Job Description

Responsibilities: Immediate opening for a qualified Plant Maintenance Manager for a cheese Production facility. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide leadership and direction of the maintenance programs setting priorities for repairs, installations, projects, and preventative maintenance in a 24/7/365 operation.
• Lead, coach, and mentor maintenance team members assisting them in their continued development and performance.
• Supervise on-site contractors ensuring their delivery of quality work while complying with safety and food quality protocols.
• Manage department budget and capital projects.
• Ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
• Ensure food safety and quality standards are consistently maintained.

Requirements: Previous leadership experience is REQUIRED. Additionally, a degree in industrial, mechanical, electrical, or process engineering plus at least six years in a food manufacturing environment is strongly preferred. Ten years of strong relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree. Specific preferred experiences include:

• CI and Lean Manufacturing methodologies
• Dairy industry experience
• Knowledge of fluid processing systems
• Experience with the majority of the following: PLCs, electrical, HVAC, CIP systems, processing and packaging equipment, high pressure steam boilers and ammonia refrigeration preferred. Expertise in all of these is not required.