Job Summary
Maintenance Manager – Bakery Manufacturing
This position is responsible for the safe maintenance, repair or replacement of all manufacturing Plant equipment and systems, to ensure maximum production quality and efficiency.
- Supervises all plant maintenance personnel and coordinates efforts to ensure all personnel are safely, effectively and correctly performing all maintenance activities.
- Initiates, implements and manages the plant maintenance program based on best practices in the food manufacturing industry, with a strong emphasis on planning, scheduling and preventive maintenance.
- Monitors the use and inventories of all spare parts and supplies needed for the proper maintenance and emergency repair of all plant wide equipment and systems.
- Initiates, verifies and monitors the parts ordering conducted by the entire maintenance department.
- Establishes, updates and maintains the computerized maintenance management system for tracking and performing PM’s, tracking spare parts consumption, maintenance performance monitoring and reporting for customer audits.
- Communicate regularly with production supervisors both individually and as a group to ensure good two-way communication concerning maintenance issues. And to ensure all maintenance issues are acted upon quickly and effectively.
- Generate updates and maintain all operating, service and training manuals required by the maintenance department.
- Ensure all maintenance personnel are trained periodically on personal safety, food safety and any newly revised operating procedures.
- Monitors, regulates and sets parameters and conditions which all production equipment will be allowed to run to ensure maximum performance and reliability.
- Reviews the operation of plant equipment and systems constantly, minimizing unplanned downtime, anticipate problems, plan future repairs and identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Initiates and carries out projects that improve efficiency, reduce operating cost or improves equipment reliability with or without project managers assistance.
- Tracks, analyzes and improves key maintenance parameters such as overtime utilization, parts costs, and all department asset utilization and expenditures to help satisfy budgetary constraints.
- Ensures all city, state, federal and local regulations pertaining to the maintenance department personnel and their activities are adhered to at all times.
- Ensures all completed wok orders are returned to the originator in a timely manner and copies are filed and stored for later review as needed.
- Communicates directly with the production department heads to coordinate all maintenance activities that will effect production threw put or any repair that may increase the risk of having a food safety issue.
- Responsible to coordinate the maintenance department’s efforts to respond, investigate and resolve all equipment related product contamination issues quickly and permanently.
- Communicates directly with the QC department to ensure that the maintenance department is effectively participating in and implementing all QA policies and procedures.
- Communicates directly with the Sanitation department to ensure the maintenance department is effectively participating in and following sanitations procedures to ensure plant cleanliness.
- Directly responsible for the planning, assigning, scheduling, directing work, appraising performance, rewarding, disciplining, addressing complaints, resolving issues and terminating of all maintenance employees.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree preferred (Engineering or related field)
- 10+ years of Maintenance Management experience
- Strong experience in bakery manufacturing (REQUIRED)
- Expertise in industrial equipment used in baking operations (ovens, mixers, conveyors, etc.)
- Experience with PLCs and industrial mechanical systems
- Strong leadership, planning, and problem-solving skills
- Fully bilingual (English/Spanish – is a plus)
- Ability to relocate to Lakeland, FL
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Programmable logic controllers: 10 years (Preferred)
- Industrial Mechanical knowledge: 10 years (Preferred)
Language:
- Bilingual (Required) is plus.
Ability to Relocate:
- Lakeland, FL 33815: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $95,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Programmable logic controllers: 5 years (Preferred)
- Industrial Mechanical knowledge: 5 years (Preferred)
Language:
Ability to Relocate:
- Lakeland, FL 33815: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
