Apply on Employer Site

Lewis Bakeries · 2 weeks ago

Assistant Plant Engineer

Holsum of Fort Wayne Fort Wayne - Fort Wayne, IN 46803

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Lewis Bakeries is a family-owned company established in 1925, seeking an Assistant Plant Engineer to supervise the Maintenance Department and coordinate with the Chief Engineer to optimize bakery performance. The role involves overseeing maintenance operations, executing preventative maintenance schedules, and ensuring a safe and efficient work environment.

Food and Beverage

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot and repair Packaging, Conveyors, Ovens, Boilers, Refrigeration and related Bakery Machinery

Supervise/Perform repairs to hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, PLC, bakery machinery and equipment

Ability to set-up all general machines and supporting equipment as assigned. Equipment includes, but is not limited to, wrapping machines, natural gas fired furnaces, gas fryers, dough mixers, batching and scaling systems, boilers, freezers and Conveyor systems etc

Supervise/Perform routine set-up and maintenance work as required

Maintain Preventative maintenance schedules

Validate that Preventative maintenance functions have been completed timely and correctly. Coach/train hourly mechanics on proper PM responsibilities

Accountable for correctly reporting and recording data as required

Do other job related routine tasks as required including training

Supervise/Perform general facility maintenance tasks

Assist in the on-the-job training assignments

Work from Blue Prints and/or mechanical drawings

Work safely and maintain sanitary work environment

Communicate to the Chief Engineer/Plant Manager any down-time information

Ensure all equipment is operational and OSHA compliant

Leads troubleshooting activities related to equipment failures, reliability, throughput, quality problems or environmental exceedances

Coaches and counsels employees on job performance and teamwork

Reviews hourly employee work logs/sheets and verifies tasks performed

Qualification

Management experienceTroubleshooting machineryPreventative MaintenancePLC ExperienceComputerized Maintenance Management SystemsPlanning/SchedulingRisk AssessmentRoot Cause Failure AnalysisUnion management experienceHydraulicsPneumaticsElectrical systemsConveyorsRefrigerationBoilersElectronics