Engineering And Maintenance Manager

Chairmans Foods specializes in producing a wide range of high quality, consistent customer solutions - main courses, side dishes, queso, ready-to-eat protein salads custom solutions for foodservice operators and retail stores. Chairmans has succeeded over the years with open communication, integrity, and with a deep commitment to southern hospitality.

Driven by our mission, vision and values, employee and food safety are always our top priority. www.chairmansfoods.com

POSITION:

The Engineering & Maintenance Manager ensures the effective delivery of maintenance and engineering services supporting the production and the facility. The Engineering & Maintenance Manager provides leadership and direction in assessing, determining and executing facility capital expenditures and maintenance enhancement needs with significant focus on improving productivity and minimizing labor & overhead costs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Engineering & Maintenance Manager carries out management responsibilities in accordance with the Company’s policies, OSHA regulations and applicable laws. Will directly supervise employees or supervise through others.

• Collaborates with cross-functional management ensuring equipment to ensure and improve employee safety, production quality, equipment reliability, and overall equipment effectiveness utilizing Continuous Improvement techniques and a Management Operating Structure (MOS)
• Manages both the maintenance and capital projects for the site.
• Utilizes mechanical and electrical expertise to maintain production systems, utilities, buildings and grounds.
• Utilizes a computerized maintenance management system to optimize asset utilization through scheduled preventative maintenance.
• Implements corrective actions identified by key maintenance performance indicators as a means to create overall equipment effectiveness.
• Remains current with latest and emerging industry regulations and codes relative to mechanical and electrical systems design and operation.
• Ensures corporate policies and standards are followed in both capital project implementation as well as daily maintenance.
• Shares “best practices” within the Maintenance Department.
• Engages in the typical responsibilities of a manager requiring planning, evaluating, organizing, integrating and delegating.
• Provides management of employees directly or through supervisors to ensure effective selection, retention, development, disciplinary action and performance management. If a collective bargaining agreement exists, may participate in negotiations, grievances or other contract related activities and discussions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline and a minimum of 5 years of management experience.
• Must have experience with Ammonia Refrigeration
• Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills and proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and other computer-based applications
• ·Ability to adapt to changing organizational and operational needs; ability to lead others through change.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Skill in organization and prioritization, and attention to detail.
• Strong team player and leader with the ability to work across multiple functions and disciplines.
• Ability to select, coach, develop, engage and retain a team of employees.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Able to work in varied temperature environments (0-50 deg.)
• Continuous movement, and must be able to stand for long periods of time
• Will work in environment where safety precautions are required to be followed
• Protective gear such as gloves, work boots, and smocks required at all times
• Regularly required to walk, reach, bend and lift for long periods of time throughout the day
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs