Maintenance Manager

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Schedule: Monday- Friday, working 7am-5pm with flexibility as needed to meet plant needs including night and weekend hours

Location: 1 Quality Place, Buckner, KY 40010

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with match, STD/LTD/AD&D/Life, HSA, FSA, EAP, Hospital indemnity, Accident Insurance, Identity and Fraud Protection Plan, Legal, and Critical Illness.​

Salary, based on experience and other qualifications: $93k -$138k annually with additional bonus potential

Essential Functions, Duties and Responsibilities:

• Execute plant-specific vision and mission to assure continuous improvement and alignment with the corporate vision.

• Ensure that all manufacturing / facility systems are properly resourced and that all resources are efficiently utilized.

• Direct maintenance team leaders and hourly maintenance associates in their roles and responsibilities to meet plant objectives in safety, quality, cost, and customer service.

• Provide technical support for efficient troubleshooting / problem solving activities and maintenance repair to maximize efficiencies and limit downtime.

• Continuously apply sound mechanical and electrical solutions to resolve hindrances to plant efficiencies and to drive continuous improvement.

• Provide leadership in implementing / maintaining preventive and predictive maintenance programs.

• Manage maintenance department costs within budgetary guidelines.

• Ensure that appropriate inventory levels for standard replacement parts are maintained.

• Manage the buildings and grounds such that good manufacturing practices (GMP) are adhered to and a professional appearance is maintained.

• Perform follow-up analysis to identify and resolve recurring downtime / inefficient operational issues.

• Schedule mandatory inspections and coordinate certifications and appropriate authorities.

• Ensure environmental compliance.

• Drive employee engagement, training, and development to maximize manufacturing, quality, safety, and productivity goal attainment.

• Effectively communicate results and action plans to appropriate employees and managers.

• Collaborate directly with human resources to insure employee issues or concerns are correctly addressed and resolved.

• Collaborate with finance to create and execute a maintenance and capital budget to insure that financial allocations and obligations are set, administered and met.

• Initiate cost savings measures.

• Ensure all plant maintenance operations are conducted in a safe and controlled environment.

• Ensure all quality and regulatory standards, specifications and policies are met or exceeded.

• Safely and accurately perform all duties as required for this position to ensure the safety and quality of our products.

• All other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Critical Skill Requirements:

• A minimum of 7 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment required

• A minimum of 3 years Supervisory / Management experience required

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Management, Manufacturing, Production Operations Management or equivalent field of study OR equivalent highly preferred.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills required

• Strong mechanical aptitude and work knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems, PLC knowledge a plus.

• Excellent troubleshooting and diagnostic skills.  Ability to define problems and resolve quickly.

• Strong computer application skills, network and PC business application software

• Basic mathematical and statistical skills

• Basic financial skills and understanding

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Must be able to perform the following: standing, climbing, pulling, and or pushing, carrying, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning and stooping.

• Ability to walk and/or stand for extended periods of time. 

• Must be able to work overtime and extended hours as required.

• Good physical condition with the ability to lift up to 50 lbs frequently.

• Good hand/eye coordination, motor skills, 20/20 corrected vision and hearing within the normal range.

Environmental, Health and Safety Requirements:

• Must wear all required personal protection equipment associated with specific manufacturing work environment and job duties as stated in the Employee Handbook, posted policies, or as assigned by leadership personnel.

• Maintain clean and safe working environment and follow all safety policies and procedures, such as lock out/tag out, safe lifting techniques, and all others as instructed.

• Inform Management of any food safety or quality issues or of any processes which become noncompliant with specified requirements.

Food Safety:

• Notify supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required.

• Understand, observe, and comply with the handling and usage of the color-coded container policy while in the Production Areas.

• Perform all duties necessary to meet Company, Customer and/or Government requirements/standards as prioritized by the Company.

• Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the product, processes, quality system, or safety system.

• Identify and record any problems relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the ingredients, processes, quality system, or safety system.

• Controls further processing or delivery of nonconforming product in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been correct

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