Manager, Maintenance

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Administration, Sun-rype FULL TIME Selah, WA, US

Position Summary: Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Maintenance Manager is a key member of the US operations leadership team who acts as a technical advisor and is responsible for overall maintenance, repair and management of all equipment, utilities, services, and the facilities themselves, in the Selah Facility. Provides leadership and supervision to the maintenance team in the assignment and coordination of work to ensure safety, quality, availability, maximum production efficiencies, and preservation of company assets.

Oversees plant maintenance department personal, operation and function.

SQF

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Train mechanics in understanding the Food Safety program and SQF guidelines that apply to Maintenance.
• Enforce HACCP and GMP requirements.
• Create a culture that focuses on producing Safe, Quality Food.
• Administer the preventative maintenance program to ensure all plant equipment and systems are running efficiently.
• Perform and document line checks and PM’s when necessary.
• Perform and document removal, installation, disassembly, repair and assembly of production, material handling, waste and raw product equipment, support equipment and systems when necessary.
• Performs non-routine maintenance activities as needed must be capable of performing emergency repairs.
• Develop and maintain a supplier control index assuring that only high quality vendors are retained.
• Meet with vendors to discuss and resolve mechanical problems as required.
• Remain current with new government rules, scientific procedures and chemical regulations.
• Operates a forklift in a safe manner.
• Maintains a neat and orderly work area.

Maintenance Department Functions:

• Ensure that all work performed by or on behalf of the company complies with safety standards, internal risk management/loss control and with all governing practices, codes and regulations.
• Administration of a Preventative Maintenance Program with focus on preventing unplanned breakdowns and maximizing production and cost efficiencies.
• Oversee, prioritize, plan and delegate work orders to appropriate maintenance personnel for conducting preventative and corrective maintenance, or equipment modifications as needed, ensuring tasks are successfully and effectively completed in a timely manner.
• Communicates and works with Plant and Operations Managers in utilization of production performance metrics to determine and prioritize maintenance focus based on operation’s needs.
• Oversee maintenance logs and report on daily activities, equipment service history, analyze equipment needs, reliability and cost issues, and direct improvements.
• Accountable for sourcing contractors for repairs and maintenance beyond scope of work force. Oversees work performed by contractors to ensure quality workmanship and specification compliance. Establish and manage service contracts where applicable.
• Management of tools, materials, parts and supplies required to maintain equipment and facility, optimizing inventory cost and minimizing downtime.
• Ensure maintenance and routine calibration of mechanical, electrical, steam, refrigeration, fluid and pneumatic control systems are conducted.

Support Plant Operations & Business Objectives:

• Prepare and manage maintenance budgets in order to meet set objectives.
• Monitor and review maintenance spend, tracking to monthly and year end budgets, as well as trending spend against equipment and performance, to provide cost / benefit based analysis supporting recommendations on equipment requirements, business directions, and strategies.
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