Flagstone Foods:

Company Overview: Flagstone Foods is one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of private label healthy snacks in North America, holding the leading market position in the nut, trail mix and dried fruit categories. Our 900 employees are in the Minneapolis headquarters and plants in Robersonville, North Carolina, El Paso, Texas, and Dothan, Alabama. These facilities source, process, package and distribute nuts, trail mixes and other wholesome snacks to premier retail customers across the country. 

Background: In August 2019, Atlas Holdings purchased Flagstone Foods, reestablishing the organization as a standalone business. Headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut and founded in 2002, Atlas and its affiliates own and operate 20 platform companies which employ more than 18,000 associates at more than 150 facilities worldwide. Atlas has a long and distinguished record of strengthening and growing companies, investing both the human and financial capital needed to create long-term, sustainable value. 

Position Summary 

The Maintenance Lead will provide strong mechanical and electrical support to the maintenance team, is responsible for 

maintaining and repairing plant equipment, machinery, and facilities to help ensure that operations schedules are meet 

in a safe and efficient manner. 

Essential Functions 

• They will assign work and provide training to technicians as well as provide feedback to management. 

• They will ensure that SOPs are followed, report out root cause analysis and corrective action and work with 

other support personal Troubleshoot and repair mechanical systems (e.g., mechanical drive components, 

hydraulic and pneumatic systems).

• Troubleshoot and repair electrical systems (e.g., wiring, circuits, fuses, switches, VFDs, contractors, circuit 

breakers, transformers, motors, and AC/DC motor drives). 

• Perform preventive and/or predictive maintenance on all plant equipment. 

• Perform building maintenance and repairs (e.g., HVAC, cooling systems, lights, powered industrial trucks, floor 

scrubbers, plumbing). 

• Perform temporary repairs on equipment to prevent long-term downtime until permanent repairs can be 

completed. 

• Proactively coordinate maintenance activities with Operations/Food Safety departments and provide clear 

status updates at appropriate intervals. 

• Ensure maintenance areas are clean and orderly. 

• Ensure proper cleanup after completed maintenance work. 

• Report food safety and quality issues to appropriate personnel immediately. 

• Comply with all food safety requirements, training, policies, and procedures. 

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications (Education/Experience) 

• 2-year degree in electronics, maintenance mechanics or 5 years in maintenance mechanics role, including 

repair or preventive maintenance in hydraulics, pneumatics, machine shop, electricity, or electronics. 

• Knowledge of CMMS and experience in using such systems. 

• Working knowledge of lockout/tagout programs. 

• Stick, mig and/or tig welding skills; ability to weld to sanitary standards. 

• Intermediate computer skills including experience with Microsoft Office. 

• Ability to work with basic mathematical concepts to identify solutions.

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited 

standardization exists. 

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team to complete assigned tasks. 

• Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.