Manager, Maintenance

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionDo you want to b a valuable contributor to a new business while being a part of a larger, family owned corporation? Premium Waters is building a new production facility and need a leader for our maintenance team at our newest operation Premium Waters bottles water for our customers located across the US. Be a part of the production of a healthy product that you can be proud of and you will see in your community

Company Mission Statement

We will succeed as an environmentally focused, low cost bottled water supplier in the markets we serve by providing the highest level of service to our customers, driving out costs in everything we do, and not wavering in our drive for delivering superior quality products at good margins.

We will always strive to maintain an inclusive culture of trust, honesty, humility, integrity, and candor in our dealings with others, ourselves, and our communities. We will strive to protect our people as our most valuable resource and deliver an excellent return to all of our stakeholders.

General Overview:

The Maintenance manager will be responsible for developing and leading a team of maintenance technicians to obtain plant objectives in regard to safety, quality, training, productivity and cost containment within the plant. Directs and coordinates operational activities of workers engaged in maintaining and repairing machinery and physical structures of building and maintaining the grounds. This position is an integral part of the local management team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or some combination of equivalent experience and education
• 5 years manufacturing maintenance experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of manufacturing experience with a beverage, food or liquid consumer products manufacturer preferred.
• Bilingual, Spanish speaking preferred
• Start up or turnaround experience
• Must be experienced with GMP’s, sanitation standards and FDA/SQF requirements.
• Knowledge of several lines of equipment, e.g., debagging, tray packaging systems, fillers, labelers, palletizers and conveyors. Experience with Krones a plus.
• 3 years of managing groups of teams to establish and achieve production, safety, quality objectives, and continuous improvement in a high-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work flexible hours on multiple shifts.
• Previous supervisory experience, strong facilitation, organizational, and communication skills (oral and written), strong computer skills.
• Effective negotiation skills with the ability to listen
• Excellent Verbal and Written Communication skills
• Strong MS Office Skills
• Positive Attitude with the ability to Multi-task
• Ability to work independently, self-starter, energetic

Essential Functions:

• Directs and assists employees or contracted employees engaged in painting and performing structural repairs to machinery, masonry, woodwork, and furnishings of the buildings.
• Directs and assists employees or contracted employees engaged in ground maintenance activates such as repair of concrete and masonry, ceilings, floors, and walls; loading docks and driveways, electrical fixtures, etc.
• Controls requisitions for equipment, and supplies for the department and facility.
• Inspects completed work for conformance to blueprints, specifications, and standards.
• Conducts lockout/tagout and arc flash training, participates in accident investigations.
• Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules; coordinates staffing.
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of work crews.
• Assists in interviewing, hiring, and terminations as needed. Trains, develops employees.
• Handles disciplinary issues in accordance with Company policy.
• Reviews timesheets for payroll and other employee related payroll functions.
• Reviews monthly financials and participates in financial conference calls. Works on department budget.

Essential Skills:

• Understand financial information so it can be communicated to all parts of the organization.
• Positive can do attitude person. Must be flexible to adapt to changes in workload.
• Meets deadlines and maintain a high level of accuracy and confidentiality in a fast-paced teamwork environment.
• Good interpersonal oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and simultaneously on multiple projects.
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedure and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Knowledge of the structure of the English language including reading, writing, and oral comprehension and oral and written expression.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, evaluation of customer satisfaction, and actively looking for ways to help people.
• Ability to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solution, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Ability to remain current on changes to industry and regulatory standards.
• Ability to identify complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

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