Industrial Maintenance Manager $8,000 Sign on Bonus

Summary:
Oversees and performs the preventive and reactive maintenance duties required for the manufacturing operations of the plant. Priorities of the Maintenance Manager include management, execution, and auditing of PM schedules, repair of any equipment that is needed to maintain maximum production rates and maintenance of an adequate spare parts inventory. A Plant Maintenance Manager supervises a department including multiple Maintenance Supervisors and Maintenance Technicians. This position requires the flexibility to work 40+ hours per week, weekends as required, while also fulfilling on-call duties for repairs and assistance. The Maintenance Manager reports directly to the Production / Plant Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leading and developing direct reports while fostering a team environment
• Meeting or exceeding established goals (Safety, Process Reliability - PR%, cost, waste, quality, sanitation and other performance standards) as they relate to the plant performance. Responsible for performance metrics
• Spare parts process leader/owner. Power user and business process owner for CMMS.
• Serving as a maintenance resource, as required, for all Utility Mechanics in areas such Effective Maintenance, Operational based - Automous Maintenance, machine shop, maintenance planning and lubrication processes.
• Supporting and developing Cedars High Performance Work Systems (MHPS) Business Teams to ensure that information flow, personnel development, problem-solving, goal-setting and process improvements are an integral part of the daily activities
• Managing training needs for the PM group to ensure that skill levels are managed and advanced as needed to support plant equipment
• Resource planning, daily management and implementation of key initiatives including Safety, Effective Maintenance, supporting sustained levels of Autonomous Maintenance and delivery of PR% improvements.
• Identifying, analyzing, and reducing equipment performance losses and elimination of repetitive loss events.
• Leading teams to develop cultural and actionable plans to ensure continuous improvement throughout the plant
• Working cross-functionally to resolve issues
• Managing cost spending/overtime/budget controls and scheduling

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum 5 years of demonstrated maintenance experience in a manufacturing plant
• Minimum 3 years of demonstrated experience supervising maintenance employees in a manufacturing plant
• Demonstrated experience improving Process Reliability (PR %) and/or Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE %)
• Demonstrated experience with a CMMS, Microsoft Dynamics Navision or other ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) tool
• Demonstrated experience maintaining manufacturing equipment
• Demonstrated experience delivering loss reduction in a manufacturing environment
• Expert troubleshooter and strong problem solver with demonstrated experience utilizing Root Cause Analysis processes
• Excellent interpersonal, team leadership, communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to work independently with strong action-oriented focus
• Willingness and ability to work flexible hours across three shifts as needed to meet business demands

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electro or another relevant technical field (Mechanical Engineering is ideal)
• Demonstrated experience in a productive team based / collaborative environment
• Demonstrated planning ability and understanding of business decisions based on financial, inventory and customer service indicators
• Demonstrated participative management and leadership skills
• Experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturing industry
• Experience managing projects/improvements through successful completion, including contractor management
• Experience maintaining processing equipment
• Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) process experience
• Food manufacturing experience