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GoodHeart Brand Specialty Foods · 1 month ago

Manufacturing Engineer /Project Manager

San Antonio, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

15+ years exp

GoodHeart Brand Specialty Foods is seeking a Director of Maintenance & Engineering to lead the facility engineering and maintenance operations. The role involves designing and executing maintenance projects, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with health and safety policies while fostering a culture of inclusion and diversity.

Food and BeverageFood DeliveryRecipes

Responsibilities

Develop maintenance procedures and ensure implementation

Carry out inspections of the facilities to identify and resolve issues

Check various systems to keep plant running smoothly and efficiently

Plan and oversee all repair and installation activities and assign daily team responsibilities

Allocate workload and supervise maintenance staff

Monitor equipment inventory and place orders when necessary

Monitor expenses and control the budget for maintenance

Manage relationships with contractors and service providers

Keep maintenance logs and report on daily activities

Ensure health and safety policies are complied with

Manage employee performance reviews, corrective action and employee growth plans

Develop operations annual budget by analyzing spending and allocation of resources; and taking into consideration the feedback that has been received from team leaders

Adhere to the approved operations annual budget and provide budget updates and adjustments as requested by CEO and President

Continue and strengthen a culture of inclusion and diversity to drive results in safety, quality, delivery, and cost

Display positive leadership with demonstrated respect for others

Reliable and regular transportation and attendance

Qualification

Food manufacturing experienceMaintenance managementTechnical knowledge of equipmentBudget managementProject managementLeadership abilitiesData-driven decision makingBilingual preferredCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsConflict managementDetail orientedSelf-motivated

Required

Bachelor's Degree Required

Minimum of 15 years of experience in food manufacturing, preferably USDA certified facilities

Must have extensive experience working with food processing equipment, ovens, packaging equipment, grills, fryers etc

Proven experience as maintenance manager or managerial role with large team expertise

Experience in planning maintenance operations

Solid understanding of technical aspects of food industry manufacturing (protein or RTE foods preferred)

Working knowledge of food industry and equipment (Freon refrigeration, batch ovens, cryogenic nitrogen systems, vertical form fillers and baggers, scaling systems, batch ovens - gas fired, modified atmosphere packaging, etc.)

Ability to keep track of and report on activity

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Outstanding organizational and leadership abilities

Conflict management skills

Proven ability to use data to make decisions

Experience leading change

Excellent communication and coaching skills

Detail oriented and organized

Proficient computer skills in spreadsheets; data bases and word processing

Excellent technical knowledge of equipment, products and processes

Self-motivated, results orientated and excellent personal skills

Strong background in HAACP; safety; GMP; and BRC