Maintenance Manager - North Avenue

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery, and potato products. We offer exciting career opportunities where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents, and make an impact. Join our innovative team that’s First in Food at our Elizabeth, New Jersey location, a city with a proud history dating back to the founding of our country.

About the role

The Maintenance Manager is accountable for safely leading and directing all plant reliability and maintenance activities, including utilities operation and execution of a capital project plan. This role ensures equipment and facilities are in optimum operating condition while managing within an approved annual budget. The Maintenance Manager partners with the MFI ARM team, plant leadership, maintenance, operational, and support teams to drive success, compliance with safety work rules, and adherence to Food Safety & Quality policies and procedures. Availability to work scheduled work times, weekends, and holidays is required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all plant maintenance including facilities, utilities, and operations to reduce downtime and assure peak plant efficiencies.
• Partner with MFI Engineering on capital engineering design and implementation of projects.
• Coordinate and deliver multiple projects safely and efficiently.
• Manage maintenance or project contractors onsite, ensuring compliance with human safety, food safety, and plant GMP requirements.
• Lead department team members to continuously improve personal safety, quality, delivery, and cost to achieve company objectives.
• Engage and develop the asset care teams to deliver expected levels of reliability.
• Contribute to the advancement of the MFI culture as part of the greater leadership team.
• Direct responsibility for the maintenance team and their overall and individual performance.
• Assist with planning and cost estimates for annual and longer-term capital and operating budgets.
• Investigate the condition of buildings, equipment, and grounds, recommending improvements to meet business needs.
• Utilize MFI-approved CMMS to manage, document, and support maintenance reporting and decision-making.
• Responsible for all maintenance department metrics.
• Balance maintenance initiatives (tactical and strategic) that align with plant business strategies.
• Adhere to MFI standards for assessing the quality of work performed by employees and contractors.
• Foster a team environment that supports personal and professional development through the MFI ARMED program.
• Coordinate and partner with corporate stakeholder groups to build and maintain programs and processes consistent with MFI standards.
• Promote and foster Michael Foods culture, values, and principles.
• Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviors and ensuring a safe and healthy workplace.
• Adhere to all safety policies and procedures, incorporating safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
• Follow quality work practices, GMPs, and maintain sanitary conditions to ensure product quality.
• Report conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
• Ensure required regulatory compliance.
• Participate in acquiring talent within the maintenance organization, including interviewing, recruiting, and selection for salaried and hourly team members.
• Actively support recruiting events and talent pipeline efforts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field is preferred. Alternatively, an associate's degree, two-year technical certificate, and/or relevant experience demonstrating technical and leadership aptitude may be considered.
• Demonstrated leadership experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of proven leadership or supervisory experience in industrial operations, maintenance, or utilities operations is preferred.
• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) certification preferred.
• Understanding of PLC and equipment automation preferred.
• Trained and competent in MFI MTL1, MTL2, & MTL3 skills preferred.
• Experience in industrial project management is preferred.
• Prior experience in SAP preferred.
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with superb time management and project scheduling skills.
• Ability to lead teams, hold team members accountable, and achieve results through internal and external resources.
• Excellent administrative and follow-up skills to achieve successful maintenance and repair programs.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to talk and listen.
• Frequently required to stand and walk.
• Occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste and smell.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Exposure to a noisy environment with temperature variations from hot to cold.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $118,943 - $185,551 per year.