Maintenance Manager

Job Summary

The Maintenance Manager oversees all planned and unplanned facility, processing equipment, material handling equipment, and fleet maintenance. Key responsibilities include implementing preventive, predictive, and urgent repair strategies, leading safety initiatives, collaborating with operations, managing maintenance teams, and ensuring compliance with industry regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety in the department and adhere to all work safety policies, procedures, and governing requirements, including OSHA, NFPA, NEC, and local, state, and federal regulations.

• Maintain an effective lockout-tagout program to ensure employee safety during equipment shutdowns.

• Manage and lead an organization responsible for the maintenance, repair, and overall reliability of production equipment, process utilities, MHE, facility/grounds, and fleet shop (if applicable).

• Collaborate with the operations team to improve site employee safety, food safety production quality, and equipment reliability.

• Provide leadership, coaching, and technical direction to maintenance associates and operations staff to enhance employee knowledge, succession planning, and retention of top talent.

• Remain current with latest and emerging industry regulations and codes relative to mechanical and electrical systems design and operation.

• Manage and lead associate headcount and staffing schedules to ensure proper maintenance convergence for operations.

• Manage personnel performance, including employee reviews, real-time coaching/performance improvement, documented disciplinary action, time and attendance.

• Effectively communicate companywide goals regarding safety, sustainability, efficiency, and performance to the Maintenance Team.

• Utilize equipment and departmental key performance indicators (KPI) to initiate continuous improvement and root cause analysis activities to increase equipment reliability.

• Lead and manage equipment and facility capital projects from the initial proposal stages through final completion and commissioning.

• Manage capital costs to ensure projects are completed within budget and make recommendations for future capital needs to properly maintain the facility.

• Manage monthly expense budget to include repairs, spare parts, consumables, professional services, and departmental overtime.

• Manage refrigeration, fire suppression, electrical infrastructure, and process utility compliance inspections and logs.

• Participate in compliance audits, reviews, and corrective action plans.

• Timely and effectively manage third-party vendors and contractors to complete specialized preventive maintenance and repairs throughout the facility.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical related discipline preferred.

• Experience: Seven (7) plus years of leading and managing a maintenance organization in a manufacturing environment. Ten (10) plus years of equipment/facility maintenance and repair experience. Project management/capital improvements and budget management experience. Maintenance management software and the development of a preventive and predictive maintenance program. Experience managing spare parts inventory. Experience with lockout tagout, job hazard analysis, hot work permits, confined space, etc. Experience with troubleshooting and repairing electronic controls and electrical components (high and low voltage); motors, contactors, relay logic, PLC's, etc. Working knowledge of OSHA general industry electrical safety standards; Title 29. Experience with NFPA 70 National electrical code and NFPA 70E electrical safety requirements. Experience with OSHA electrical Arc Flash requirement. Experience maintaining rotary screw and reciprocating compressed air systems. Experience maintaining hot water systems; boilers, on demand water heaters, etc. Experience with the use of condition diagnostic techniques including vibration analysis, oil analysis, ultrasonic testing, and thermographic testing. Experience working in a food processing environment and familiar with USDA, FDA, and SQF policies and procedures. Experience with Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program in a Lean Manufacturing environment.

• Licenses/Certifications: Valid Driver License with a "clean" driving record. Obtain a Powered Industrial Equipment Certification from Sysco within 3 months. Ammonia Sites Only: Refrigeration Operator I / RETA: CARO Licenses/Certifications: Electrical Arc Flash training. Trade electrical I & II training. Ammonia Sites Only: Refrigeration Operator II / RETA: CIRORETA CIRO in addition to RETA CARO.

• Technical Skills and Abilities: Proficient with Lean Manufacturing practices including 5-S, Visual Controls, Standard Work, work center metrics, and continuous improvement processes and able to instruct others in these practices. Proficient with equipment reliability practices and methodologies. Experience with RCA / FMEA desired. Effective leadership and coaching skills, with a proven ability in coaching and developing others. Ability to support team with the sourcing and purchase of equipment parts, materials, and supplies. Working knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic systems as well as Programmable Logic Controls (PLC). Management of a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to create and submit budgetary recommendations/requests regarding capital expenditures and maintenance repairs. Ability to prepare management update reports related to schedule performance, job costs tracking, and on time performance. Ability to coach and support staff after-hours. Ability to overcome obstacles and demonstrate a sense of urgency in achieving objectives. Understands interdepartmental impact of individual decisions and actions. Demonstrates determination and persistence while treating others with respect. High degree of independence, judgment, attention to detail and time management skills. Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment. Strong computer skills; Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

• Physical Demands: Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally exposed to wet, hot, extreme cold and/or humid conditions; and moving mechanical parts and may be required to work in confined spaces. The associate works non-traditional business hours including evenings, nights, weekends, holidays and on-call. The associate may occasionally be required to travel to other Operating Companies or the corporate office as business needs dictate (i.e. training, business continuation, etc.). The associate is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and confined spaces. The associate is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.