Plant Engineer\/Head Of Maintenance

Plant Engineer/Head of Maintenance

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Location: Lenoir, North Carolina

Title of Supervisor: General Manager

Purpose & Scope: Overall responsibility for maintenance function within the facility.

Principle Responsibilities:

• Manage preventive/predictive maintenance systems for facility

• Ensure that the maintenance division complies with all Food Safety, Personal safety and environmental programs, regulations, and directives

• Oversight of refrigeration/boiler systems including predictive/preventive maintenance programs

• Oversight of electrical systems including predictive/preventive maintenance programs

• Interview and hire new employees for department; make promotion and transfer decisions

• Assure the duties, responsibilities, and authority of each job are clearly defined, effective, and communicated to incumbents

• Execute plant-specific vision and mission to assure continuous improvement and alignment with corporate vision.

• Ensure that properly resourced department and that all resources are efficiently utilized.

• Direct maintenance associates in their roles and responsibilities to meet plant objectives in safety, quality, cost, and customer service.

• Provide technical support for efficient troubleshooting/problem solving activities and maintenance repair to maximize efficiencies and Maximize uptime.

• Provide leadership in implementing/maintaining preventive and predictive maintenance programs.

• Ensure that appropriate inventory levels for standard replacement parts are maintained.

• Manage the buildings and grounds such that good manufacturing practices (GMP) are adhered to and a professional appearance is maintained.

• Perform follow-up analysis to identify and resolve recurring downtime/inefficient operational issues.

• Schedule mandatory inspections and coordinate certifications with appropriate authorities.

• Ensure environmental compliance.

• Drive employee engagement, training, and development to maximize manufacturing, quality, safety, and productivity goal attainment.

• Effectively communicate results and action plans to appropriate employees and managers.

• Effectively maintain the following machines: Bizerba, Flow Wrap, Overwrap, Mondini, Multivac, Marel, Grasseli, Bandsaw. Tote Scale, Vmag, Tray Denester, Mother Bagger, Cryovac, Pacmac, Trave, Omari, and any other equipment as needed.

• Collaborate directly with human resources to insure employee issues or concerns are correctly addressed and resolved.

• Collaborate with finance to execute a maintenance budget to insure that financial allocations and obligations are set, administered and met.

• Initiate cost savings measures.

• Ensure all plant maintenance operations are conducted in a safe and controlled environment.

• Ensure all quality and regulatory standards, specifications and policies are met or exceeded.

• Other duties as assigned

Working Conditions:

• General Office Environment

• Production and maintenance settings

• Exposure to various chemicals, machinery and knives likely

• Slippery floors, extreme temperature and loud noises

Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Management, Manufacturing, Production Operations

Experience:

• Significant amount of experience with managing three shift maintenance division

• 3-5 Years Maintenance Management experience

• 7-10 Years maintenance department execution experience in a manufacturing environment

• Individuals with SAP knowledge are preferred

• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills

• Food industry and experience in a union/union free environment preferred

• Key Leadership Competencies in addition to Ethics/Values and Integrity/Trust.

Special Skills:

• Working knowledge of boiler/refrigeration systems/waste water

• Good communication skills/ability to build a World Class Maintenance Division/team

• Ability to read/understand spreadsheets/blueprints/contracts/AutoCAD

• Knowledge and understanding of OSHA, USDA, EPA, FDA regulations/directives as they pertain to our business and core values

Relationships

Internal: Maintenance team, Corporate Engineering

External: Compliance with OSHA, USDA, EPA, and FDA laws and regulations. State and federal agency representatives. Suppliers and vendors to negotiate contracts for products/services.

Supervision of Personnel: Maintenance Staff, Maintenance Coordinator

Training Requirements:

• HACCP
• Safety and Health Orientation

Lockout Training Requirements:

General Lockout Procedure training

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled