Maintenance Director

We are seeking a highly skilled Maintenance Manager to lead our team at Michael Foods, Inc. in The Village of West Jefferson, OH. As a key member of our site leadership team, you will be responsible for ensuring the successful operation of our newly constructed manufacturing facility.

• Lead and direct all reliability and maintenance activities, utilities operation, and execution of capital plans as necessary.
• Ensure the successful completion of daily maintenance work as scheduled by the planning team and its execution by partnering with operational and support team members.
• Responsible for plant maintenance, including facilities, utilities, and operations, to reduce downtime and assure peak plant efficiencies.
• Partner or direct capital engineering design and projects to completion and work with appropriate vendors.
• Lead department team members to ensure quality, delivery, and cost are continuously being improved to achieve company objectives.
• Engage and develop the asset care teams at each facility to deliver expected levels of reliability.
• Responsible for all maintenance department metrics and balance maintenance initiatives that align with plant business strategies.
• Assist with planning and cost estimates for annual and longer-term capital and operating budgets to deliver to business plan.
• Execute the capital plan, including all engineering design and project management, working with both internal and external resources.
• Establish criteria for assessing the quality of work performed by employees and contractors.
• Supervise the completion of work through review of reports and frequent site inspections.
• Investigate the condition of buildings, equipment, and grounds, and recommend improvements in the facilities to ensure that needs are met.
• Coordinate and partner with corporate stakeholder groups to build and maintain programs and processes consistent with MFI standards.
• Promote and foster Michael Foods culture, values, and principles.
• Assume personal responsibility to ensure a safe and healthy workplace for everyone.

• 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 is preferred.
• Read and decipher mechanical drawings, schematics, and piping diagrams.
• Experience in the installation, diagnosing, and repairing mechanical equipment through troubleshooting is required.
• 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 and the ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Excellent administrative and follow-up skills to achieve successful maintenance and repair programs.