Maintenance Manager Jobs

Albany, MN

• Relocation assistance available for this position
• No Sponsorships, transfers, OPT, or visa sponsorships.
• On-site position and not Remote
• If you are a good fit, you will most likely be contacted the same day.
• Permanent /Direct Hire Position, great company, excellent pay and benefits

The Maintenance Manager will provide leadership and direction to the plant Maintenance Department and be responsible for repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment in manufacturing operations as well as grounds and facilities maintenance.
Key Responsibilities

• Providing technical support for efficient troubleshooting / problem solving activities and maintenance repair to maximize efficiencies and limit downtime.
• Initiating cost savings measures.
• Ensuring all quality and regulatory standards, specifications and policies are met or exceeded.
• Ensuring all plant maintenance operations are conducted in a safe and controlled environment.
• Effectively communicating results and action plans to appropriate employees and managers.
• Reviewing production, quality control, and maintenance reports and statistics to plan and modify maintenance activities.
• Ensuring that all manufacturing / facility systems and utilities are properly resourced and that all resources are efficiently utilized.
• Collaborating directly with human resources to ensure employee issues or concerns are correctly addressed and resolved.
• Scheduling repair, maintenance, and installation to ensure continuous production operations;
• Managing the buildings and grounds such that good manufacturing practices (GMPs) are adhered to and a professional appearance is maintained.
• Driving employee engagement, training, and development to maximize manufacturing, quality, safety, and productivity goal attainment and succession.
• Performing follow-up analysis to identify and resolve recurring downtime / inefficient operational issues.
• Managing the overall maintenance budget for expenses.
• Executing plant-specific vision and mission to assure continuous improvement and alignment with the corporate vision.
• Working with Asset Life Cycle management and planned maintenance
• Providing leadership in implementing / maintaining preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Directing hourly maintenance associates in their roles and responsibilities to meet plant objectives in safety, quality, cost, and customer service.
• Experience with executing and managing KPI’s across the team
• Installing, maintaining, calibrating, and inspecting the automation control and communications systems (PLC’s).
• Eliminating causes of failure and ensuring full useful equipment life in coordination with daily maintenance completed by operating personnel.
• Ensuring environmental compliance.
• Continuously applying sound mechanical and electrical solutions to resolve obstacles to plant efficiencies and to drive continuous improvement.
• Scheduling mandatory inspections and coordinating certifications and appropriate authorities.
• Supporting the Maintenance Buyer in adhering to the maintenance and stores budgets.
• Inspecting machines and equipment for conformance with operational standards.
• Troubleshooting plant equipment including evaporators, pasteurizers, an ultrafilter, a microfilter, plate and frame filter presses and a spray dryer.

Qualifications And Skills

• Food or Pharmaceutical industry knowledge preferred, 5+ years maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years Supervisory / Management experience.
• Experience implementing predictive/preventive maintenance programs.
• Strong computer application skills, network and PC business application software
• Project Engineering skills a plus.
• Familiarity with sanitary design standards, 3A or the PMO a plus.
• A degree in Mechanical Technology or Engineering or other technical discipline from an accredited institution is preferred, or equivalent training and experience.