Maintenance Lead

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that's First in Food.

Location Description

Michael Foods, Inc. located in Norwalk, Iowa is a southern suburb in the Des Moines, Iowa metropolitan area. We are known for knowing our neighbors and enjoying a great quality of life! Our location produces high quality precooked egg patties as well as various French Toast products.

Responsibilities

SUMMARY:

The Maintenance Lead is responsible for leading, directing, and executing all maintenance work

including emergency repair, reactive maintenance and proactive maintenance activities. The role will also

support safety, quality, food safety and performance KPIs.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Promote, and foster Michael Foods culture, values, and principles

• Assist in completing root cause analysis process by collecting evidence necessary on shift

• Must observe and practice all Department/Plant Procedures including wearing the required PPE

• Adherence to plant safety, food safety, sanitation standards, and following all GMP guidelines.

• To improve the safety, reliability, and efficiency through work execution and timely response to

emergency and urgent production needs.

• Report accurate communications on any incidents and/or work-related injuries from shift.

• Motivate team members through energetic and positive engagement while Inspiring team

members by leading through example.

• Utilize Computerized Maintenance Management System (SAP) to order and lookup parts, write

work orders, review scheduled work orders, print out work orders, charge time to work orders and

enter results for executed work. Ability to train mechanics on CMMS system as needed.

• Communicate results of work and any follow-up back to customers i.e. operations team, plant

leadership team, QA team, Safety/Food Safety team when appropriate and/or as required.

• Participate in daily shift meetings as required; provide consistent communications (through self or

others) and maintain a floor presence in assigned work area.

• Request gap closure capability of maintenance technicians through MFI Maintenance skills

development program by partnering with Maintenance Supervisor and assist in training efforts.

• Provide Feedback to Performance Management evaluations within the spirit of the Performance

Management program.

• Execute scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on shift using precision maintenance

techniques and troubleshoot/diagnose intermittent failures. Engage in hands-on work and show

what looks good to team members.

• Plan and directs the activities based on Plant work priority standards within the maintenance

team to ensure Plant equipment is maintained at precision levels consistent with company

specifications. Ensures adherence to maintenance process (means) by crew members including

escalation plans.

• Support activities of a technical planner to repairs by ensuring technicians are providing details

scope in their own work orders. Look for continuous improvement opportunity and feedback on

scheduled work and PM activities back to maintenance supervisor and technical planner.

• Utilizes visual factory and conditional monitoring concepts when it is part of standard work.

• Assist in implementation of capital projects, Plant productivity projects OEM and contractor visits

as needed.

• Able to get certified in CPR, First Aid and Forklift Operation.

• May be requested to cover vacation for maintenance supervisor.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPEREINCE REQUIRED:

EDUCATION:

AA in Engineering, Operations or Applicable technical knowledge or Degree/Certification from Trade School.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in industrial operations, Plant operations, maintenance, utilities and/or related field.

• Read and decipher mechanical drawings, schematics, and piping diagrams.

• Experience in the installation, diagnosing and repairing mechanical equipment through troubleshooting

required. Electrical troubleshooting is a plus.

• Ability to diagnose and repair of all mechanical power transmission equipment, hydraulic and pneumatic

systems, process pumps, control valves, sensors, positioners, actuators, manifolds, vacuum systems, air

filtration, lubrication devices and basic electrical AC/DC Troubleshooting and related system.

• Skilled or Knowledge in welding, sanitary welding, pipe fitting, soldering, rigging application and use of

mechanical tools, hand tools, and power tools.

• Skilled or Knowledge in machine shop to fabricate within specific tolerance using various measuring

equipment. Vernier, calipers, and depth gauges etc.

• 480v 3 phase knowledge required. Knowledge and practice of NFPA 70E is preferred.

• Experience or knowledge of personal/process control computers, programmable logic controllers (PLC),

and Networking devices a plus. Allen Bradley experiences a plus.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Competent in using Microsoft Office and CMMS System (Preferably SAP).

• Ability to travel for training and continuous improvement activities.