Maintenance Specialist

About the role

As a Maintenance Specialist, you will coordinate a team of maintenance technicians on your designated shift. You will ensure the completion of all maintenance tasks in your assigned area, communicate any gaps to the lead and manager, and apply the correct resources to each problem. You’ll escalate to the manager and lead when additional help is needed. You’ll be part of a team that believes in doing work that matters—for people and the planet.

Responsibilities

• Communicate issues to other shift coordinators to ensure a consistent message and consistent application of all company policies, programs, rules, and regulations.
• Support the maintenance team in troubleshooting, finding/procuring parts, or escalating issues as required.
• Build preventative maintenance schedules and prioritize based on equipment criticality.
• Work with the on-shift Production Supervisor to achieve performance and overall equipment effectiveness targets.
• Ensure maintenance, quality, and safety audits are carried out by the team to ensure compliance with internal requirements.
• Work with the maintenance lead and reliability supervisor to determine the root cause of breakdowns and develop countermeasures for repeat issues.
• Review short and medium-term plans for equipment maintenance with the maintenance lead and operations team. Develop long-term plans with input from managers, supervisors, and the operations team, and ensure execution of the plans.
• Collaborate with Supervisors, Maintenance team members, and Operations to plan, procure, and document activities for the enhancement of machines in the assigned area.
• Contact vendors and manufacturers as needed for support in resolving issues or deploying projects.
• Participate in safety or quality reviews and ensure corrective actions are carried out.

Requirements

• High School Diploma.
• At least two (2) years of experience as a maintenance supervisor/coordinator in a fast-paced manufacturing environment within FMCG. Food manufacturing is strongly preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience leading a team of maintenance technicians toward a common goal.
• Capable of working independently and in a team environment.
• Experience making reliability/maintenance decisions to meet needs.
• Proven track record of implementing improvement ideas.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using a CMMS system.
• Controls/Automation experience with a strong preference for Allen Bradley controls.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $75,800.00 - $113,600.00 USD. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.

This position is bonus eligible and Long-Term Incentive (LTI) eligible.

Benefits

Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but not limited to:

• Health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage).
• Retirement savings benefits.
• Life insurance and disability benefits.
• Parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation, and holidays.
• Access to numerous voluntary benefits.

Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.