What are the responsibilities and job description for the Industrial Maintenance Manager position at Ellison Bakery LLC?
Position: Maintenance Manager
About Us:
Ellison Bakery is a leading industrial bakery located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Ellison produces cookies, snack bars, crunch and inclusion, and other products for the industrial market, foodservice industry, and retail and private label space.
Ellison Bakery credits ongoing growth to the commitment of its employees to excellence in all phases of the operation. It is Ellison Bakery’s belief that the only way to make the very best cookies is to hire the very best employees. It is their strategy to do just that and to let the employees apply the very best baking processes to the very best ingredients. Since only the best can make the best, Ellison Bakery prides itself on its most important asset, the employees.
Purpose:
The maintenance manager will lead the site maintenance function in providing both a reactive and proactive, multi-skilled maintenance service on all operational equipment and facilities infrastructure.
Job Responsibilities:
- Responsible for planned scheduling creation and overseeing the adherence and timely completion of work carried out.
- Increase site operational effectiveness through project delivery, low mean time between failure and downtime reduction, and manage and implement improvement plans.
- Drive Key Performance Indicators (KPI's).
- Ensures that Health, Safety and Environmental requirements are adhered to.
- Manage the team on technical best practice and establish standard policies and procedures.
- Implement and manage continuous improvement with modern manufacturing principals by highlighting deficiencies and recommending changes in training, working practices and processes.
- Schedule, train, supervise and motivate employees for the maintenance department.
- Coordinate work performed by outside vendors.
- Ensure efficient repair schedules and review repair cost estimates.
- Prioritize the maintenance and repairs of company equipment and parts.
- Control and monitor inventory.
- Implement safety policies and procedures for the department.
- Manage and maintain facility and facility projects.
- Direct the activities of maintenance leaders and team to meet priorities within department.
- Set up and follow a preventive and predictive maintenance program.
- Manage all machine uptime and downtime.
- Maintain and monitor necessary purchases of equipment to meet production schedule.
- Assist in compliance of GMP and SQF Audits.
- Develop and manage the expense budget assigned to the department.
Benefits at Ellison Bakery:
- Health, Vision Dental.
- 401K Match 50% up to your 6% contribution.
- Life Insurance.
- Person Days Off.
- Paid Vacation Time.
Hours:
- 1st shift, 2nd shift, 3rd shift
Ellison Core Competencies:
The following Leadership Behaviors are important to the success of the organization:
- Collaboration
- Develops Others
- Customer Focus
- Drive for Results
- Motivating Others
- Integrity & Trust
- Peer Relationships
Skills/Work Experience Needed:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field preferred.
- 10 years’ experience in maintenance management role.
- Strong knowledge of engineering concepts, including electrical, hydraulic and mechanical systems.
- Ability to interpret blueprints, specifications and schematics.
- Effective interpersonal and written communication skills.
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task effectively.
- Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Work Environment:
- Production area can vary in temperature either be cool or warm depending on the season and possibly humid in the summer months.
- Concrete floors are slippery, especially when wet.
- Intact senses of sight, with corrective lenses are necessary.
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Hearing and vision are required in order to be able to hear and read documents pertaining to the job.
Ellison Bakery is an equal opportunity employment employer where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.