Packaging Maintenance Manager

job purpose: The Maintenance Manager is responsible for overseeing the facility and equipment maintenance including all utilities, process and packaging equipment, parts procurement, planning, automation, and department budget. The individual will possess a strong technical background and proven history to lead a talented group of supervisors, mechanics, ICT, engineers, planner, and parts procurement.

responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing the performance and development of all maintenance department staff and hourly personnel including salary and hourly workers.
• Responsible for the effective planning, scheduling and execution of all maintenance activities including preventative, predictive, breakdown and overhaul maintenance activities.
• Responsible for maintaining and repairing all production (Packaging) equipment.
• Including Fillers, Blow molder, Sleever, Variopac, Palletizer , boilers , NH3 systems and air compressors .
• Develop and optimize preventative maintenance program including task details, PM durations to ensure proactive execution and consistent plant operation.
• Develop and utilize predictive maintenance programs to prevent failures on critical equipment. Condition based tools to include ultrasonic and vibration analysis, thermal imaging, tribology, etc.
• Manage all aspects of the plant CMMS and the Asset Care Strategy for tracking, documentation, and planning.
• Documentation of all schematics, diagram changes, and PLC programming documentation changes to keep plant records current.
• Perform risk assessment of critical spare parts and manage inventory to appropriate levels.
• Responsible for all regulatory packaging records and annual services: supporting overhauls and Audits.
• Oversee the department budget utilizing data analysis to study part turns, obsolete parts, min/max values and propose new solutions to manage inventory.
• Manage critical tasks and projects via weekly CI/strategic campaign meetings.
• Source and work closely with vendors for projects, tasks, and emergency repairs
• Must be able to use plant resources to troubleshoot issues: Factory Talk system, PowerBI, Krones HMI.
• Suggest new strategies on how to track downtime and implement solutions to prevent and eliminate downtime.
• Purchasing and Purchase Order control via NetSuite and D365: Understanding department general ledger accounts, categories and working close with the Plant Controller/Finance Department
• Develop department SME's and create new roles within the department.
• Request, review and maintain vendor contracts.
• Work close with other departments on RCA/CA strategies requiring thorough documentation on the Quality Control platform.
• Maintain critical regulatory instrument calibrations.
• Work with engineering, OEM's and/or suppliers to perform equipment / asset value engineering or redesign to improve performance. Also provide maintenance expert POV to engineering when specifying new equipment design or placement.
• Establish daily routines and standards for the team to follow.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.
• Work with the training team to ensure that the maintenance staff are being trained in the mandatory regulatory, machine specific training. Overall need to be able to be a champion for the team to be able drive the team to the next levels of competence.
• Participate in 90-day plans, DDS and department meetings.

• Able to work with hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanics and basic electrical repair preferred
• Responsible for maintaining and repairing all support equipment: boilers, chillers, cooling towers, air compressors, HVAC equipment, wastewater systems, etc.

skills/qualifications required:

• Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering discipline preferred - may substitute 10 years of work experience in a production setting involving consumer packaging goods, electronics, instrumentation, refrigeration, electrical, and general mechanical with at least five years of supervisory experience.
• 5 to 10 years' experience in food or beverage manufacturing setting preferred
• You must work in a safe and efficient manner and follow all safety procedures including the use of safety equipment.
• Must have a working knowledge of all steam, electrical, refrigeration and mechanical equipment, including the use of welding, gas, electrical and heliarc equipment in the plant.
• Must have the ability to troubleshoot problems and be persistent until a solution is found.
• Must be willing to ask for assistance when the process is unclear.
• Must possess or be able to acquire a forklift operator license.
• Understand and be able to have a subservient leadership style and be able to place the team first.
• Be able to establish and maintain a sense of urgency for the team.
• Able to work nights as business needs.
• Lead and oversee project execution while managing projects.
• Allocate resources and establish a clear framework for task execution.

food safety requirements:

• Notify supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required that may affect product quality or food safety.
• 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.
• Control further processing or delivery of nonconforming products in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.
• In the event of absence, another employee with the same skill level will assume the duties and responsibilities as required.

position location: Goodyear, AZ

reports to: Director of operations.

exempt/nonexempt: exempt