The primary responsibilities of the Maintenance and Engineering Manager are to maintain and repair plant equipment to ensure safe and reliable operations while maximizing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). This position will also be responsible for the engineering and management of small capital projects to support the annual capital plan.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain and administer an organization qualified to maintain all equipment and facilities in a safe and efficient working condition.
• Plan, direct and control the efforts of the Maintenance Department to maintain plant equipment and facilities commensurate with good engineering practices.
• Direct and manage the maintenance and repairs of tanks, agitators, pumps, valves, instrumentation, filling equipment, casepackers, palletizers, gas fired boilers, air compressors, and cooling tower.
• Execute an effective preventive maintenance program to minimize unscheduled downtime and improve OEE.
• Manage maintenance capital projects.
• Assure that production equipment is capable of producing within the specifications and tolerances required by production.
• Consult with process engineering and the production department regarding desirable modifications of existing equipment.
• Communicates regularly with all maintenance technicians, both individually and as a group, to ensure good two-way communication concerning maintenance issues.
• Maintains and updates operating and training manuals for maintenance department.
• Ensures that all maintenance technicians are qualified and trained to perform their jobs safely and effectively.
• Schedule, track, and maintain all inspection records required for EHS and Regulatory requirements.
• Completing preventive maintenance requirements; troubleshooting malfunctions; communicating issues and making recommendations for improvement.
• Support plant wide Lean Manufacturing initiatives.

Requirements:

• BS Degree Required; Mechanical, Chemical or Electrical Engineering Preferred.
• 5 years management experience, leading a maintenance department with both operations and facilities responsibilities.
• Demonstrated leadership in the following areas: preventative maintenance, implementing continuous improvement, Lean manufacturing, safety, standard work and employee coaching & development.
• Experience with CMMS required.
• PSM (Process Safety Management) and or TCPA experience preferred.
• Experience in ISO 9001:2008 environment preferred.
• SAP experience preferred.