Maintenance Manager

Job Summary:

The Maintenance Manager leads the maintenance department focusing on continuous improvement and TPM. This role is responsible to provide both strategic and tactical support to plant operations with a goal to maximize efficiencies and lower total cost of ownership.

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Manage the Preventative Maintenance Program including predictive maintenance, spare parts inventory and down-time trending by equipment and frequency.
• Manage payroll for the maintenance department.
• Manage maintenance parts procurement and budget
• Ensure required licenses and permits are obtained & maintained, including air, water, fire, etc.
• Maintain fire system and fire prevention program.
• Maintain all building facilities and utilities including ammonia refrigeration system.
• Collaborate with cross-functional groups including Production, Human Resource, Quality, Supply Chain, Warehousing, and Finance to meet production targets.
• Develop, recommend, and implement measures to improve machines and plant equipment to maximize efficiency.
• Write, submit, and execute capital projects
• Model a strong sense of ownership and accountability for the Maintenance Department.
• Showcase flexibility and a "whatever it takes" attitude to get the job done right, including being on-call nights and weekends.
• Plan, develop and implement departmental expectations.
• Assist in executing the production schedule and supply the needs of Operations.
• Works with management to ensure effective organizational design and that roles are correctly organized, defined, documented, and communicated to all employees.
• Ensures effective safety procedures, tools and record keeping are managed through site leadership.
• Adheres to company GMP’s (good manufacturing practices), safety procedures and all other quality processes.
• Wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) when required.
• All other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

• Oversee all maintenance team including supervisors, controls engineers/techs, planners and technicians

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or related field experience.
• Minimum of 10 years progressive maintenance experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Must have at least 5 years’ experience in a supervisory role.

Knowledge and Skills: 

• Candidate must possess a strong working knowledge of systems having a high level of instrumentation and automation.
• Lean/Six Sigma, 5-S Fundamentals, and TPM understanding
• Outstanding verbal, written, multi-tasking and presentation skills.
• Ability to create momentum and foster organizational change.
• Bilingual in Spanish is beneficial.
• Must have a working knowledge of MS Word and MS PowerPoint software and be proficient with MS Excel software.
• Experience with Oracle is beneficial.
• Exceptional mechanical skills/aptitude.

Additional Considerations:

• Travel Expectation: Up to 10%.
• This position will be at the SunOpta plant in Midlothian, TX.

Work Environment/Physical Demands: 

Approximately; 50% of work is performed in an office environment.50% of work will involve being in the manufacturing environment.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.