Maintenance Manager
On-site · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Job Summary
Maintenance Manager responsible for employee and food safety, operational performance, maintenance processes, and team development in a 24/7 food manufacturing facility. Accountable for leading reliability and maintenance activities, utilities operation, and executing capital plans; ensure scheduled maintenance work is completed with collaboration across operational and support teams. Role requires adherence to GMP and safety policies, development and tracking of KPIs, utilization of CMMS for work orders, leadership on EHS initiatives, safe work procedures, and active participation in recruiting and talent development. Emphasis on achieving equipment uptime, improving OEE, and implementing continuous improvement in collaboration with Quality, Production, and Leadership teams. Additional duties include documenting maintenance strategies, leading safety and training initiatives, and supporting a proactive manufacturing culture.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations or Applicable technical knowledge or Degree/Certification from Trade School
- Minimum of 5 years of proven leadership or supervisory experience in industrial operations or maintenance or utilities operations
- 3+ years working with and participating in LEAN manufacturing principles and activities
- Refrigeration experience specific to ammonia is critical
- Prior food production/manufacturing industry experience
- Demonstrated ability to successfully collaborate in a team environment and build positive working relationships with all team peers and customers
- Ability to lead department team members to ensure quality, delivery, and cost are continuously being improved to achieve company objectives
- Ability to balance maintenance initiatives (tactical and strategic) that align with plant business strategies
- Proven analytical, planning, problem-solving, and project management skills
- Proven conflict resolution skills; be able to think through relatively complex issues and arrive at well-thought conclusions
- Skilled or Knowledge in welding, sanitary welding, pipe fitting, soldering, rigging application and use of mechanical tools, hand tools, and power tools
- Skilled or Knowledge in machine shop to fabricate within specific tolerance using various measuring equipment Vernier, calipers, and depth gauges etc.
- Experience in the installation, diagnosing, and repairing of mechanical equipment through troubleshooting
- Ability to diagnose and repair of all mechanical power transmission equipment, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, process pumps, control valves, sensors, positioners, actuators, manifolds, vacuum systems, air filtration, lubrication devices, and basic electrical AC/DC Troubleshooting and related systems
- 480v 3 phase knowledge
- Read and decipher mechanical drawings, schematics, and piping diagrams
- Able to acquire certification in as an CMRP, CPR, First Aid, and PIT (powered industrial truck) equipment to include Forklift Operation
- Ability to be flexible to shift priorities in a constantly changing, fast-paced work environment
- Able to impact and effect positive changes with a flexible, open-minded, positive approach
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