Summary/Objective

This position is responsible for leading the maintenance department team/personnel through a hands-on approach. Responsibilities include setting priorities to the maintenance team members on their shift to respond to Production needs, improving maintenance, automation and manufacturing processes and developing maintenance personnel for optimum efficiency. Individual will lead preventative and autonomous maintenance process through continuous improvement while promoting a positive attitude, work environment, and quality teamwork within the maintenance department. The position is responsible for communicating up escalating as needed, communicating down to the maintenance team and communicating across department. This position is the key contact for production leads when support is necessary.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Assists the Maintenance Manager and acts as a back up to the Manager when not on site leading the maintenance team and escalating as needed.

· Leads and mentors and helps train the maintenance team.

· Educate production operators regarding equipment operation as needed.

· Promotes and maintains a positive attitude and promotes continuity and teamwork within the maintenance department and across departments.

· Directs the maintenance of physical assets of the plant to ensure continued operation and attainment of line effectiveness, yields and costs.

· Supports the operations team in reviewing operating standards, line speeds, OEE, yields and identify improvement opportunities.

· Completes long-term predictive and preventive plans to improve equipment sustainability as assigned by maintenance supervisor, and attainment of line effectiveness, yields and competitive costs

· Supports the PM process, hands out work and follows up on work orders not returned

· Ensures compliance with all company, city, state, and federal regulations

· Participates in Continuous Improvement Processes

· Leads by example and re-enforces all Safety and Quality policies and procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) to their maintenance team.

· Manage maintenance personnel on shift: including orientation and training of new employees, coaching, feedback, development, recognition, and discipline.

· Maintains regular, predictable attendance

· Participate in or lead pre shift meeting, shift huddle and pass down

· Responsible for sending out daily shift report regarding their shift

· Other duties as assigned

Competencies

Job Knowledge

Quality of work

Job Safety

Cost Control

Teamwork & Leadership

Inclusion & Communication

Supervisory Responsibility

This position will lead the maintenance team but will have no direct reports.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee works in a manufacturing environment with the following conditions:

· Exposure to hot or cold climate frequently

· Exposure to chemical frequently

· Exposure to noise and vibration continuously

· Exposure to wet and humid conditions continuously

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

· Stand – continuously

· Stoop/Bend – occasionally

· Squat – occasionally

· Crawl - occasionally

· Climb Stairs or ladders – occasionally

· Reach – chest level, above or below – frequently

· Push – 100 lbs occasionally

· Pull – 100 lbs occasionally

· Lift/carry – 100 lbs occasionally

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours vary depending on the shift and department. Overtime and weekend work is required at times. Vacation coverage as needed.

Travel

None is required for this position.

Required Education and Experience

1. Associates (or other) Degree in relevant field or commensurate experience

2. 5+ years of experience in an industrial maintenance environment or dairy industry

3. Five plus years of experience in industrial plant maintenance, preferably in food manufacturing environment.

4. Minimum of 1 years' experience in a leadership capacity.

5. Requires the ability to use basic shop mathematics; handbook formulas; to interpret simple blueprints or drawings, use a wide variety of tools or precision measuring instruments; may setup, re-tool, operate a somewhat complex machine.

6. Electrical and pneumatic trouble shoots and repairs.

7. Knowledge of PLC systems.

8. Inventory control.

9. Strong Communication skills in English.

10. Preventative and predictive Maintenance.

11. Computer proficiency.

Preferred Education and Experience

1. Demonstrated technical aptitude and strong experience with fluid mechanics, refrigeration (ammonia systems), heat transfer process, building/plant construction and new equipment installation with sanitary design of USDA/3A sanitary design principles, OSHA, EPA and related regulations, industrial best practices engineering principles.

2. Bilingual English/Spanish