Maintenance Coordinator

TITLE: Maintenance Coordinator

REPORTING TO: Maintenance Supervisor

LOCATION: Tulare, CA

Lactalis Heritage Dairy is currently seeking candidates to join our team in Tulare, CA.

Lactalis Group, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. At Lactalis, our core values of AMBITION, ENGAGEMENT, and SIMPLICITY are at the heart of everything we do.

If you’re looking for a unique experience with a company that offers strong brands, professional expertise, and a dynamic work environment that champions entrepreneurial spirit, hands-on responsibility, and real opportunity for career development, we want to hear from you!

Lactalis Heritage Dairy: inviting you to share with us your STORY, your PASSION, and your EXPERTISE.

From your PASSION to ours

Reporting to the maintenance supervisor, the maintenance coordinator’s main responsibility is to work hand in hand with the operations shift lead to coordinate priorities and labor allocation for the assigned team.

Must be willing to work 12-hour rotating shift

From your EXPERTISE to ours

• Lead all work repairs, preventative maintenance, and emergency repairs for assigned team.
• Plan and schedule team labor coverage (sick, vac, and other absences).
• Ensure the team is completing daily activities within the maintenance department (rounds, work plans, area cleaning)
• Lead maintenance department communications to the operations group for the team (projects, storeroom updates, work order status)
• Lead and support all safety follow-ups, safety programs, and safety incident reporting for assigned team.
• Effectively lead communication process for the team in regards to plant performance and issue resolution to the management team.
• Assist with operations team lead duties supporting absences.
• Coordinate and Perform preventative maintenance within the plant maintenance business system (SAP) as assigned.
• Participate in breakdown analysis and follow-up registers for assigned areas.
• Support and lead team meetings and occupational meetings
• Assist in completing and Coordinating Safety and quality follow-ups, and actively participate in audit preparation.
• Work with the storeroom to ensure parts are available for scheduled work, Pm’s, and advance kitting program associated with the assigned area
• Lead RCFA for the team and update progress on follow-up items generated from RCFA’s.
• Support SAP and related training as assigned by the department leadership team.
• Support maintenance training plan, JSM/OPL creation for the maintenance department.
• Produce a safe quality product and maintain a clean work environment by complying with all state, Kraft Foods, Inc., GMP policies and regulations.
• Champion safety and reinforce the safety of other employees including by identifying issues and problems, taking corrective action and monitoring the corrective action.
• Accomplish tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; and being watchful over a period of time.
• Maintain effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or assignments; Adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
• Work effectively and cooperatively with team/work groups or those outside the formal line of authority (e.g. peers, managers) to accomplish organizational goals; take actions that respect the needs and contributions of others; contribute to and accept the consensus. Assist team members outside classification within the department as needed with tasks and duties.
• Effectively managing one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Regular Attendance is an essential function of the job.

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

• Must have strong leadership, communication, and listening skills along with a proven record of attendance.
• Meeting participation and conflict resolution.
• Must have knowledge of the business function based on prior experience in that area or as an individual working with that function.
• Individuals will have a proven ability to solve business problems.
• Technical degree/ Established Maintenance Skills required

Lactalis Heritage Dairy is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.