Maintenance Foreman

2 weeks ago

Oakwood, United States King's Hawaiian Full time
Joining King’s Hawaiian makes you part of our `ohana (family). We are a family-owned business for over seventy years, respecting our roots while thinking about our future as we continue to grow and care for our customers and the communities we serve. Our `ohana members build an environment of inclusivity as they freely collaborate, pursue learning through curiosity, and explore innovation as critical thinkers. Beyond that, we are also passionate about supporting the long-term health and well-being of our employees and their families. If you’re excited to rise with our team, come and join our `ohana

Working under the Maintenance Supervisor, the Maintenance Foreman will lead and help coordinate all activities associated with their department. This person will engage directly with team members to create a positive and productive work environment by supporting, coordinating, and enforcing programs, policies, and procedures. As a Subject Matter Expert (SME), the Foreman will perform planned work on machines and carrying out preventative maintenance to activities for the building and equipment to keep all the production lines in operation. The employees in this position will perform the duties of the Maintenance Supervisor in their absence. Some non-routine activities may require a supervisor’s advance approval, but routine decisions within the general scope of the role may be made independently.

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities

  • Leads by example, trains, and mentors. Maintains a team of focused and engaged employees.
  • Responds to breakdown trouble calls and bring machines back to their accurate running state. This includes troubleshooting, diagnosing, and fixing problems related to electrical and mechanical equipment or process failures.
  • Receive work from shift supervisor or manager.
  • Participate and collaborate with operations personnel to ensure efficient production and minimize downtime.
  • Complete assigned scheduled Preventative Maintenance (PM) work on industrial bakery associated machines.
  • Dismantle, repair and re-assemble gear boxes, fans, conveyors, blowers, compressors, pumps, valves, furnaces, drives and all bakery mechanical equipment.
  • Read and understand electrical schematics/ mechanical blueprints.
  • Promotes safety by understanding and aligning with safety procedures and reporting all incidents in a timely manner.
  • Responsible for the Quality and Food Safety functions within designated department and as assigned by management and the Quality Department.
  • Follows Federal, State, City and A.I.B. Health and Safety Standards, including OSHA (State and/or Federal) and Hazardous Material regulation, in keeping with the work process and chemical inventory by location.
  • Acts as a Safety champion, ensuring that team culture embodies a “safety first, safety always” attitude with policies, procedures, and accountability to protect our ‘ohana’s safety.
  • Ensures compliance with all King’s Hawaiian policies and procedures (Safety, EEO, Sexual Harassment, Quality, etc.).
  • Performs other duties as required which are reasonably within scope of this role.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE)

  • Required – High school diploma, or GED equivalent
  • Required – 3 years of progressively responsible experience in manufacturing maintenance
  • Required – Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals written in English
  • Required – Ability to write routine quality assurance reports and correspondence in English
  • Required – Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measurement using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
  • Required – Proficiency with all MS Office Applications (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
  • Preferred – Experience in food manufacturing environment
  • Preferred – Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees
  • Preferred – English/Spanish bilingual
  • Preferred – Bachelor’s degree from an accredited 4-year college
  • Preferred – Working knowledge of Autonomous Maintenance and Total Productive Maintenance

Additional Qualifications (job Skills, Abilities, Knowledge)

  • Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and compressed air systems
  • Proficient with RedZone Productivity Suite
  • Proficient with Excel and/or Tableau for dashboard building
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills – ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization

Physical Demands

The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, taste, or smell. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 - 25 pounds, and occasionally more than 50 pounds with assistance from co-worker and/or mechanic devices. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. May require use of equipment in machine shop, small portable equipment, and manual tools. Duties may require occasional operation of a motor vehicle or travel to another state on behalf of the company.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. Occasional exposure to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee will be handling items that may be very hot. Noise level is usually moderate. Must be available to work overtime, nights, weekends, and Holidays.

King's Hawaiian is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our ohana.

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