Summary/Objective

This position manages and assists in the completion of the day-to-day activities, including improving maintenance, automation, and manufacturing processes and developing the maintenance team for optimum efficiency. The Maintenance Manager will lead preventative and autonomous maintenance processes through continuous improvement. 

Essential Functions

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

• Directly supervises the maintenance team
• Direct the maintenance of physical assets of the plant to insure continued operation and attainment of line effectiveness, yields and costs
• Direct the maintenance of building structures and facilities in including utilities
• Manage and support any/all plant equipment, product trials, new installations and engineering projects
• Support the operations team in reviewing operating standards, line speeds, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), yields and identify improvement opportunities
• Develop long-term predictive and preventive plans to improve equipment sustainability, and attainment of line effectiveness, yields and competitive costs Manage maintenance to ensure optimized and competitive costs
• Ensure compliance with all company, city, state and federal regulations
• Ensure compliance to Safety, preventative maintenance policies and procedures
• Conduct routine team meetings (daily/weekly/monthly as applicable), including continuous improvement routine meeting participation
• Ensure efficient, safe and compliant operation of plant facilities; to include electrical, ammonia, steam, water and waste water functions
• Maintain documentation and performance logs of employees
• Provide yearly reviews for employees
• Maintain the timekeeping system (Kronos) for the department and SAP
• Maintain regular, predictable attendance
• Other duties as assigned

This position manages all employees of the maintenance department and is responsible for the performance management and hiring of the employees within that department (approximately 7 employees).

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. The employee works in a humid and wet environment at times and could also be exposed to cold conditions in the coolers.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and use fingers to type. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing all day. The employee must occasionally lift or move items up to or over 50 pounds.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel

This position requires <10% travel.  Occasionally travel is outside the local area and overnight.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Food Processing related area or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in industrial plant maintenance, preferably in food manufacturing environment
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a leadership capacity
•  Ability to use basic shop mathematics, handbook formulas, interpret simple blueprints and drawings, and use a wide variety of tools or precision measuring instruments
•  Ability to setup, re-tool, operate somewhat complex machines
•  Ability to troubleshoot and repair electrical and pneumatic systems
•  Knowledge of Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) systems;
• Inventory control experience
• Preventative and predictive Maintenance experience
• Computer proficiency

Preferred Education and Experience

• 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
• Experience with waste water management systems

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

None is required for this position

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Eligible to work in USA

Food Safety and Product Quality

This position is responsible for supporting the food safety management system and for communicating food safety issues to the Quality Department.

Affirmative Action Plan/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Savencia Cheese USA provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.  Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics.  Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Pay Range:

$100k - $145k

Benefits:

15% Bonus Potential

1^st Day Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision)

Life Insurance

Short and Long Term Disability

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match

Paid Vacation and 10 Holidays