Technical Manager Plant Mebane

Job description

• Plans and organizes maintenance and technical improvements to production machinery and installations, utilities, internal transport, and facilities• Supports engineering and project management during buildouts, upgrades, and improvements, and guarantees ownership and maintenance of new equipment after project close• As a member of the Plant Management Team, the manager will contribute to the plant performance • Prepares and executes the plant Maintenance Plan• Coaches and monitors the performance of the maintenance team (technical service team) both in preventive and curative maintenance• Optimizes efficiency by reducing technical downtime in joint effort with the production team• Implements and perpetuates a continuous improvement culture in the maintenance department (technical department)• Contributes to the safety of the plant and zero-accident culture

Profile

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a technical field. Master's degree preferred.

• More than 5 years of management or leadership experience in a maintenance or facilities / technical service role• Experience with packaging machines is strongly desired• Prior experience in the food industry is strongly desired• Exposure to or prior working knowledge of bakery machines is a plus• Experience with packaging materials is helpful• Full professional proficiency in English is required; conversational Spanish is helpful• Familiarity with mechanical components and mechanisms; electrical components and controls; and programmable logic controllers (PLC) such as Allen Bradley and/or Siemens• Must be able to perform work duties following all regulatory practices (GMP, FSMA, food hygiene)