Maintenance Manager

SUMMARY

The Plant Maintenance Manager is responsible for supervision of plant maintenance personnel for the Company, over three shifts. Responsibility includes supervision of Maintenance Supervisors and other assigned employees on each shift, assignment of work to plant maintenance personnel, coordinating proper maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs of plant equipment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: Other duties may be assigned.

Assigns work schedules to shift personnel directly or through Maintenance Supervisors.

Supervises, prioritizes, and advises plant maintenance personnel on work assigned.

Interfaces with Maintenance Supervisors to coordinate daily work transfer.

Interfaces with all Departmental Supervisors to ensure that plant equipment is maintained and kept in a functional and safe order.

Addresses safety issues and sanitation issues that require immediate attention.

Ensures that all plant and facility equipment are maintained in a normal, safe and running condition.

Supervises troubleshooting of all plant and facility equipment and advises mechanics on proper troubleshooting techniques.

Maintains open communications with all departments in regards to work in progress or changes in schedule, particularly involving changeovers or critical equipment repairs.

Supervises shop work and fabrication to ensure it is performed in a safe and proper manner.

Monitors preventative maintenance and lubrication schedules to meet scheduled due dates.

Interfaces and communicates with Engineering in regards to difficult issues or involving Capital equipment items.

Interfaces with outside contractors to solicit bids, monitor progress, etc.

Communicates company policies to workers and enforces safety regulations.

Analyzes and resolves work problems, or assists workers in solving work problems.

Maintains time and maintenance records.

Deploys strategic methodologies, systems, and tools including Autonomous Maintenance and Planned Maintenance to deliver site OEE and meet goals.

Supports plant implementation of TPM Methodology by coaching supervisors and managers to ensure their capability to lead work teams.

Implement and manage continuous improvement and modern manufacturing principles by highlighting deficiencies and recommending changes in training, working practices ,and processes. This would include but is not limited to TPM.

On call 24/7 in regards to any Plant issues or assistance needed in off hours.

Inherent in each position is a general duty to maintain each respective work area in a safe and sanitary condition. Regular, predictable, full-time attendance is required as an essential function of this position. The employee may be required to perform other such duties within the scope of their employment as may be assigned. The employee must also possess the ability to take direction, follow instructions, work with others, follow work rules and schedules, and focus on details.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervises the Maintenance Supervisors on all three shifts plus other plant personnel and bargaining unit employees assigned to department.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or seven (7) to ten (10) years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Employee must have all around knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and machine shop skills to properly supervise maintenance personnel in proper troubleshooting, repairs, preventative maintenance and fabrication. PLC programming experience preferred. Experience with TPM Methodologies, particularly PM and AM pillars required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

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

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

High amount of time can be spent in working areas with elevated noise where hearing protection is required. High amount of time can be spent working in areas where eye protection is required. High amount of time can be spent working at elevated heights up to 35'. High amount of time can be spent working with items of elevated temperatures, including steam systems and cooked candy slurry. High amount of time can be spent working with items under pressure and vacuum, including steam, compressed air, and liquids pumped under pressure and vacuum. Employee will be working with and around all areas of plant facility and offices. This will include: high and low speed moving equipment; process batching, cooking, mixing and molding systems; coating systems; packaging systems; steam boilers and steam piping systems; refrigeration systems, HVAC equipment; 480/277 volt electrical systems; 208/120 electrical systems; industrial control, both electrical and pneumatic; compressed air piping and compressed air systems; machine shop equipment; and material handling equipment and vehicles, including personnel lifts.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

**All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.**