Maintenance Manager

About the role

To be an effective Maintenance Manager within the Kettle Cuisine facility supporting Operations. Kettle Cuisine takes the utmost pride in their products and expects each employee to do the same with their work.

Responsibilities

• Understand and comply with safe work practices and procedures to create and maintain a safe working environment.
• Understand and comply with all Kettle Cuisine and USDA quality procedures and regulations to ensure safe and top-quality product for consumers.
• Follow company GMP’s and comply with company policies and procedures.
• Manage all department employees to meet assigned prioritized workload and work schedule safely.
• Develop, coordinate, and administer a daily and weekly Maintenance Plan of preventative services and corrective work orders requested by Maintenance technicians, Operations, and QA staff. Prioritize response to ensure availability and safe operation of equipment.
• Ensure staffing of the department and approve and schedule overtime, vacations, and off time.
• Manage the utilization and lead continuous improvement of CMMS application to manage work, work requests, department KPIs, and document completed work for regulatory and food safety matters.
• Communicate conditions of equipment by completing appropriate maintenance records, transferring knowledge at shift change, and informing supervisors of significant problems.
• Lead communication of equipment availability and impact with Production, QA, and Planning teams.
• Plan major equipment refurbishment and facility corrective action activities to align with operations schedule and available downtimes. Request system downtime to complete tasks.
• Oversee maintenance department spending and purchasing to maintain adherence to period budgets while maintaining equipment availability. Understand cost drivers, variances, and contribute to budget forecasting and planning.
• Oversee appropriate inventory levels of necessary spare parts to support timely repairs and regular consumable items.
• Manage all building utilities and relationships with external providers to ensure agreed availability and efficiency improvements within budgeted costs. Diagnose, repair, and replace/install parts as needed to guarantee utility availability.
• Coordinate and manage external contractors for specialized troubleshooting, repairs, and refurbishment of equipment and facility infrastructure in compliance with Kettle, GMP, and OSHA standards.
• Contribute to capital planning by providing maintenance department input for future projects to improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs. Assist engineering with installation of equipment and support transition of new assets into operation and lifecycle support.
• Support EHS function and work with local authorities to ensure compliance with all regulatory matters.
• Organize and monitor compliance with statutory and Kettle Cuisine health and safety requirements.
• Help set standards, organize procedures, and measure performance to ensure continuous improvement.
• Mentor and develop new Maintenance technicians to grow their careers and contributions to Kettle Cuisine.
• Perform any other tasks deemed reasonable and requested by management.

As a Leader within the Kettle Cuisine Team You Are Expected To:

• Model and support Kettle’s Core Values and safety culture.
• Manage performance of all team members.
• Build a strong, committed, and collaborative team.
• Develop individual team members and their careers.
• Conduct annual reviews and PDPs for all direct team members.
• Create a culture of accountability and performance.
• Drive a focus on quality and continuous improvement.
• Plan work, track results, and resolve variances.

Requirements

• BS Engineering degree preferred; Vocational Schooling or equivalent education, experience, and training.
• Minimum of five years of maintenance leadership experience in food manufacturing; preferred 10+ years of engineering, facilities management, utility management, and/or supervision within a manufacturing environment.
• Detailed knowledge and experience with process systems, equipment, automation, and controls within the food manufacturing industry.
• Working knowledge of GMP, GFSI (SQF or BRC), and OSHA regulations relevant to food manufacturing.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills for working and developing people in a team environment.
• Experience utilizing, enhancing, and managing work processes and maintenance performance metrics and reporting using CMMS software.
• Experience with plant utility systems: boilers, ammonia and freon refrigeration, compressed air, HVAC, and wastewater.
• Experience coordinating and managing external resources to perform building and equipment maintenance.
• Knowledge of basic electrical systems, electrical safety, PLCs, instrumentation, and machinery safety systems.
• Ability to work in hot and cold conditions.
• Ability to work overtime and weekends as necessary, including some holiday periods.
• Preferred: Bilingual English and Spanish or some Spanish competency.

Core Values

• Honor Food: We create and produce the best tasting, safest, all-natural recipes that strive for perfection in every batch, from bench to kettle.
• Honor Each Other: We seek to develop trusting, respectful, and mutually rewarding relationships with all our team members and business partners.
• Honor Development: We recognize and nurture each other’s talents, strengths, and interests to further strengthen and grow our team.
• Honor Innovation: We continually strive for creative and sustainable ways to achieve excellence.

Pay

The Maintenance Manager base pay range is $100,000 - $140,000 USD annually. The listed salary range represents Kettle Cuisine’s good faith estimate for this position and represents the minimum and maximum for new hire salaries for the Lynn, MA location only. An employee’s rate of pay within the range is determined by their qualifications, relevant experience, and demonstrated performance over time. In addition to those factors, we consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer. The Maintenance Manager position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package and the annual discretionary bonus program up to 15%.