Precision Maintenance Champion - Predictive Maintenance SME

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.

Wakefield is one of the largest production facilities within Michael Foods.  We serve as a flex plant and are able to produce everything from a whole pasteurized egg to liquid, dried, hardboiled and curds. 

SUMMARY:   

Precision Maintenance Champion provides both Maintenance and Reliability services within the plant, championing executional excellence and asset health improvement efforts. The Reliability SME will ensure results while partnering with the MFI ARM team, plant maintenance team personnel, plant operational team, and all other plant support teams members for success. This position will work closely with the operations, engineering, and maintenance departments to ensure that a troubled equipment/component list is created, maintained, tracked, and communicated to whole plant organization. The Reliability SME will become a part of the manufacturing work system team and will ensure that work orders for these assets are in the backlog and planned well. Reliability SME will work from this backlog to ensure that jobs are considered for the schedule every week. Reliability SME will work with technicians to ensure that these improvement projects are properly executed, followed through, documented and value of the job is captured and reported to all levels of the plant organization. The Reliability SME will report Weekly and monthly to plant leadership team on progress made and upcoming opportunities to improve. They will promote mentor and coach precision maintenance practices and will lead the facility’s lubrication improvement program. Reliability SME will become a resource to the plant who constantly focuses on improving the life of troubled equipment and improving the skill sets and performance of the maintenance team. This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability. This role must be available to work scheduled work times, weekends, and holidays, as necessary.  

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Lead reliability team members and tasks to ensure personal safety, quality, delivery, and cost, are continuously being improved to achieve company objectives. Engage and develop the asset care team members to deliver expected levels of reliability. Be an active member who contributes to the advancement of the MFI & ARM culture.  

• Develop, implement, and champion Precision Maintenance® techniques ensuring procedural compliance and that job tolerances are met 

• Identify, develop, justify, and implement reliability and performance improvement projects 

• Work with Corporate Reliability Team to develop, implement, and review real time condition assessment data for all critical equipment 

• Responsible for identifying, coordinating, and facilitating reliability training for maintenance personnel 

• Develop and implement quality assurance and reliability procedures for critical spares and parts 

• Develop and implement quality commissioning procedures for rebuilt or new equipment 

• Work with vendors in addressing issues identified through root cause and condition-based maintenance programs 

• Lead / assist craftsman during precision assignments 

• Utilize MFI approved CMMS to manage, document, and support reliability reporting and decision making. This will be accomplished through the guidance of MFI ARM standards. 

• Keeps accurate and up-to-date records (i.e., SAP data, PdM, Precision Documentation etc..). 

• Provides input for root cause analysis (RCA) and Reliability Centered Maintenance to create an environment of continuous asset reliability improvement.  

• Promote, and foster Michael Foods culture, values, and principles.  

• Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviors. Assumes personal responsibility to insure safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks. 

• Adheres to Quality work practices, follows GMP’s, maintains sanitary conditions and ensures that product quality is maintained. Reports on any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality. 

• Always ensures required regulatory compliance. 

• Perform other duties as assigned. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field is preferred. Can also have an associate's degree, two-year technical certificate or combination of experience which demonstrates technical and leadership aptitude.  

• Demonstrated leadership experience preferred 

• 5 years of experience as a maintenance technician with an emphasis on rotating equipment preferred 

• Trained and competent in MFI MTL1, MTL2, & MTL3 skills preferred 

• Certified Reliability Leader (CRL from Reliability Web) certification preferred 

• MLA II “Machinery Lubrication Analyst” certification preferred 

• ISO Vibration Analyst CAT II certification preferred 

• ISO Ultrasound Analyst CAT II certification preferred 

• IR Level 1 certification preferred 

• Prior experience in SAP preferred.  

• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with superb time management and project scheduling skills.  

• Excellent administrative and follow up skills to achieve success with condition-based maintenance, preventive maintenance, and precision corrective repair programs.  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:  

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee will be exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature. 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.