Maintenance Team Lead (2nd shift) - Bonduelle Fresh Americas

Position:  Maintenance Team Lead (2nd shift)  

Department: Maintenance 

Reports To: Maintenance Manager  

Location: Irwindale, CA 

Compensation: $77k - $115k 

Groupe Bonduelle is a company that is making a positive impact. 

Groupe Bonduelle is the world leader in ready-to-use plant-rich food. By joining our company you will have an opportunity to make a positive and sustainable impact on yourself, others and the planet. You will play an active part in our mission to inspire the transition toward a plant-rich diet to contribute to people's well-being and planet health. 

Groupe Bonduelle Fresh Americas is the U.S. business unit of France based Groupe Bonduelle (BON.PA). We are the first business unit of Groupe Bonduelle to become a Certified B Corporation. We operate three processing facilities throughout the U.S. and employ nearly 3,000 Associates who focus on producing and bringing to market fresh vegetable products, prepared salads and plant-rich meal solutions. 

Groupe Bonduelle is a 170 year old French family-owned company that has been at the forefront of plant based food innovations since 1853. Our ready-to-use plant-rich food products are grown on 168,000 acres by our grower partners and marketed in nearly 100 countries. The company currently employees more than 11,000 Associates globally. 

Position Summary:

 The role of the Maintenance Lead (BET) is to directly oversee the performance and activities of the Maintenance Team for the routine and non-routine maintenance activities of their designated area of the facility. Responsibilities of the Supervisor include scheduling maintenance work, ensuring the quality of the maintenance work in their designated area and the necessary standards of housekeeping and safe work practice. The Maintenance Lead (BET) also scopes, kits and assigns work to any of the maintenance team members.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Physically able to repeatedly lift a 40-pound cases of product

What you will do:

• Ensure compliance with safety and food safety guidelines
• Safety and first line supervision of Maintenance Team
• Assignment of Technicians to Daily Work Schedule
• Reallocating Technicians when appropriate
• Time Card Management
• Assigning and managing emergency and urgent work for their area or responsibility
• Assist the planner in the planning function
• Coordinating and scheduling all planned maintenance activities carried out in their shop
• Ensure the quality of the maintenance work in their area, and the necessary standards of housekeeping and safe work practices are maintained
• Matching work priorities to available resources on a daily basis
• Review technician completed work to ensure it was correctly done
• Review technician completed work order logs for accuracy and completeness including comments, hours worked, and closing codes
• Expedite the scheduling of safety related work
• Scope the WO to order parts
• Kit parts for WO
• Quote and ensure ordering of the parts through Buyer
• Schedule to 100% utilization of resource availability
• Load balance work schedules
• Coordinate work to the operational availability of production assets
• Review and update of long range project event calendars
• Compile schedule compliance data
• This position must be able to support facilities duties and assign resources towards the execution of the coming W.O. at facilities
• Perform mid year and end of year evaluations of their Maintenance Team
• Development of the maintenance team working with Equipment Specialist
• Make sure CMMS is being fully used
• For 1st shift Maintenance Lead BET. For 2nd shift Maintenance Lead BET, 3rd shift mechanics will report into the role.

Desired Qualifications:

• +5 years previous maintenance experience (with a bottling or packaging line)
• Effective at communication and interaction with production personnel
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Problem-solving skills in mechanical and electrical areas
• Thorough comprehension of reading, writing and speaking English, Spanish is a plus
• Willing and able to work overtime and weekends as needed
• Flexible with variations in line and shift assignments
• Mathematical abilities, including: the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure (whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals), and
  the ability to calculate raw material consumption rates, production rates, averages, and production efficiencies
• Basic computer operations and Microsoft Office and Google Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Sheets, Docs, Gmail)
• Experience with ERP & CMMS softwares
• Proficiency with a computer application used to track operational efficiency

Physical Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, this position entails use of ladders and catwalks to reach production equipment, regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to extreme cold for extended periods of time. The associate frequently works in high, precarious places. The associate is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. 

Bonduelle Fresh Americas does not require employees to be COVID-19 vaccinated and/or boostered at this time, but does require disclosure of vaccination status and supporting documents. Bonduelle Fresh Americas reserves the right to modify any internal policies, including safety policies, as needed and in compliance with all applicable laws.

Bonduelle Fresh Americas is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in hiring individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to create a workforce that truly reflects our communities. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to veterans and individuals with disabilities or special needs during the application process and employment. If you need assistance, please contact us at 626-856-8686 or bfa-info@bonduelle.com.