Maintenance Manager - Gpac

gpac has partnered with a manufacturing company in Mitchell, SD seeking a Maintenance Manager to join their growing team! The company offers a competitive salary and a complete benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, paid time off, paid holidays, a paid birthday holiday, an impressive 401K match, and much more!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Adhere to all health and safety policies/procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)

Manage and develop plant maintenance personnel

Plan and manage plant outages and projects

Develop and foster a partnership with plant equipment suppliers

Ensure plant drawings, OEM documentation, and equipment files are organized and maintained

Set high standards for plant housekeeping and ensure standards are understood, being achieved, and continuously improved

Develop and continuously improve predictive and preventive maintenance practices

Work with operations and maintenance personnel to reduce equipment and process downtime, and improve reliability

Establish maintenance repair and replacement standards to meet OEM specifications

Continually improve standards, based on precision maintenance concepts, through providing necessary maintenance tools, processes, and training

Work with suppliers and management to recommend equipment and processes to improve existing operations and meet new business opportunities

Situations may arise that require employees to temporarily or permanently assume responsibility for tasks not specifically outlined in this job description. Employees may be requested to work additional hours and/or accommodate a heavier than normal workload.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Food Science, or related field, preferred

5-7 years’ experience with mechanical and electrical maintenance; boilers; and freezers, preferred

5-7 years’ experience in maintenance supervision, required

General knowledge and experience with plant accounting, purchasing, MRO inventory, and capital practices

Experience with computerized maintenance programs with strong PC skills - MS Office applications.

Bilingual skills (English and Spanish), desired

Travel up to 10%, annually

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.

GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.