Responsible for directing plant Processing Maintenance, Electrical Maintenance, Boiler and Refrigeration, Utilities, and Parts Room to ensure maximum production with minimal downtime. Incumbent to maintain an elevated level of productivity and employee morale. Provide leadership and an example of safety in the workplace by participating in and enforcing all plant policies and procedures. Be an involved member of the plant safety team and actively push for continuous improvement in the safety culture of the maintenance department. Be responsive to plant regulatory compliance programs and ensure the plant complies with corporate and federal (OSHA) requirements. Specific responsibilities associated with Process Safety Management, Hot Work, Confined Space, Machine Guarding, Respiratory Protection, NFPA 70E, Hexavalent Chromium, and Freon programs. Promote safety throughout the entire maintenance organization. Ensure product quality and integrity meet established expectations. Provide leadership to the maintenance team to effectively utilize Good Manufacturing Practices, and current food safety tools, to perform job tasks that align with plant quality expectations. Meet production requirements by coordinating maintenance activities with the production schedule, Production, Quality Assurance, Field, Human Resource, and Warehouse teams to ensure maximum production with minimal downtime. Provide effective leadership to direct the maintenance effort towards continuous improvement and ensure minimal mechanical downtime. Participate in Company Maintenance Standardization activities and align the plant team with company maintenance direction and improvements. Plan and schedule work with proper prioritization, set objectives/expectations, and hold personnel accountable for effective performance against targets. Coordinate material and personnel requirements to ensure the best utilization of available resources promptly. Track and maintain accurate records on the operating conditions of all plant equipment. Utilize and sustain effective metrics to measure maintenance team performance and Availability of Operational Equipment Effectiveness. (OEE - mechanical downtime) Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), Stops, Preventative Maintenance Compliance, Job Kitting, and Work Order Attainment. Conduct regular team reviews of past 24-hour/weekend performance through Breakdown Analysis (BDA) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) practices to facilitate continuous improvement for plant uptime. Implement/sustain employee training and skills development programs. Ensure that all employees are adequately trained and cross-trained in various specialties. Monitor and maintain the computer-based preventive maintenance program to ensure the best utilization of the company, plant, property, and equipment and direct major repairs through well-coordinated and planned plant shutdowns. Stay abreast of state-of-the-art technology and new equipment innovations. Explore and recommend the installation of feasible enhancements. Implement modern technology into the maintenance program to drive practical improvements to the maintenance reliability program. Leverage analytical and predictive tools such as vibration analyses, thermography, and oil analyses. Ensure that fire protection equipment and alarm/notification systems are always properly maintained, tested, and functional. Maintain open lines of communication with salaried direct reports and hourly plant personnel. Maintain high employee productivity and morale by implementing employee relations programs to ensure the best utilization of the human asset. Periodically review staff and subordinates. Provide written assessments to assist in the Performance Management Plan of all direct reports. Prepare annual budgets for Maintenance Department and assist in preparing the annual and long-range capital budget. Responsible for tracking and managing department spending to budget/forecast targets. Ensure that outside work is quoted competitively, and that work is of the highest quality at the most economical cost. Work cooperatively with Engineering to assist with the planning and execution of the facility capital program. Provide input to Engineering with reliability data to justify profit-sustaining capital improvements to complement the maintenance program. Contribute to the facility's manufacturing objectives and goals by accomplishing all responsibilities with a favorable effect. Be a key leader in our continuous improvement program overseeing the PM work.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Industry
Food Manufacturing
Education Level
High school or GED