Maintenance Manager

Company: Nature's Path Foods USA Inc
Location: Blaine
Posted on: January 15, 2022

Job Description:

Maintain exceptional performance in uptime of all major operating equipment by:

• Working closely with production and utilizing the maintenance management system and real time measurement (OEE), establish procedures, schedules and resource deployment to ensure equipment will be maintained at a level to achieve production requirements in an efficient and timely manner.
• Ensuring that an overall predictive maintenance system is developed and implemented through a working relationship with production, planning and staff in order to meet requirements of the system and ensure that maintenance is completed in accordance with approved schedules and budgets while maintaining associated records.
• Recommending modification or replacement of equipment with a goal to increase up time and reduce maintenance costs.
• Conducting meetings with maintenance staff to review previous shifts and current plans.
• Meeting with Production Supervisors and Plant Manager to review previous shifts and receive updates on any current issues.
• Collaborating with Human Resources, ensure ongoing assessment and skills development process is achieved for maintenance personnel.Executing a capital and process improvement plan that optimizes operational efficiencies and supports the manufacturing strategy by:
  • Investigating and solving production problems that involve inadequacies of equipment and / or operating techniques. In addition, review manufacturing processes and recommend where process improvements can be made to operational efficiencies.
  • Identifying and providing required technical assistance for the training of operating areas for current technologies and when new equipment and processes are implemented.
  • Participating in general studies pertaining to expansions, new product lines, and diversification.
  • Managing facility capital plan, capital projects and preparation of capital requests.Effective management and utilization of parts and equipment by:
    • Ensuring an efficient management of automated system of inventory tracking of parts and equipment for the Maintenance services.
    • Integrating parts and maintenance records within a centralized maintenance management system.Education
      • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field.Salary
        • $100,000 - 130,000/year Experience
          • Minimum of 5 years experience in food manufacturing.
          • At least 3 years of supervisory experience required.
          • Proficient in computer software applications, including MS Office Suite, project management software, CAD, CMMS, and SCADA.
          • Complete understanding of PLC and logic controls for high speed operating equipment.
          • Knowledge of accounting principles and asset management is required.
          • An equivalent of combination of education and experience may be substituted for the stated requirements.Benefits
            • Employer Paid Medical (Vision Inclusive) options & Dental Coverage
            • Company-paid Life Insurance, AD&D, and Long- & Short-Term Disability
            • 10 Paid Holidays
            • 401k with Company Match
            • Paid Vacation
            • Wellness Programs & Incentives
            • "Green My Ride" Carpool & Vehicle Incentives

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