Reliability and Maintenance Manager

Primary Responsibilities

• Affirms the safe execution of all maintenance and utility activities, ensuring adherence to all safety procedures.
• Promotes a safe work environment through own behaviors and the promotion of safety as the first consideration.
• Maintains facility and assets to meet regulatory guidelines such as USDA, FDA, OSHA, and EPA.
• Optimizes costs through effective budget planning and management, maintaining a cost-effective approach to asset management and minimizing loss and waste.
• Optimizes the availability and safe operation of production assets through appropriate predictive and preventative maintenance and safe and effective execution of corrective maintenance and projects.
• Coordinates major maintenance and project requirements with manufacturing production and engineering, supporting the effort to identify opportunities and develop the Plant’s Capital Budget.
• Trains maintenance staff on effective maintenance practices, including the use of the computerized maintenance management system, problem-solving tools, risk and failure analysis, maintenance scheduling, and analysis of maintenance-related data and equipment histories.
• Sets and evaluates departmental goals and objectives through a collaborative effort with maintenance departmental supervision, factory leadership team, Regional Reliability Managers, and the Engineering Manager.
• Conducts special studies as assigned or self-initiated to improve departmental services, equipment reliability, and factory operations or satisfy external requirements.
• Shares best maintenance practices with other Kraft Heinz maintenance professionals by participating in semi-annual forums and establishing contacts for regular communication.
• Ensures parts availability in the MRO stockroom to minimize equipment downtime while balancing economic maintenance inventory management.
• Affords evaluation of reliability, utility, facility, production, and packaging needs for Capital Equipment.
• Partners with business leaders on implementation of equipment and manufacturing reliability, process improvements (Six Sigma / Lean) including leading change initiatives, planning, and facilitation of improvement project(s) completion.
• Manages and evaluates the Maintenance staff, including performance management, employee improvement, and employee development plans, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred; focus in Engineering or related technical field highly preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years’ leadership experience within a manufacturing environment required.
• Minimum of 5+ years of maintenance experience within a manufacturing environment required.
• Extensive knowledge including but not limited to Packaging/Mechanical Operations, Electrical maintenance, Instrumentation, Electronics/Controls, and Utility Systems, as well as boiler and ammonia refrigeration.
• Interpersonal and communications skills to motivate, empower, train, direct, lead, evaluate, and coach a diverse group of team members to reach their fullest potential.
• Ability to effectively plan and manage through change within large enterprise organizations.
• Microsoft Office and CMMS experience and proficiency required.
• Ability to manage a continuous operation (24 hrs., 7 days per week).

Our Total Rewards Philosophy

The Total Rewards philosophy at Kraft Heinz is to provide a meaningful and flexible spectrum of programs that equitably support our diverse workforce and their families and complement Kraft Heinz' strategy and values. This includes coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future, we offer plans tailored to meet you and your family’s needs.

Benefits

Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future, we offer plans tailored to meet you and your family’s needs. Coverage for benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

Wellbeing: We offer events, resources, and learning opportunities that inspire a physical, social, emotional, and financial well-being lifestyle for our employees and their families.

Physical - Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Screenings/Assessments
Social - Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, Leave of Absence, Flexible Work Arrangements, Recognition, Training
Emotional – Employee Assistance Program , Wellbeing Programs, Family Support Programs
Financial – 401k, Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Disability

Contact Information

If you require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process, please contact NAZTAOps@kraftheinz.com.