Manufacturing Maintenance Tech.

Our mission is to work as a team, taking responsibility in building loyalty with our customers and our coworkers, to exceed expectations providing product and services that combine high quality with integrity and to assist all internal and external customers to assure that their needs are met in a ‘Customer Service Plus 1’ manner. Position Summary: Utilize lean manufacturing principles and predictive and productive maintenance systems to support the achievement of the site’s business goals, objectives and financial performance. Oversee the service, repair and maintenance of all production and support equipment, including building repairs. Ensure that all production and support equipment is operating efficiently and safely. Job Duties: Follows the Quality Dairy Company Code of Excellence Hire (in conjunction with management), train (competency training/testing) and evaluate all maintenance personnel Identify and initiate needed training to improve personnel where appropriate Assures New Employee Orientation is completed for assigned job Effectively and timely completes appraisals for department personnel Actively participates in and communicates with the management team and department personnel Coordinate all maintenance activities, assigning appropriate personnel as needed Measures and maintains a ‘lean manufacturing’ environment that achieves desired results in the areas of safety, quality of work, employee productivity, cost and employee relations on a daily basis Prioritize maintenance activities based on OEE results Log all mechanical equipment by component and maintain applicable parts inventory Maintain Preventive Maintenance program for all production equipment Maintain and organize all necessary operational paperwork for each piece of equipment Identify, research and request replacement parts using Purchase Order protocol Maintain repair spending and department labor within budget Monitor and react to Key Manufacturing Metrics performance including ‘Machine Availability’, ‘Performance Efficiency’, ‘Quality Rate’ and ‘Maintenance Costs’ Maintain all equipment to governmental and local safety guidelines Actively participate in and contribute to corrective action and continuous improvement activities Generate ideas and opportunity for improvement and cost reductions and propose to operational management Participate in Return-on-Investment calculations for proposed spending activity as necessary Assures work areas, tools and supplies are clean, organized and secure Essential skills, Abilities and Physical Demands: Demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through effective time management and employee utilization Thorough knowledge of machine set-up and operation Supervision, orientation, training, development and retention, performance review and discipline Measurement of shift performance to budget, goals and standards Ability to maintain systems to assure continuous improvement with a focus on quality, attention to detail, problem analysis and resolution Inventory management Strong interpersonal and communication skills Ability to lift up to 75 pounds, stand, walk, bend, twist, climb, lift and pull repetitively Exposure to temperature and noise extremes Ability to remain flexible to cover weekends, holidays and a 7 day a week operation Must be highly motivated, able to work independently and possess a strong desire to learn and improve Ability to design and layout detailed instruction for suppliers and maintenance staff Education/Experience Requirements: High school diploma Minimum of 5 years ‘hands on’ experience with a demonstrated understanding of electrical and mechanical repairs and installation Advanced training in HVAC preferred Literacy with PC and MS Office a plus Programmable Logic control (PLC) knowledge preferred Working knowledge of pertinent OSHA, EPA and MIOSHA practices THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IN NO WAY STATES OR IMPLIES THAT THESE ARE THE ONLY DUTIES TO BE PERFORMED BY THIS EMPLOYEE. INCUMBENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW ANY OTHER INSTRUCTIONS AND TO PERFORM ANY OTHER DUTIES AS REQUESTED BY THE SUPERVISOR.