What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ready to Serve (RTS) Maintenance Manager position at Riviana Foods?
Ready to Serve (RTS) Maintenance Manager
The major services provided to the internal customers are inspection, modification, & repair of food processing equipment, buildings & grounds, and handling support equipment to maintain production operations. This is a managerial position that reports to the Site Maintenance Manager. The major internal customers that this position services are the RTS Production Department, QA, Sanitation, R&D, Office Administration, and Distribution & Logistics.
Role Responsibilities:
- Lead the maintenance team to achieve world class status through continuous improvement projects, loss reduction, and budget attainment
- Mentor and coach maintenance leadership to drive daily results on the floor
- Manage outside contractors and be on call for emergencies
- Consistently model safe behaviors
- Manage to and meet deadlines and develop & track plans on how to accomplish maintenance activities
- Mentor all department associates by motivating and providing direction to help them achieve their developmental goals and make consistent effort to go above and beyond
- Work with Site Maintenance Manager & Finance team to develop, set and track budgets
- Assist management team with capital spending plans, facilitate cross- functional project planning and verify project completion
- Manages work orders in the system, ensure proper creation, planning, update and closure of work order
- Measure and publish facility KPI metrics to the management team, interpret data, present findings and recommend corrective actions
- Develop and maintain preventive maintenance programs
- Responsible for daily management of assets, work planning, and spare part inventor
- Manage spare parts inventory, assist management with work plans and auditing as required
- Assists with Site Maintenance Manager’s duties when manager is on leave/vacation
- Identifies and leads efforts to resolve chronic problems
- Owns and leads failure analysis efforts in the department
- Maintains budgeted staffing numbers in the department
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in technical discipline, operations, or related field
Experience:
- 5 years’ experience in a maintenance environment, preferably food manufacturing environment
- Expertise in low acid canned food processes and robotic handling systems
- Previous supervisor or manager experience in a team-oriented work environment
Key Attributes:
- Ability to plan and lead projects and rebuilds
- Previous data analysis experience in the facilities maintenance program, specifically in asset management and spare part optimization
- Experienced in the use of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) specifically SAP
- Knowledgeable in Food Safety requirements and procedures
- Knowledgeable of OSHA and EPA regulations
- Knowledge of related maintenance principles, including but not limited to:
- • Retorts, Robots, Conveyors, Packaging machines
- • Industrial Electric Power
- • PLC Controls
- • Building Construction & Design
- • Familiarity with public utility services & contract
- • Metallurgy
- • PID tuning
- • Instrument calibrations
- • Steam generation and management
Riviana Foods Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, age, military/veteran status, disability, predisposing genetic characteristic, marital status, sexual orientation/gender identity, citizenship where legally permitted to work, or any other protected category under federal, state or local law, regulation or ordinance. This policy applies to all employment decisions including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotions, pay practices, benefits, disciplinary actions and terminations.
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