Senior Maintenance Reliability Manager - Food Manufacturing

The Sr. Maintenance Reliability Manager is responsible for developing and implementing maintenance programs that will improve overall maintenance practices and processes to increase and sustain equipment up-time and plant utilities functions.  Provides overall leadership and direction to the reliability function. This position is responsible to the Manufacturing Site Director for the safe, effective and efficient use of all manpower, materials, parts and other resources under their control as well as providing capacity, asset reliability and best life cycle cost to the operation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

·                Build and maintain a strong working relationship with Maintenance Leadership, Planners, Storeroom personnel, Engineers, Operators, and Mechanics.

·                Develop and foster a communication network that promotes interaction between mechanics, operators, Team Leaders, and Managers.

·                Create a proactive work environment that involves mechanics in the planning, coordinating, and execution of work.

·                Develops and controls the maintenance budget that provides for optimized spending to achieve the agreed upon capacity and asset reliability.

·                Analyzes operational data and equipment performance history to deliver improvements in critical maintenance related metrics / KPIs.

·                Manages the reliability workforce, develops succession plans, skills assessments and training. 

·                Develop, recommend and implement strategies for improving the reliability of the manufacturing processes and preventative maintenance program.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

·                Management of ammonia refrigeration systems, process hazard analysis, process safety management.

·                Accountability for Controls and/or Instrumentation teams.

·                Strong leadership and people skills.

·                Expertise with high speed and high-volume foods manufacturing processes.

·                Solid project management, manufacturing processes, utilities, facilities construction.

·                Labor Relations and union experience highly desired.

·                Working knowledge of FDA and OSHA regulations, GMPs, Sanitation, and HACCP

REQUIRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:

·                Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Industrial Technology, or related discipline and 7+ years reliability and/or maintenance experience and 3 plus years in a leadership role required OR in lieu of degree 10+ years reliability and/or maintenance experience and 3 plus years in a leadership role required

Note: This role will require off-shift hours, weekends and holidays as needed.

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