Manager, Maintenance

Job Title: Manager, Maintenance

Reports to: Plant Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt

Shift: Days

Department: Maintenance

Prepared by: Human Resources

Approved By: Plant Manager

Date: 01/29/2024

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 5 years manufacturing maintenance experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of manufacturing experience with a beverage, food or liquid consumer products manufacturer preferred.
• 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, depalletizers, palletizers and conveyors. Experience with Kronos 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

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.

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.
• Assists with safety training and lock-out/tag-out program and conducts 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 to work crews.
• Assists in interviewing, hiring, and terminations as needed. Trains, develops employees.
• Handle 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.
• Oversee management of change at plant
• Participate in monthly financial calls

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.
• Have the ability to work as a team but also hold the team accountable when necessary.
• 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.

Key Deliverables:

• Impact: (Tactical) Specify new products, processes, standards based on organization strategy or set short to mid-term operational plans.
• Communication: (Negotiate) Come to agreement by managing communications through discussions and compromise. Issues are short-term operational, mid-term tactical or limited strategic nature.
• Innovation: (Modify) Adapt or enhance quality or value in existing methods; make better as a part of day-to-day activities.
• Problem Solving: (Complexity) Problems and issues require broad-based solutions require consideration typically of two of three dimensions: Operational, Financial, and Human.
• Team Leader: Coaches team members (at least three) in skills; leads, schedules, allocates and monitors work.

Non-Essential Job Duties

Will perform other related work as required.

In the absence of this employee, the direct manager or appointee will cover responsibilities.

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.

Sitting - Approximately 50% of the time

Standing - Approximately 20% of the time

Walking - Approximately 30% of the time

Bending/Stooping - Occasionally

Push/Pull - Occasionally

Carrying/Lifting up to 40 lbs. - Occasionally

Verbal communication - Frequently

Written communication - Frequently

Hearing normal conversation - Frequently

Sight, including near acuity and depth perception - Frequently