At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are a family-owned, excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members’ personal and professional growth, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Teamwork, Productivity, Quality, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.
Summary:
A Maintenance Manager I at Pacific Seafood is a key role on our Maintenance team supporting efforts to ensure operational efficiency, safety, and regulatory compliance within the maintenance department. This position involves monitoring the operations of all machinery and equipment within the facility, including refrigeration operations, boilers, electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems and is ideal for someone who utilizes strategic thinking, organization, and problem-solving skills.
1. Maintenance Team Management:
- Plan, schedule, and direct maintenance team.
- Executes locally the strategic vision of cohesive, proactive, technically skilled maintenance departments across all Processing Operating Group.
- Participates in all divisional maintenance team collaboration initiatives.
- Continuously improve maintenance processes, program, and team to support on-site operations, develop skills, and prevent mechanical failure.
- Foster and lead a working environment that includes open and productive communication with machine operators, department supervisors, and managers.
- Manages and implements CMMS system for preventative maintenance, work orders, and equipment tracking.
2. Safety and Compliance Administration:
- Maintains a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and others are performed in a safe manner.
- Administer Process Safety Management (PSM) and Risk Management Program (RMP) principles and requirements to ensure compliance and safety.
- Model and administer maintenance department safety plans and procedures.
- Interact with regulatory agencies, as necessary.
3. Operation and Project Oversight:
- Formulate and implement preventative maintenance schedule for facility machinery and equipment that are consistent with regulatory, manufacturer, and industry standards.
- Oversee all on-site maintenance functions including refrigeration, electrical, hydraulics, welding, processing equipment, employee housing, etc.
- Coordinate and inspect work performed by third-party refrigeration contractors.
- Develop and maintain the maintenance department budget, tracking expenses and driving down costs, where feasible.
- Manage alternating schedules for weekend or after-hours emergency response.
- Oversee new installation projects and strategic initiatives.
- Willing to travel to other processing plants for support and training, as needed.
Additional responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary to support the overall goals and objectives of the position.
Required:
- High school diploma or GED.
- Understanding and ability to troubleshoot basic electrical systems.
- 3+ years experience managing and directing a team of technicians in preventative maintenance, repair, operations, and safety.
- Ability to manage and execute minor engineering projects and installations such as refrigeration systems, pumps, conveyor systems, boilers, etc.
- 5+ years of industrial maintenance in manufacturing, food processing or seafood processing.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work within time constraints.
- Proficiency in basic math and ability to read and write clear correspondence.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Must be able to travel occasionally.
Preferred:
- Five years’ experience operating and maintaining industrial refrigeration systems utilizing ammonia and freon refrigerants, boilers, and hydraulic equipment.
- Experience operating and troubleshooting PLC-based control systems and facility electrical systems.
- Experience using common welding processes and fabrication with an emphasis in stainless and aluminum.
- EPA Universal Certification, EPA 608 or 609 certification.
- CIRO certification.
- Forklift Certification.
- PSM/RMP experience.
- Experience in mechanical engineering, construction, or the food industry.
- HACCP and HAZWOPER certification
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member:
- Sedentary work, walking and standing are required only occasionally.
- Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
- Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
- Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
- Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
- Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
- Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Working Conditions
The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is exposed to:
- Office, as well as warehouse environment.
- Moderate noise level in the work environment.
- Plant exposure to wet, cold, and/or humid temperatures.
- Standard office equipment and heavy machinery.
Total compensation:
At Pacific Seafood your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our Team Members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:
- Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short term disability.
- Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
- 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
- Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include sick days, holiday pay, vacation, and personal time
- Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members
- Product purchase program
Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are an excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Quality, Teamwork, Productivity, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.
