What are the responsibilities and job description for the FACILITY MANAGER position at Flavor Producers LLC?
Facility Manager - Sharonville, OH
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Project Engineering
- Manage capital projects, contributing to the local engineering strategy and capex plan by providing managers with project feasibility information
- Develop project scopes, cost estimations, and evaluate vendor/contractor bids
- Work with accounting department to establish new vendors and credit terms
- Assist with design of new process equipment
- Report and track project status and budgetary control for approved projects
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement improvements
- Support the VP of Manufacturing and Plant Manager to implement lean manufacturing principles in order to drive out waste. Help build a culture of continuous improvement and establish programs to increase uptime. Work closely with Operations management for repairs and improvements identified by plant personnel
- Develop SOPs for all processes within the facility and update as needed
- Use statistics and statistical process controls to confirm plant operations, capability, reliability and quality. Develop effective countermeasures when problems or nonconformance are uncovered.
- Identify quality related issues that could affect processes and work with Quality Director to engineer out potential issues
Facility Management
- Responsible for all outside vendors and contractors as they relate to maintenance, engineering, fire safety, first aid, uniforms, custodial and grounds-keeping services
- Management of facility card reader and security camera systems
- Direct and outline changes in facility policy, program, as needed to maintain efficiency and compliance
- Point of contact for IT related issues
Manage Maintenance Department
- Manage, coach and develop a maintenance team
- Ensure preventative maintenance (PM) and systems management over various process equipment types (mixing, extraction, distillation, concentration, material transfer, filtration)
- Schedule both internal and external work; maximizing planned down time and reducing unplanned downtime
- Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems on mechanical, plumbing, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical systems and PLCs
- Identify key mechanical replacement parts needed and develop and maintain inventory of the parts
- Ensure all work is performed safely, identifying hazards in daily and specialized processes
- Address repairs to operational equipment immediately when identified, directing smooth operational repair within the facility
TFE Process
- Review formulas and new processes for manufacturing, quality, safety, and commercial viability
- Propose and implement process and formula revisions to improve as applicable
- Lead and monitor scaleup and first-time productions to ensure product can be produced
- Coordinate/oversee the manufacturing of products by working directly with planning, production, quality and warehousing departments
- Maintain all pertinent batch records for TFE related products
Local EH&S Liaison
- Maintain environmental regulatory permits and programs including annual submittals for air and community right to know
- Manage all hazardous and nonhazardous waste activities
- Serve as a point of contact for external agency officials, community members, vendors and other contacts on EH&S matters that affect business interest
- Work closely with EHS Director on identified projects and safety concerns
- Conduct safety audits with the Director of Safety and plant personnel
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position supervises up to 5 individuals on the Maintenance team.
Competencies
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Financial Acumen - Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
- Optimizes Work Processes- Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Manages Ambiguity- Operating effectively, even when things are not certain of the way forward is not clear.
- Drives Results- Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
- Collaborates- Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in manufacturing / batching liquid, powder and spray dry environment preferred
- Must be able to frequently lift up to 50 pounds
- In-house fork truck certification is required
- Forklift operation skills preferred
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand 6-8 hours per day; bend or twist at the neck and waist; repeatedly use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach, power grasp (up to 3 hours per day), and/or pull with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to walk (3-6 hours per day); climb or balance and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift up to 50 pounds (22.6 kgs.) without assistance and move up to 600-pound (272 kgs.) drums using appropriate equipment, e.g., power floor jack, drum dolly, and/or forklift. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to food-grade fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and toxic or caustic (cleaning agents) chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Working in the warehouse may, on occasion, expose this individual to non-hazardous fumes, and noise from equipment such as forklifts and air compressor.
Working in the production rooms may expose this individual to noise from blenders, mixers, pumps, and forklifts.
