Maintenance Team Leader

Job Category :

Manufacturing / Operations

Job Family :

Operations Leadership

Job Description :

The Maintenance Team Leader ensures the reliable operation of machinery and equipment while maintaining safety standards and regulatory compliance, including adherence to SQF (Safe Quality Food) requirements. They oversee maintenance activities, manage budgets, mentor and support technical supervisors and teams, drive continuous improvement efforts, and foster collaboration to uphold operational reliability, safety, and regulatory compliance in a dairy manufacturing facility.

What you'll do

• Equipment Reliability : Develops and implements asset and infrastructure care strategy ensuring operation at optimal levels of efficiency and reliability.
• Team Leadership : Mentors, supervises, supports, and develops a team of planners, schedulers, supervisors, and engineers. providing guidance and training to ensure that they are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to perform their duties effectively.
• Cost Management : Manages maintenance budgets, optimizing spare parts inventory, work & inventory management, driving cost-effective & energy efficient strategies to maximize equipment lifespan and performance.
• Regulatory Compliance : Oversees compliance and collaborates with relevant regulations and standards from organizations such as the OSHA, FDA, USDA, and SQF. This includes maintaining documentation, implementing processes, and training staff to adhere to safety, quality, and hygiene standards.
• Collaboration : Collaborates with other departments such as operations, quality control, and engineering to prioritize maintenance tasks, minimize disruptions to production schedules, and address cross-functional obstacles.
• Continuous Improvement : Drives continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing equipment performance, reliability, ESG initiatives, and efficiency. This involves reviewing and interpreting maintenance data, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing solutions to optimize processes and reduce waste.
• Together with the leadership team, ensures compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans, in addition to customer requirements. Interprets and communicates customer requirements to plant production and / or support groups. Establishes and Audits PCPs, CCPs and Standard Operating Procedures to define and monitor processes, to ensure customer requirements are met. Reviews incidents during which the procedures are not met and determines appropriate corrective action for partners failing to follow standard procedures.

What you need to succeed

Eligible partners will receive :

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For positions that require any amount of travel : Valid driver's license, auto insurance (at least state minimum- more might be required), acceptable driving record per Schreiber Foods discretion, and vehicle that will ensure applicant can meet the travel necessities of the position are required.

Schreiber requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based. In the event, an applicant does not have current work authorization, Schreiber will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization. However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.

An Equal Opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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Salary : $5,000