Maintenance Manager - Second Shift - Daisy Brand

Maintenance Manager - Second Shift










Job Details




Job Location


Garland - Garland, TX








Description






PURPOSE


The Maintenance Manager is responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of the company's equipment and facilities by effectively managing a team of multi-craft technicians, planners, and administration personnel in the implementation and execution of maintenance programs and strategies. Core competencies include maintaining equipment records, developing maintenance strategies, determining parts inventory requirements, maintaining the MRO budget in compliance with purchasing procedures, and performance of any other related work when necessary. This position reports directly to the Plant Engineering Manager and works in tandem with the Utilities Manager, Wastewater Manager, and Reliability Engineering Manager to maintain all Daisy Brand Wooster assets. All work directed by the Maintenance Manager will ensure compliance with food quality, food safety and OSHA safety regulations.





PRINCIPAL DUTIES



+ Manage a plant maintenance team consisting of planners, parts room coordinators, and multi-craft maintenance technicians in the planning and execution of machine and system maintenance activities.


+ Develop and implement machine, process system, and building maintenance strategies to increase equipment uptime and reduce maintenance costs.


+ Collaborate with plant leadership and operations teams to identify and prioritize maintenance opportunities.


+ Conduct root cause analysis and failure mode investigations to identify and resolve equipment and production system reliability issues.


+ Collaborate with the Maintenance and Engineering Management team to develop and maintain preventative maintenance procedures and schedules to improve equipment reliability.


+ Develop and maintain accurate equipment reliability metrics to track and measure progress, performance, and sustainability of improvements.


+ Provide technical expertise to the maintenance technicians to quickly resolve downtime events and reliability issues.


+ Develop training, progression strategies, and curriculum for maintenance technician professional development.


+ Develop and implement a comprehensive maintenance program that meets the needs of the business and ensures optimal equipment performance.


+ Maintain and improve existing PM/PdM programs to maximize equipment uptime and reduce unplanned downtime.


+ Utilize CMMS and data analysis tools to support maintenance operations and ensure accurate tracking of equipment performance and maintenance history.


+ Manage the maintenance team to ensure work is completed in a timely manner and to the highest standard possible.


+ Develop and manage maintenance/MRO budgets, including planning, parts inventory strategy, and scheduling of maintenance activities.


+ Ensure compliance with safety regulations and guidelines and promote a safety culture among maintenance staff.


+ Determine requirements for spare parts, supplies, and materials inventory.


+ Observe and enforce OSHA safety regulations by providing training in proper and safe operating procedures and methods for assigned personnel.


+ Assist in developing written manuals and instructions; instruct staff in new operating procedures and methods; assist in creating training instruction manuals in assigned areas of responsibility.


+ Respond to emergency situations as required, including instances that occur outside of normal working hours.






GENERAL DESCRIPTION


The Maintenance Manager supervises maintenance technicians in the repair, maintenance, and installation of production equipment and process systems. Directs the Maintenance Planners in the scheduling and planning of maintenance activities. Provides oversight and technical direction in the development of preventative maintenance procedures in collaboration with the engineering department. Inspects production machinery and equipment for compliance to operational and regulatory standards. Reviews maintenance systems and reports relevant metrics to plant leadership to drive continuous improvement and maintenance strategies. The Maintenance Manager ensures equipment and utilities serving the production process operate at the highest level, ensuring food safety and quality across the plant.





The Maintenance Manager has the authority to take immediate corrective actions when dealing with Food Safety and Food Quality concerns and is required to report these issues to their immediate supervisor and/or Quality Manager for further action if required. Another Maintenance employee, trained in the Maintenance Managers duties, will fill in for Maintenance Manager in their absence.








QUALIFICATIONS



+ Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Reliability Engineering, a related field, or 10+ years of equivalent maintenance management experience in an automated industrial setting.


+ 5+ years experience with industrial controls programming and/or troubleshooting (Allen Bradley/Rockwell preferred)






EXPECTED SKILLS



+ Ability to conduct root cause analysis and failure mode investigations to identify and resolve equipment reliability issues.


+ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and senior leadership.


+ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and creatively to identify and implement solutions.


+ Strong Microsoft Office skills including advanced knowledge of Excel functionality for developing reports, interpreting data, and presenting findings.


+ Strong leadership skills with the ability to effectively manage a team of up to 30 multi-craft technicians, salaried planners, and salaried parts room coordinators.






DESIRED EXPERIENCE



+ Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt


+ Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional/Technician CMRP and/or CMRT


+ Certified Reliability Engineer CRE






PERSONALITY PROFILE IN PRIORITY ORDER



+ Strong work ethic, accountable, mature, possesses management perspective.


+ Excitement for their role or field of endeavor.


+ Sets and enforces high standards.


+ Strong sense of right and wrong as well as an understanding of corporate accountability.


+ Team player who readily assists other departments.


+ Approachable, respectful, open and talkative.


+ Places the personal needs of others above ones own self-ambition or corporate ambitions.


+ Detail oriented, precise, communicates with clarity. Tailors response askers knowledge.


+ Enjoys speaking in front of small groups.


+ Good personal organizational skills and habits.


+ Patient but proactive. Not afraid to speak up in a group if prepared.







Company Overview






For five generations spanning over a century, Daisy Brand has been a family-owned company committed to providing the freshest, most wholesome dairy products. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with manufacturing facilities in Garland, Texas (1998), Casa Grande, Arizona (2008), and Wooster, Ohio (2015).





Daisy is the market leader in two billion-dollar categories, sour cream and cottage cheese, and generates over half a billion in revenues annually. Daisy Sour Cream represents 1 out of every 2 sour cream purchases in the United States and is the largest sour cream brand in food service, military, and club. It is recognized by consumers for A Dollop of Daisy, a tagline that put this once small brand on the map. Daisy Cottage Cheese is America’s #1 cottage cheese brand and continues to bring new consumers into the category with its innovative single serve packaging and consistent high quality. Daisy recently expanded into a new category with the launch of two dip products and is in the process of expanding distribution.


Daisys core values, Clean and Trust, resonate in all aspects of our business operations. In 2008, the Foundation for Financial Service Professionals awarded Daisy the prestigious American Business Ethics award.


While maintaining a strong culture of curious and innovative problem-solvers, Daisy Brand has more than doubled employment over the last 15 years and is continuing to grow. Currently, we are proud to employ over 650 full-time staff across more than 25 states throughout the United States.





At Daisy Brand, we value longevity and aim to foster a working environment where employees can envision a long-term career. Companywide, the average employee tenure stands at over seven years. Our corporate office and sales team each boast an average tenure exceeding eleven years, while our manufacturing facilities also demonstrate strong employee retention with tenures averaging over seven years.


Daisy Brand offers an industry leading benefits package that includes:



+ A no-deductible, $0 premium option for employee-only health coverage.


+ 401(k) with 50% company match on first 8% of earnings you contribute.


+ Safe harbor and profit-sharing company contributions to 401(k).


+ Company paid short- and long-term disability coverage.


+ Company paid 2X annual salary life and AD&D insurance.


+ 4 weeks annual paid time off.


+ Extra time off for volunteering.


+ Tuition reimbursement.


+ Fitness membership reimbursement.


+ And more



Daisy Brand is a nicotine-free company. Daisy Brand is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans and disabled encouraged to apply.