Our mission is to work as a team, taking responsibility in building loyalty with our customers and our coworkers, to exceed expectations providing product and services that combine high quality with integrity and to assist all internal and external customers to assure that their needs are met in a 'Customer Service Plus 1' manner.

Position Summary:

Utilize lean manufacturing principles and predictive and productive maintenance systems to support the achievement of the site's business goals, objectives and financial performance. Oversee the service, repair and maintenance of all production and support equipment, including building repairs. Ensure that all production and support equipment is operating efficiently and safely.

Job Duties:

Follows the Quality Dairy Company Code of Excellence

Hire (in conjunction with management), train (competency training/testing) and evaluate all maintenance personnel

Identify and initiate needed training to improve personnel where appropriate

Assures New Employee Orientation is completed for assigned job

Effectively and timely completes appraisals for department personnel

Actively participates in and communicates with the management team and department personnel

Coordinate all maintenance activities, assigning appropriate personnel as needed

Measures and maintains a 'lean manufacturing' environment that achieves desired results in the areas of safety, quality of work, employee productivity, cost and employee relations on a daily basis

Prioritize maintenance activities based on OEE results

Log all mechanical equipment by component and maintain applicable parts inventory

Maintain Preventive Maintenance program for all production equipment

Maintain and organize all necessary operational paperwork for each piece of equipment

Identify, research and request replacement parts using Purchase Order protocol

Maintain repair spending and department labor within budget

Monitor and react to Key Manufacturing Metrics performance including 'Machine Availability', 'Performance Efficiency', 'Quality Rate' and 'Maintenance Costs'

Maintain all equipment to governmental and local safety guidelines

Actively participate in and contribute to corrective action and continuous improvement activities

Generate ideas and opportunity for improvement and cost reductions and propose to operational management

Participate in Return-on-Investment calculations for proposed spending activity as necessary

Assures work areas, tools and supplies are clean, organized and secure

Essential skills, Abilities and Physical Demands:

Demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through effective time management and employee utilization

Thorough knowledge of machine set-up and operation

Supervision, orientation, training, development and retention, performance review and discipline

Measurement of shift performance to budget, goals and standards

Ability to maintain systems to assure continuous improvement with a focus on quality, attention to detail, problem analysis and resolution

Inventory management

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to lift up to 75 pounds, stand, walk, bend, twist, climb, lift and pull repetitively

Exposure to temperature and noise extremes

Ability to remain flexible to cover weekends, holidays and a 7 day a week operation

Must be highly motivated, able to work independently and possess a strong desire to learn and improve

Ability to design and layout detailed instruction for suppliers and maintenance staff

Education/Experience Requirements:

High school diploma

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