Manufacturing Maintenance Manager Job at Lunds & Byerlys in Eden Prairie

Our Commitment to You: Lunds & Byerlys is committed to taking care of the employees who take care of our customers. We are committed to creating work environments centered around the values of hospitality, teamwork, and opportunity. Lunds & Byerlys is committed to providing equal opportunities to all interested and qualified candidates.

Benefits: We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees varying by position and position type. These benefits include pay on demand, medical, dental, vision coverage, paid time off, paid holidays, competitive wages, 10% employee and family discount, tuition reimbursement, scholarship programs, 401(k) matching. In addition, we offer development and training opportunities, career advancement opportunities, and a great working environment with the ability to make an impact at work.

JOB SUMMARY

Lead the maintenance department to achieve safety, overall equipment effectiveness and cost control. Accountabilities include overall installation, maintenance and repair of plant assets; coordinating with operations leadership to ensure a safe, predictable manufacturing environment, and maintaining reliability of the processes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The following description of work to be performed by this individual is not intended to be all-inclusive. Rather, it focuses on the major tasks that must be accomplished. There are many necessary activities to satisfy any of the following performance guidelines.

• Ensure daily operations are in compliance with local, state, and federal agencies for hazardous materials i.e. anhydrous ammonia and HCFC and HFC refrigerants
• Handle current refrigerant processes and future expansion of refrigeration processes.
• Develop master maintenance schedules which serve as associated vehicle for production / supply match communication to operations and manufacturing (existing / new equipment, impacts of non-contingencies, etc.).
• Ensure all preventive maintenance is completed in a timely and accurate manner. Through preventative and corrective maintenance, maintain high-speed, automated, electromechanical production / packaging equipment.
• Hire, train and develop staff, including performance evaluations, performance management and general supervision of staff.
• Coach, mentor, and lead direct reports to accomplish goals of the location plan and personal goals for each staff member.
• Perform required monitoring of building, machinery, and plant equipment including but not limited to action alert communications and coordination of activities with deployment resources (outside contractors) and monitor their actions.
• Drive best practices, continuous improvements and maintain close and knowledgeable relationships of operations from selected vendors who support the maintenance department (Six Sigma / Lean manufacturing principles)
• Plan annual budget and capital project lists for the department.
• Evaluate mechanical and electrical equipment failures, communicate, make suggestions for equipment improvements, and be able to install modifications.
• Provide leadership and accountability for overall facility and investments needed to support the maintenance department and alignment across plant maintenance operations and key support areas.
• Provide leadership for application configurations, systems, tools, and process implementations for the maintenance staff.

OTHER JOB DUTIES (Not considered essential to the job)

1. Perform all other related assignments (including special projects) as required in a professional and cooperative manner.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Education
   1. Bachelor's degree in engineering, maintenance or equivalent experience
2. Licensing Required:
   1. Hazwoper Certificate or ability to obtain
   2. OSHA certified or ability to obtain and maintain
   3. Boiler's license or ability to obtain
   4. Obtain and maintain lockout/tagout (LOTO)
3. Experience
   1. Three or more years of maintenance supervision experience with packaging, food processing equipment and repairs
   2. Mechanical and electrical troubleshooting
   3. Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
   4. Ammonia refrigeration desired
4. LFHI Competencies expected of all employees include: action oriented, communicates effectively, customer focus and instills trust.
5. Other required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
   1. A service-oriented individual with a high energy, positive and collaborative leadership style
   2. Ability to delegate and follow through
   3. Ability to follow all food, personal, safety and sanitation guidelines including hand washing, wearing proper uniform, sanitizing, repairing, maintaining equipment and tools to guard against contamination, and assure all product is safe for consumption
   4. Ability to maintain a safe work environment at all times
   5. Ability to maintain compliance with USDA, FDA, OSHA, AIB and all other regulatory agencies while complying with good manufacturing practices
   6. Capability in preventive and predictive maintenance / ammonia and refrigerant systems
   7. Demonstrated ability to read, interpret and understand instructions, equipment manuals, mechanical and electrical schematics and blueprints as well as food safety, sanitation and safety procedures
   8. Demonstrated ability to work with a wide range of equipment and work tools in a food manufacturing
   9. HVAC, PM and operational ability
   10. Knowledge of motor controls, photo eyes, proximity sensors, hydraulics, pneumatics, gearboxes
   11. Project management and decision making skills
   12. Solid mechanical, electrical, and repair troubleshooting abilities and skills, including PLC background
   13. Ability to read, write, speak and comprehend English

OTHER REQUIREMENTS/EQUIPMENT USED, IF APPLICABLE

Equipment Used

• Mill and lathe
• Advanced machining tools
• Hazwoper
• Shop Equipment and power tools

Office Equipment (this may include computer, phone, printer, scanner, copier and fax machine)