ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures uninterrupted continuity of the facility, manufacturing, and support systems and processes throughout the facility
• Support, monitor and expand Preventive/predictive Maintenance throughout all facility systems and machinery
• Represents the company as a management team member, advancing the goals of Safety, Quality, and Productivity in a food manufacturing environment. Shift leader in safety directly responsible for implementing and supervising Kayem’s safety and BRC programs. May serve as a member of the Safety committee
• Reviews ongoing efficiencies of manufacturing and support systems throughout the facility and make recommendations for improvements in production methods, equipment performance and quality of product. Implements improvements as necessary
• Directly leads, assigns and directs work, and evaluates team members job performance including overall job proficiency, adherence to company rules, policies and professional standards. Rewards, coaches, and resolves issues and complaints. Schedules team members to ensure that sufficient resources are available during production hours. Interviews and trains team members
• Coaches and trains team members in proper troubleshooting techniques, maintenance, and repair of plant systems. Develops team members to enable professional advancement
• Utilize and ensure utilization of CMMS system by team including work orders, purchase order, inventory control, maintenance and equipment history
• Troubleshoots and repairs controls systems including network problems associated with PC’s, PLC’s, and various machine interfaces.
• Utilizes knowledge and troubleshooting techniques with electrical systems including power distribution, motor controls, variable speed controllers, robotics, automated packaging machinery, process equipment including pumps, valves, meters and mixing equipment.
• Performs repairs and leads team members in diagnosing malfunctions or optimization of machinery and equipment and direct team members engaged in dismantling, assembling, and installing machinery
• Responsible to ensure all preventive maintenance is executed timely and properly (includes routine audits of PM’s and WO’s)
• Confers with other Supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments
• Responsible for meeting the Maintenance Repair Budget and Building & Repair Budget
• Works closely with outside vendors to help resolve equipment issues related to production
• Performs other duties as assigned by Manager