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ABOUT THE COMPANY
Founded in 1888, Lee Kum Kee, a Hong Kong-based global food company, specializes in creating condiments and sauces that promote Chinese cuisine worldwide. With more than 200 products to choose from, Lee Kum Kee takes the mystery out of cooking authentic and delicious Asian foods in the comfort of your kitchen. Lee Kum Kee is committed to providing authentic and innovative condiments and sauces featuring the highest quality ingredients. Armed with a unique management culture, stringent quality control, superb and innovative products, coupled with the century-long brand reputation, Lee Kum Kee has achieved unanimous recognition and won numerous prestigious awards.
Lee Kum Kee (USA) Inc., a division of Lee Kum Kee International Holdings Ltd., has its headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Southern California with more than 300 employees. We are looking for the best and brightest talents to join our company and work together to bring the next level of success!
BENEFITS
- Medical, dental, life insurance covered by the company
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Two (2) weeks vacations
- Ten (10) paid holidays
- Hybrid work schedule available (for eligible positions)
POSITION SUMMARY
The Maintenance Manager serves as a subject matter expert and resource on projects that require advanced technical knowledge, in addition to ensuring that the plant equipment is always operational and in safe working condition, to prevent production down time. The manager is also responsible for the development, coordination and execution of maintenance related capital budget items in concert with engineering.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Lead and supervise a team of maintenance technicians, ensuring that all daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance schedules are followed and completed.
- Develop and implement performance metrics to assess maintenance team productivity and equipment performance.
- Manage and execute preventive maintenance programs to minimize downtime and extend the life of manufacturing equipment.
- Develop and maintain detailed maintenance records, including equipment logs, work orders, and maintenance histories.
- Oversee troubleshooting, diagnosis, and repair of mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic systems to minimize production interruptions.
- Provide hands-on technical support for complex equipment failures, ensuring quick resolution and minimal downtime.
- Enforce strict adherence to all safety procedures and company policies, ensuring that the team works in a safe and compliant manner.
- Develop and manage the maintenance budget, ensuring that all maintenance activities are completed within budget.
- Identify and implement improvements in processes, systems, and equipment to enhance plant performance and efficiency.
- Manage relationships with external service providers and contractors for specialized maintenance tasks and equipment servicing.
- Other duties may be assigned as needed from time to time.
COMPETENCIES
- Problem Solving
- Drive for Results
- Managing & Measuring Work
- Building Effective Teams
- Motivating Others
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervises daily Engineering operations team.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
REQUIRED EDUCATION, SKILLS and EXPERIENCES
- Bachelor's degree required in Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a maintenance management role, preferably in food manufacturing or related industries.
- Strong knowledge of preventive maintenance techniques and reliability-centered maintenance practices.
- Strong field trouble shooting experience; hands on PLC (500) trouble shoot experience or program writing; able to use Auto CAD, spreadsheet and presentation programs.
- Ability to think quickly, take initiative, think creatively and challenge team to do the same.
- Knowledge and experience of Lean/Six-Sigma, GMP, SSOP, ISO and ERP system are highly preferred.
- Familiar with MS Office (PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Excel).
- Good interpersonal skills, able to interact with different levels of employees/peers.
- Familiarity with food safety regulations and standards (e.g., FDA, HACCP, GMP).
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
- Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
The individual must possess excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills in English. Bilingual in English-Chinese or English-Spanish is a plus.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
The individual must apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk;
sit; use hands or fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance;
stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must
occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job
include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and
ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or
humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne
particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme
heat; risk of electrical shock; explosives; risk of radiation; and vibration. The noise level in
the work environment is usually moderate.
It is Lee Kum Kee’s policy to seek and employ the most qualified persons in all jobs in a manner which will ensure equal employment opportunity as well as administer personnel actions in a manner as to not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability or protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.