SUMMARY
The Sr. Maintenance Manager position is responsible for managing all production and facilities-related maintenance operations and supporting new business / product growth with process engineering and equipment selection across both Charlotte Facilities. Works closely with manufacturing/production departments to ensure equipment is maintained in a manner that keeps unscheduled downtime to a minimum and meets stringent audit requirements. Solicits and reviews bids, writes CEPs, awards contracts to outside service contractors, and supports staff. Reviews projects and payback and escalates issues accordingly. Maintains equipment preventative maintenance database to utilize TPM strategies. Works closely with the production teams, R&D, and Technical to support improvement projects for safety, productivity, and cost reductions. Leads and supports the full maintenance team, motivating and coaching all existing and new team members.
COMPETENCIES
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Results Focused
- Leadership skills – specifically coaching, developing and motivating team
- Teamwork
- Technical Skills
- Financial – Budgeting
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following, but are not limited to:
- Is punctual, on time, and adheres to company attendance policies.
- Performs job functions in adherence to safety instructions and rules.
- Does not perform any job, duty, or function for which employee has not received training.
- Follows job-specific instructions and rules.
- Meets and exceeds qualitative and quantitative performance standards as established by
- Other reasonably related functions to the position may be assigned by management.
- Has functional literacy and oral communication skills in English for safety and following job-specific instructions.
- Has the ability to function under highly stressful conditions and interact cordially with colleagues to accomplish common tasks.
- Management retains the discretion to add or change the duties of the position at any time
- Reads and understands technical equipment manuals and diagrams.
- Ensures timely and efficient preventive maintenance and repair of production and process equipment. Manages downtime to a minimum, supporting efforts to continually improve activities to reduce costs.
- Preparation and tracking of annual maintenance budgets to ensure that department goals are met and financial targets are achieved.
- Understands the criticality of plant and equipment to business performance and prioritizes and manages maintenance activities to deliver agreed levels of performance.
- Plans, recruits, manages, trains, coaches and develops staff to deliver agreed plant availability at optimum cost
- Manages the efficient procurement and availability of spares and consumables to deliver plant availability targets
- Manages the balance between internal and external maintenance resources and manages external contractors effectively
- Maintains accurate maintenance records to establish cost of ownership, to facilitate proactive maintenance and better procurement of new equipment
- Organizes, monitors, and controls compliance with Statutory and Company Safety, Health, Environmental, and Hygiene standards
- Plans, prepares, and manages the Maintenance budget to deliver the agreed levels of plant performance cost-effectively
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
EDUCATION
- BA Degree in Engineering or relevant experience in an engineering and or management role
EXPERIENCE
- A minimum of five (7) years as a Maintenance Manager, preferably in the food manufacturing industry.
LEADERSHIP SKILLS
- Must have the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with other members of the team, maintenance personnel
- Support Maintenance Managers in the development of maintenance personnel.
- Account for the work done on his/her shift, and report to the Process Engineering Manager.
- Is responsible for scheduling activities on his/her shift with mechanics assigned to that shift.
- Attend leadership training classes.
- Assists Maintenance Coordinator with ensuring proper completion of work orders and preventive maintenance activities
- Cooperates with Maintenance Coordinator with controlling spare parts and supply inventory
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to perform unit measures and conversions. Ability to perform any other mathematical calculations reasonably necessary to satisfactorily perform job duties. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to solve practical problems and to deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Must have reliable transportation with current CA driver’s license and proof of current personal automobile liability insurance.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or listen. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. The employee must frequently bend low and/or reach high, push and/or pull up to 2,000 pounds using mechanic devices. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Please refer to Job Safety Analysis No. MA001.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to work independently and with and around others. There is frequent verbal and face-to-face contact. The employee is frequently required to be available for extended hours. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Please refer to Job Safety Analysis No. MA001.
POTENTIAL MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to read, write, and interpret advanced materials; work under significant time constraints; apply memorization, analysis, apply perception/comprehension skills, spontaneous thought, judgment, and manage time in completing assignments. The employee is required to use decision-making skills, to articulate ideas, to handle conflict situations, to apply intermediate math skills, and to make decisions based on department and organizational goals. This position includes clerical work. The duties include communication and relationships with employees, supervisors, associate managers, executive staff, and the public.
SPECIAL NOTATION
This job description is a general description of the minimum essential job functions and is provided only to be in compliance with State and Federal regulations. It is not intended as an employment contract, nor is it intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform. Additional job duties will be described by the Manager and the person performing this job function will be expected to perform those job duties as well. All employees of Bakkavor Foods USA are expected to perform tasks as assigned by Bakkavor Foods USA’s management personnel, regardless of job title or routine job duties.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
Work setting:
Work Location: In person