and effective planning and scheduling, ensuring department goals of planned opportunity and emergency work is completed in a timely manner.
- Allocate resources effectively and utilize assets with the goal of increasing operation, while still maintaining current quality standards.
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives (labor reduction, waste reduction, cost reduction) in order to maintain and improve the organization’s profitability and competitive position.
- Assist in development and execution of strategic plans for the future to anticipate needs.
- Understanding future strategies and directions to anticipate needs.
- Ensure compliance with current federal, state and local regulations.
- Mentor supervisors and managers to achieve performance standards regarding safety, quality, and operations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
