Maintenance Manager

Principal Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy maintenance and store improvement programs and projects that improve the plant and equipment performance.
• Promote safety and demand it from the maintenance organization.
• Manage the maintenance staff to include hiring, training and developing the staff to meet the needs of the department.
• Ensure preventative and predictive maintenance is completed and records are maintained on all assets.
• Ensure maintenance projects comply with all local, state and federal safety and environmental requirements and regulations.
• Develop and oversee the continuous improvement of the manufacturing processes and executing long-term plans.
• Manage the maintenance management system.
• Cook up coordination work performed by outside vendors.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Agricultural Engineering or related discipline or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Must have an understanding of maintenance management systems and processes, preventative and predictive maintenance, manufacturing technologies and standard software applications.
• Requires strong communication, math, organizational and analytical skills.
• Must be able to travel to other facilities.

Physical Requirements and Environmental Factors

• May need to move light equipment or supplies from one place to another.
• May need to access files, supplies and equipment.
• When in a plant environment: Exposure primarily consists of wet and moist floors which include metal and plastic grating surfaces.
• May be exposed to temperatures of 28 degrees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with both ambient and 100% humidity.
• May handle products from 25 degrees to 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
• May be exposed to noise ranges of 50 db to 110 db.
• May be exposed to all chemicals used in poultry, food, and processing facility.
• Must wear and use protective and safety equipment required for the job as directed by the Company.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $101,000 - $151,000 per year, based on experience and qualifications with annual bonus available (variable depending on performance).

Benefits

In addition to the base salary, Perdue offers a competitive benefits package, including medical/Rx, 401(k) with employer match after 1 year, critical illness, accident insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, optional group life insurance, short-term and long-term disability protection, flexible spending accounts and paid time off.