Training location: Ontario, CA for 1 year then transfer to Victorville, CA 2026
The statements included in this Position Specification reflect, in general, the duties and responsibilities of this position and are not to be interpreted as being all-inclusive.
Position overview
The Plant Maintenance Manager is responsible for maintaining the plant equipment in the best achievable operable condition to, minimizing lost time, and being prepared for emergency repairs. He/she must conduct regulatory and departmental inspections to the plant; report results and prepares work assignments to his/her subordinates. He / she must supervise equipment repairs, and enforce critical control point checks that will affect personnel, and product quality and safety. In addition: Responsible for managing maintenance service and repairs in the areas of plumbing, carpentry, painting, plastering, and machine and electrical servicing for the organization's facilities.
Position responsibilities/accountabilities:
- Maintains and repairs production and building related maintenance equipment.
- Prepares reports, analyzes data, and makes recommendations for improving plant.
- Supervises plant maintenance personnel.
- (LOTO) Lock out and tag any unsafe equipment
- Ensures that all maintenance mechanics are adequately trained, equipped, and motivated so that the maintenance program can be accomplished in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner.
- Communicates regularly with all maintenance, both individually and as a group, to ensure good two-way communication concerning maintenance issues.
· Proactively partners with the maintenance, production and sanitation personnel in the proper operation, cleaning and caring of plant equipment and systems.
- Participate in annual Alarm testing
- Assist in Emergency Activities
- Respond immediately to fire alarm systems
- Disengage electrical, water or gas systems as required
- Ensures that all mechanics/assistants are trained on the most updated version of the operating procedures.
- Monitors operation of building related equipment and systems.
- Reviews the operation of production/building equipment and systems constantly, to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipate solve problems in a timely manner, and to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Conduct periodic inspections of building and equipment and perform Preventive Maintenance (checking, adjusting, and repair) of all mechanical and architectural systems
- Initiates and carries out projects that improve efficiency and/or reduce operating costs.
- Maintains the spare parts inventory for plant by check out part from parts cage, restocking inventory.
- Tracks, analyzes and improves key maintenance parameters such as asset utilization, maintenance cost, PM compliance, schedule compliance, etc.
- Maintains safety, health, and environmental policies and procedures.
- Ensures city, county, state, and federal regulations relating to the maintenance department are met at all times.
· Maintaining a safe and clean working environment by enforcing compliance with all applicable procedures, GMP’S, HACCP: Ensuring the American Jerky Company, LLC rules and regulations are met.
· Possesses a working knowledge of the following equipment:
o MIG/TIG welding equipment
o Arc welding equipment
o Gas and Plasma cutting equipment
o Power tools such as drill presses, cut off saws, lathes, mills and portable power hand tools.
o Electrical test equipment such as voltmeter, megger, ammeter, diode and SCR tester.
o Logic and part knowledge on electrical, mechanical and plumbing
· Works in a team effort with Maintenance Mechanics/ Mechanic assistants/Contractors /production employees to work on production machines, repairs and breakdowns (Troubleshoot).
· Complying with and having thorough knowledge of all American Jerky Company, LLC product quality standards, policies and procedures.
· Contributing and encouraging contribution to the American Jerky Company, LLC team effort.
Physical Demands
§ Exerting up to 25 lbs. of force occasionally and up to 50-100 lbs. of force rarely, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force constantly to move objects.
§ The employee must be able to walk the production lines frequently
Work environment
§ The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high
§ Hot, cold and wet environmental conditions
§ Ability to work carefully around food processing, baking and tumblers/mixing machines including conveyor belts, fans, ovens.
§ Hazard: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
qualifications/abilities
· Leadership and supervisory experience.
· Ability to manage and coordinate work of 10+ maintenance employees and tailor their schedule to plant operation.
· 5 plus years of experience in industrial maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair.
· 3-phase, 230VAC and 480VAC circuits: circuit protection, motor starters, AC and DC drives servos. Low voltage control circuits: PLC I/), proximity switches, photo-eyes, capacitive sensors, conductivity sensors, mechanical and solid state relays, encoders, transducers.
· Welding and machine fabrication with a strong mechanical background.
· Technical certification in any of the aforementioned is desired.
· Good communication skills
· Flexibility to work various hours and shifts
Organizational relationship
· Plant Management
· Production
· Outside vendors
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $120,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Ability to Commute:
- Ontario, CA 91761 (Required)
Work Location: In person
