Maintenance Manager

As a Maintenance Manager you are responsible for overall Maintenance programs for the Facility. The position manages the day to day Maintenance requirements. He/she is accountable to hire required mechanics, organize schedules, and assign work activity based upon priorities at hand. He/she performs training as required for mechanics to effectively work in the areas of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, plumbing, refrigeration, ventilation and other building and equipment systems.

Additional responsibilities include the development and implementation of a CMMS program complete with a preventative maintenance program, parts management, work instructions and labor allocation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Verifies the efficiency of each machine through the review of Production and Maintenance Daily Shift Reports. Identifies problem areas and takes appropriate actions to resolve downtime issues while putting additional safeguards in place to prevent recurrence of downtime through an effective PM program.
• Completes maintenance jobs in priority order of food safety, employee safety and equipment reliability using the highest standards of efficiency. Ensures prompt repairs by responding to emergency breakdowns with a sense of urgency.
• Ensures department remains on budget through effective tracking of spending each week, month and YTD. Creates and executes annual plan for repairs budget for the operating year.
• Maintains and upholds the quality standards of the organization through superior repairs versus temporary fixes using appropriate materials for the task at hand.
• Keeps a record of all maintenance, parts and service costs associated with repairs of each key piece of equipment. Reviews with subordinates the weekly maintenance schedule. Report weekly Gap Closure Maintenance items of status of open items and upcoming tasks.
• Staffs the maintenance department according to budgetary constraints and schedules direct reports effectively, balancing the skills of each employee to maximize response time to various downtime scenarios. Review regularly the performance of each mechanic with the individual, developing a performance improvement plan as necessary.
• Interacts with all other departments to ensure the proper functioning of all equipment in the facility. Develops and implements both an emergency and ongoing work order system for repairs.
• Develop and execute training plan for maintenance workers.
• Promote communication as well as good relations between the production and the maintenance departments.
• Ensure housekeeping, productivity, and quality of work standards are maintained, most especially within the mechanical maintenance department. Target of 98% reliability is maintained at all times.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The following list that follows is representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required:

• Strong leadership and organizational skills to coordinate multiple projects and lead change.
• Solid facilitation skills coupled with strong problem-solving skills.
• Effectively delegates and controls work of mechanics.
• Self-motivated individual capable of identifying operational issues and making rapid change to improve efficiency in an ever-changing environment.
• Influences others to accomplish objectives.
• Exceptional human relations skills and the ability to work with all levels of the organization. Conveys enthusiasm about meeting company goals and objectives and deadlines.
• Ability to effectively manage time and meet all specified deadlines.
• Familiarity with Microsoft suite of products.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and execute.
• Results oriented.

• EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
• Complete working knowledge of the manufacturing process, typically resulting from a minimum of one-year experience in