fairlife, LLC · 5 days ago
Packaging Maintenance Manager
Goodyear, Arizona, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$115K/yr - $130K/yr
5+ years expfairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich dairy products. The Maintenance Manager is responsible for overseeing facility and equipment maintenance, managing the maintenance department staff, and ensuring effective planning and execution of maintenance activities to support production operations.
Food & Beverages
Responsibilities
Responsible for managing the performance and development of all maintenance department staff and hourly personnel including salary and hourly workers
Responsible for the effective planning, scheduling and execution of all maintenance activities including preventative, predictive, breakdown and overhaul maintenance activities
Responsible for maintaining and repairing all production (Packaging) equipment, including Fillers, Blow molder, Sleever, Variopac, Palletizer and Domino, Videojet printers
Develop and optimize preventative maintenance program including task details, PM durations to ensure proactive execution, and consistent plant operation
Develop and utilize predictive maintenance programs to prevent failures on critical equipment. Condition based tools to include ultrasonic and vibration analysis, thermal imaging, tribology, etc
Manage all aspects of the plant CMMS and the Asset Care Strategy for tracking, documentation, and planning
Documentation of all schematics, diagram changes, and PLC programming documentation changes to keep plant records current
Perform risk assessment of critical spare parts and manage inventory to appropriate levels
Responsible for all regulatory packaging records and annual services: supporting overhauls and Audits
Oversee the department budget utilizing data analysis to study part turns, obsolete parts, min/max values and propose new solutions to manage inventory
Manage critical tasks and projects via weekly CI/strategic campaign meetings
Source and work closely with vendors for projects, tasks, and emergency repairs
Must be able to use plant resources to troubleshoot issues: Factory Talk system, PowerBI, Krones HMI
Suggest new strategies on how to track downtime and implement solutions to prevent and eliminate downtime
Purchasing and Purchase Order control via NetSuite and D365: Understanding department general ledger accounts, categories and working close with the Plant Controller/Finance Department
Develop department SME’s and create new roles within the department
Request, review and maintain vendor contracts
Work close with other departments on RCA/CA strategies requiring thorough documentation on the Quality Control platform
Maintain critical regulatory instrument calibrations
Work with engineering, OEM’s and/or suppliers to perform equipment / asset value engineering or redesign to improve performance. Also provide maintenance expert POV to engineering when specifying new equipment design or placement
Establish daily routines and standards for the team to follow
Perform other duties as assigned by management
Work with the training team to ensure that the maintenance staff are being trained in the mandatory regulatory, machine specific training. Overall need to be able to be a champion for the team to be able drive the team to the next levels of competence
Participate in 90-day plans, DDS and department meetings
CI projects owner for the department
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering discipline preferred – may substitute 10 years of work experience in a production setting involving consumer packaging goods, electronics, instrumentation, electrical, and general mechanical with at least five years of supervisory experience
5 to 10 years' experience in food or beverage manufacturing setting preferred
You must work in a safe and efficient manner and follow all safety procedures including the use of safety equipment
Must have the ability to troubleshoot problems and be persistent until a solution is found
Must be willing to ask for assistance when the process is unclear
Must possess or be able to acquire a forklift operator license
Understand and be able to have a subservient leadership style and be able to place the team first
Be able to establish and maintain a sense of urgency for the team
Able to work nights/weekends as business needs
Lead and oversee project execution while managing projects
Allocate resources and establish a clear framework for task execution
Preferred
5 to 10 years' experience in food or beverage manufacturing setting preferred
Able to work with hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanics and basic electrical repair preferred
Benefits
A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position
Company
fairlife, LLC
fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Tim Doelman
Chief Executive Officer
Eileen Thanner
Chief Operating Officer
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