Maintenance Manager

The Maintenance Manager will direct all reliability and maintenance activities to ensure that maximum operational potential is realized for the entire plant operation. This includes all functions in the areas of Maintenance Business Management, Maintenance Materials Inventory (MRO), Maintenance Recruit to Retire, Manufacturing Process Reliability and Equipment Reliability, e.g. departmental budgets, computerized maintenance management systems, preventive/predictive and corrective maintenance programs. The Manager is also responsible for the development, coordination and execution of maintenance related capital budget items in concert with engineering.

Assures the safe execution of all maintenance and utility activities, demands that all plant activities are conducted following all safety procedures  Champions safety as the first consideration of all employees/contractors and promotes a safe work environment through own behaviors  Maintains facility and assets to meet regulatory guidelines e.g. USDA, FDA, OSHA, and EPA  Optimizes costs through effective budget planning and management and maintains a cost effective approach toward 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, to include major downtime activities and downtime periods and supports the effort to identify opportunities and develop the Plant’s Capital Budget  Trains maintenance staff on effective maintenance practices, including effective 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  Provides direction to the operation and maintenance of the Utilities (Air, Steam, Water, Nitrogen, Ammonia, etc) and Wastewater facilities to assure they meet production demands  Shares Best Maintenance Practices with other Kraft Heinz maintenance professionals by participating in semi-annual forums and establishing contacts for regular communication  Ensure parts availability in the MRO stockroom to minimize equipment downtime while balancing economic maintenance inventory management  Assist with evaluating reliability, utility, facility, production and packaging needs for Capital Equipment  Oversee and lead the implementation of the Quality Risk Management Process (QRMP) system and operational standards as outlined in the factory’s QRMP accountability list  Partner 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  Manage and evaluate the Maintenance staff including but not limited to performance management, employee improvement and employee development plans, etc.  All other duties as assigned by Plant Manager to support the facility  Preferred 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  5+ years of maintenance experience within a manufacturing environment required  Extensive knowledge including but not limited to the following areas: Packaging/Mechanical Operations,