Maintenance Manager

MAINTENANCE MANAGER

**Sign-On Bonus: $4,000

LOCATION

Chaska, Minnesota

COMPANY

Michael Foods is a multi-billion-dollar supplier of food service, food ingredients, and retail offerings that specializes in value-added eggs, refrigerated potatoes, and more recently, plant-based foods that help us meet the dietary and ideological needs of all consumers.

JOB SUMMARY

The Maintenance Manager is accountable for leading and directing all reliability and maintenance activities, utilities operation and execution of capital plan as necessary. The Maintenance Manager will ensure successful completion of daily maintenance work as scheduled by the planning team and its execution by partnering with operational and support team members. This role must be available to work on scheduled work times, weekends and holidays as needed.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for plant maintenance including facilities, utilities, and operations to reduce downtime and assure peak plant efficiencies. Will partner or direct capital engineering design and projects to completion and work with appropriate vendors.
• Lead department team members to ensure quality, delivery and cost are continuously being improved to achieve company objectives. Engage and develop the asset care teams at each facility to deliver expected levels of reliability. As part of the greater leadership team, be an active member who contributes to the advancement of the culture. Direct responsibility for the maintenance team and their performance.
• Responsible for all maintenance department metrics. Ability to balance maintenance (tactical and strategic) initiatives that align with plant business strategies.
• Assists with planning and cost estimates for annual and longer-term capital and operating budgets to deliver to business plan. Responsible for executing the capital plan to include all engineering design and project management, working with both internal and external resources. Ability to coordinate and deliver multiple projects at the same time safely and efficiently.
• Establish criteria for assessing the quality of work performed by employees and contractors.
• Supervise the completion of work through review of reports and frequent site inspections. Investigate the condition of buildings, equipment, and grounds, and recommends improvements in the facilities to ensure that needs are met.
• Ability to coordinate and partner with corporate stakeholder groups to build and maintain programs and processes consistent with MFI standards.
• Promote, and foster Michael Foods culture, values and principles.
• 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 to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
• Always ensures regulatory compliance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of experience managing a manufacturing maintenance department
• Experience in the installation, diagnosing and repair of mechanical equipment through troubleshooting required.
• Must have an understanding of PLC and logic controls for high speed operating equipment
• Electrical troubleshooting is a plus
• Prior experience in SAP preferred
• Food manufacturing experience a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations or Applicable technical knowledge or Degree/Certification from Trade School is required

Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity in our workforce. EOE/M/F/D/V