Maintenance Director

Business Overview:
Michael Foods, Inc. is a leading food processing and distribution company with a strong presence in the industry. Our company is committed to delivering high-quality products and services to our customers.

Location:
Our facility is located in the Village of West Jefferson, OH, just minutes from the western suburbs of Columbus and about 20 minutes to the west of downtown. We are proud to be Michael Foods' most recent greenfield project, producing high-quality protein shakes serving people all around the world.

Responsibilities:
The Maintenance Manager will lead and direct all reliability and maintenance activities, utilities operation, and execution of capital plans as necessary. This role will ensure successful completion of daily maintenance work as scheduled by the planning team and its execution by partnering with operational and support team members. The Maintenance Manager will be responsible for plant maintenance, including facilities, utilities, and operations, to reduce downtime and assure peak plant efficiencies. This will involve partnering or directing capital engineering design and projects to completion and working with appropriate vendors.

Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead department team members to ensure quality, delivery, and cost are continuously being improved to achieve company objectives.
2. Engage and develop the asset care teams at each facility to deliver expected levels of reliability.
3. Direct responsibility for the maintenance team and their performance.
4. Responsible for all maintenance department metrics.
5. Ability to balance maintenance (tactical and strategic) initiatives that align with plant business strategies.
6. Assist with planning and cost estimates for annual and longer-term capital and operating budgets to deliver to business plan.
7. Execute the capital plan to include all engineering design and project management, working with both internal and external resources.
8. Coordinate and deliver multiple projects at the same time safely and efficiently.
9. Establish criteria for assessing the quality of work performed by employees and contractors.
10. Supervise the completion of work through review of reports and frequent site inspections.

Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, or Applicable technical knowledge or Degree/Certification from Trade School is required. Minimum of 5 years of proven leadership or supervisory experience in industrial operations or maintenance or utilities operations is preferred. Must have an understanding of PLC and logic controls for high-speed operating equipment. Prior experience in SAP preferred. Read and decipher mechanical drawings, schematics, and piping diagrams. Experience in the installation, diagnosing, and repairing mechanical equipment through troubleshooting required. Electrical troubleshooting is a plus. Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with superb time management and project scheduling skills. Ability to lead teams and hold team members accountable, while successfully achieving results through internal and external resources.

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