Accountabilities

• Manage the integrity and maintenance of all plant assets, including production equipment, facilities, utility equipment, and grounds.
• Establish departmental goals that maintain focus on improving line efficiencies, product quality, and equipment reliability.
• Strong focus on ergonomics and employee safety during both the planning and execution of capital projects.
• Emphasis on the development and enforcement of plant safety policies related to LOTO, confined space, electrical, and other industrial safety hazards.
• Implement predictive maintenance strategies to increase reliability and increase planned maintenance activity.
• Support the efficient operation of the plant through effective utilization of engineering and facility maintenance resources.
• Develop ideas and projects to reduce utility and energy costs.
• Determine equipment capabilities for new or revised factory layouts.
• Participate on the Food Safety and HACCP Team.
• Develop and foster a communication network that promotes interaction between maintenance, operations, sanitation, team leaders, and managers.
• Create a proactive work environment that involves mechanics in the planning, coordinating, and execution of work.
• Develop expertise in the maintenance organization on all mechanical, electrical, and controls platforms.
• Utilize the companies EAM system to maximize wrench time and improve equipment reliability.
• Determine skills gaps in the maintenance team and develop education/training plans to close those gaps.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience with food industry standards such as HACCP, GMP, SQF, BRC
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or similar engineering field.
• Minimum of 7 years of increasing responsibility in plant engineering, reliability engineering, project engineering, or maintenance management in a high-speed automation process or manufacturing operation.
• Demonstrated understanding of equipment reliability, preventive/predictive maintenance, lubrication best practices, and precision maintenance techniques.
• Experience with PLC Programming of Allen Bradley or Similar Systems
• Experience with SMRP, ISO 55000, TPM, or similar systems.
• Knowledge of GMP, OSHA, EPA and other local codes & regulations.
• Working knowledge of industrial refrigeration, HVAC, boiler, compressed air, and electrical distribution systems.
• Must be familiar with Infor EAM or similar computerized maintenance management systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineering Degree from ABET- Accredited Program
• 10+ years of Manufacturing Experience as a Reliability Engineer, Plant Engineer or Maintenance Engineer
• CMRP or CMRT Certification
• CIRO or CARO Certification
• Certification under ICML
• Experience with capital project management.