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Smith's Food & Drug Centers · 2 days ago

MFG PLANT MAINTENANCE ENGINEER II

Murfreesboro, TN

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

2+ years exp

Smith's Food & Drug Centers is focused on optimizing maintenance functions within their plant. The MFG Plant Maintenance Engineer II will lead maintenance projects, ensure safety and quality, and manage the preventive maintenance program to enhance plant performance.

Food Processing

Responsibilities

Lead the effective execution of all maintenance and assigned work/projects within the plant, including external properties, with a focus on optimizing all maintenance functions, including predictive preventive maintenance (PPM), spare parts, scheduling and performance

Perform all jobs safely, efficiently and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire plant in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR)

Provide leadership that embodies our 7 Kroger Manufacturing High Performance Work System principles

Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety

Optimize the scope and timeline for equipment overhauls

Develop execution plans, manpower and schedules for overhauls and shutdown activities without supervision

Lead interactions with planning/scheduling, inventory control and maintenance purchasing teams on requirements for overhauls, repairs and small capital projects

Analyze current Preventive Maintenance (PM) program condition and understand/prioritize gaps

Manage the PM program for all equipment, building and facilities through the Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS)

Oversee PM review process of critical assets utilizing required tools and understanding return on investment (ROI) of changes

Utilize AutoCAD software to analyze Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID's), Process Flow Diagrams and equipment/utility/facility layouts

Maintain equipment and facility documentation/drawings

Assist Senior Engineering Leader in development, control and tracking of maintenance budget

Develop, manage and execute small capital projects with excellence delivering documented improvements in a unit of operation performance

Lead troubleshooting activities for the technical team

Oversee the parts room to ensure adherence to company policies, availability of necessary parts, elimination of obsolete materials and adjustments

Perform an entire inventory optimization cycle of the storeroom

Manage the reliability-based Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process ensuring robustness of the system and that root causes are driving results and are being controlled; ensure documentation is done and actions are tracked

Utilize Kroger Down Time (KDT) and one click to understand current reliability failures without supervision and prioritize improvement initiatives

Drive and document Improvements in Reliability initiatives of an entire production line

Lead a reliability driven Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control (DMAIC) Kaizen process

Analyze and drive improvements of maintenance key performance indicator metrics and develop improvement action plans

Manage predictive maintenance program execution; ensure program compliance and quantify ROI of program

Act as Department Lead in Operational Key Element Analysis (OKEA) audits, demonstrate improvements in maintenance systems and metrics

Oversee maintenance department training development plan

Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment

Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner

Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information

Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues

Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults

Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMaintenance EngineeringRoot Cause AnalysisGreen Belt CertificationCMMS ProficiencyAutoCAD KnowledgePredictive MaintenanceLeadership SkillsCommunication SkillsOrganizational SkillsInterpersonal SkillsProblem Solving Methodology

Required

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or related engineering or equivalent technical manufacturing experience

2+ years of supervisory experience with direct reports

2+ years of maintenance engineer experience

Demonstrated leadership skills within a technical team

Good organizational, communication and interpersonal skills

Completion of entire Maintenance Excellence training curriculum

Green Belt Certification

RCA training or equivalent

Led multiple reliability-based RCAs with a cross functional team

Experience providing troubleshooting support and expertise in the operation/maintenance of food processing and utilities systems

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Visio and Microsoft Projects

Knowledge of AutoCAD software

Proficient in planning, scheduling, work order, inventory control, and purchasing functions of CMMS system

Capability of analyzing and modifying process flow diagrams and facility drawings

Experience with DMAIC Kaizen process

Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Preferred

5+ years of technical experience in the food industry dealing with preventive and predictive maintenance

Experience in process continuous improvement

Plant maintenance supervisor

Production planner or scheduler experience

Proficient in AutoCAD or other 3D modeling software

Proficient in problem solving methodology

Exposure to predictive maintenance programs