Maintenance/Engineering Manager

Develop, implement and apply engineering concepts for the optimization of equipment design for maintainability, preventative maintenance procedures, precision standards, and ease of sanitation. Create and sustain a maintenance culture that adjusts to business needs and supports consumer demands by maximizing equipment uptime and minimizing the life-cycle cost of our assets.

Duties/Activities Required by Job

• Responsible for Design for Maintainability(DfM) of assets, develop the equipment maintenance plan for assets.
• Coordinates the activities of project personnel to ensure projects progress on schedule and within budget.
• Works on multiple major projects of the highest complexity requiring forefront engineering envision and innovative solutions
• Investigates and resolves work-in process problems. Reports on project updates, equipment issues
• Managing programs to ensure safety of people, premises and property and regulatory compliance.

Education/Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant Maintenance field and/or Engineering degree preferred, or relevant experience
• 10+ yrs. demonstrated maintenance management experience in a manufacturing environment, must include successful track record managing operations with progression in size and scope, experience will be considered in lieu of degree, previous poultry experience preferred, previous manufacturing management experience required if no poultry.
• In depth experience with financial analysis in a Maintenance setting (Agristats), HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) in depth knowledge and experience. In depth knowledge of USDA regulations on sanitation, pre-operations guidelines and operations.