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Winland Foods · 22 hours ago

Maintenance & Engineering Manager

St Louis, MO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$93K/yr - $158K/yr

7+ years exp

Winland Foods is seeking a Maintenance & Engineering Manager to lead the plant Maintenance and Project Management departments. This role involves overseeing equipment maintenance, managing budgets, and ensuring the effectiveness of Progressive Maintenance programs while collaborating on capital project management.

Food and BeverageFood ProcessingManufacturingWholesale

Responsibilities

Execute plant-specific vision and mission to ensure consistent operations, continuous improvement, and alignment with corporate vision and that all activities are conducted in a safe and controlled environment

Provide leadership in developing, implementing, and maintaining Progressive Maintenance (PM) programs, including owning the elements of Breakdown Analysis (BDA) and Defect Handling (DH) with accountability to the effectiveness of the programs

Monitor DH tracker for timely completion of corrective actions and completion of BDAs that are triggered. Ensure health checks are in place and system is being followed and report on the metrics to the site Leadership Steering Team

Lead projects that involve the redesign and installation of new processing and packaging assets, on time, within scope, and on budget

Assess current Progressive Maintenance Systems (Maintenance Planning & Scheduling, Planned Maintenance Optimization, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, Storeroom) and create and execute against an improvement plan that is prioritized based on business needs, has clear objectives with dates, assigned ownership, and trends key performance indicators

Train and coach on Lean Continuous Improvement process and tools as it relates to Progressive Maintenance, Defect Handling, Maintenance Planning & Scheduling, Breakdown Analysis, and secondarily Autonomous Maintenance (Clean-Inspect-Lubricate, Centerline)

Demonstrated ability to analyze equipment and line downtime data (i.e. unplanned downtime, stoppages, adjustments), define opportunities based on business need, and lead cross functional teams to identify Root Cause and Corrective Action to improve equipment and line reliability

Define the skill requirements needed to maintain critical equipment, conduct a gap assessment of current resources, and develop a prioritized training plan to close the gaps with cross functional support

Manage the buildings and grounds such that good manufacturing practices (GMP) are adhered to, and a professional appearance is maintained

Direct the Maintenance and Engineering Team (e.g. PLC Technicians, Reliability Technicians, and Mechanics, etc.) in their roles and responsibilities to meet plant objectives in environmental, safety, quality, cost, and customer service

Provide technical support for efficient troubleshooting, problem solving activities and maintenance repair to maximize efficiencies and limit downtime

Collaborate with finance to create and execute a maintenance and capital (CapEx) budget to ensure that financial allocations and obligations are set, administered, and met. Manage maintenance department costs within budgetary guidelines and initiate cost savings measures including capital projects

Ensure that appropriate inventory levels for standard replacement parts are maintained

Actively participate in Steering Team to drive employee engagement, training, and development to maximize safety, quality, manufacturing, and productivity goal attainment

Plan and direct work within the department; accountable for performance management of direct reports, recognition/discipline, providing feedback, addressing complaints, and solving problems

Promote a safe and positive work environment, enforcing standards for food safety and food quality reflected in SQF/BRC as well as the regulations of governing agencies such as OSHA, FDA and EPA and assuring employees are trained in these standards and comply with all requirements

Qualification

Progressive MaintenanceCMMS (SAP)Mechanical Systems KnowledgeProject ManagementLean ManufacturingFood Safety StandardsTechnical TroubleshootingTrainingCoachingLeadership Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Management, Manufacturing or Operations Management or equivalent experience in a related field is required

Minimum of 7 years' maintenance experience as a manager or supervisor in a manufacturing environment required (food industry preferred)

Demonstrable Project Management experience required

Demonstrated understanding and experience working in a lean, system driven, manufacturing environment with responsibility for assessing existing maintenance processes, prioritizing identified gaps, creating an improvement plan, training, coaching, monitoring with key performance indicators, and sustaining desired performance

Experience with utilizing and optimizing a CMMS (SAP experience preferred)

Strong mechanical aptitude and working knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems, PLC's, utilities, and boilers required

Ability to interpret a variety of technical information and regulatory compliance guidelines and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

In addition to valuing ethics, personal integrity and trust; demonstrable key leadership competencies required (i.e. Drive for Results, Managing Vision and Purpose, Decision Quality, Building Effective Teams, Action Oriented, Managerial Courage, Strategic Agility, Priority Setting)

Preferred

Experience with utilizing and optimizing a CMMS (SAP experience preferred)

Working knowledge of AutoCad or similar application preferred

Working knowledge of food safety and food quality standards and regulations preferred

Experience with FDA and SQF/BRC a plus

Experience in Continuous Improvement Programs a plus (i.e. Leadership, Organization Capability, Focused Improvement, Progressive Maintenance, Autonomous Maintenance, Early Management, Supply Chain, Quality and Safety)