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Support company safety initiatives through compliance with safe work practices, identifying and implementing improvements in the work environment, and standardizing best practices.

Coordinate with Food Safety / Quality and Operations teams to maintain facility and equipment in compliance with regulatory and 3rd party audit requirements and sanitary design elements.

Direct supervision of a team of maintenance technicians in support of company volume and productivity objectives through effective completion of preventative maintenance routines, effective troubleshooting, and repair associated with equipment failure(s), complete RFCA (Root Cause and Failure Analysis) associated with downtime events as part of Continuous Improvement initiatives.

Provide direction and priorities to plant maintenance personnel when responding to non-routine work to minimize downtime.

Provide training and resources necessary to comply with plant Safety, Food Safety, Human Resources, and Workforce Development.

Maintain time and attendance for direct reports. Coordinate any disciplinary actions as needed with the Human Resources department.

Assist with the plant implementation associated with TPM and CMMS to improve reliability and overall equipment up-time. Review and update preventative maintenance routines per OEM recommendations and failure analysis/performance metrics.

Coordinate maintenance and production activities in support of productivity goals.

Act as point of contact for 3rd party sanitation team and support needs to effectively complete daily sanitation.

Utilize plant work order system to plan and track maintenance activities and costs during production and non-production times

Assist maintenance manager in managing weekend projects and preventative maintenance with the internal maintenance team and outside contractors/service providers.

• NOTE: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

Basic Qualifications (Required):

5 to 10 years of experience leading maintenance activities in an industrial manufacturing environment, with a strong preference towards food manufacturing/processing.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Proven track record supervising, planning, and scheduling hourly maintenance personnel.

Working knowledge of refrigeration systems, steam, and hot water generation systems.

Experience in utilizing computerized maintenance management systems to deploy maintenance strategies.

Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot electrical/mechanical/fluid power systems associated with the food processing equipment.

Must be able to effectively communicate in English (speaking, reading, and writing). 

Minimum High School Diploma or GED. Prefer post-graduate education and training in industrial technology or equivalent experience.

Ability to work in an on-call environment.