Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Maintenance Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing maintenance activities to ensure equipment reliability and minimize downtime. The role requires technical expertise, leadership, and strategic thinking to support the organization’s goals and maintain operational excellence. Work with all departments to ensure timely ordering and delivery of parts and other materials as needed. Assist maintenance staff with historical information regarding parts and services ordered and cost control. Identify, establish, and monitor PM flow for timeliness, accuracy, and compliance. Prepare, review, place, and track purchases through the process, inputs all changes into the inventory system including system updates. Provide accurate receiving documentation and inventory reporting as required. Address all downtime and investigate the root cause to identify potential changes and gains in production.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
Preventive and Predictive Maintenance
- Developing and implementing preventive maintenance schedules.
- Utilizing predictive maintenance techniques to identify potential failures.
- Monitoring equipment performance to reduce unplanned downtime.
Team Leadership and Coordination
- Supervising and training maintenance staff to ensure proficiency.
- Delegating tasks and managing workflow to meet deadlines.
- Promoting a culture of safety and efficiency within the team.
Asset Management
- Tracking asset conditions and maintenance history.
- Planning for upgrades, replacements, or decommissioning.
- Ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
Budgeting and Cost Management
- Preparing and managing budgets for maintenance operations.
- Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of repairs versus replacements.
- Identifying opportunities to optimize resources and reduce expenses.
Vendor and Contractor Management
- Sourcing and negotiating contracts for equipment and services.
- Monitoring vendor performance and adherence to agreements.
- Managing relationships to ensure quality and timely support.
Technology Integration
- Implementing CMMS for streamlined work order management and tracking.
- Utilizing IoT devices and sensors for real-time equipment monitoring.
- Keeping up with emerging technologies to improve maintenance practices.
Other Competencies
- Makes safety Job #1, including lock-out/tag-out procedures available to employees.
- Ensures that all aspects of the existing company safety policy are incorporated into the job plan.
- Coordinates priority setting with the management team - places specific emphasis on obtaining the input of operations personnel in the setting of priorities.
- Participates in outage planning activities such as scope identification and control, scheduling, coordination, risk assessment, execution, and continuous improvement.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Technical Knowledge: Expertise in mechanical, electrical, and automation systems.
- Leadership: Ability to motivate and manage teams effectively.
- Problem-Solving: Quick thinking to address unexpected equipment failures.
- Analytical Skills: Data-driven decision-making to improve maintenance outcomes.
- Delivers results in a timely manner
- Outstanding organizational/attention to detail skills and deliver timely output requirements.
- Customer Focus with outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
- Highly collaborative, ability to work well with site management team to jointly achieve company objectives with other cross-functional partners.
- Strong listening, skills ‐ follow detailed instructions accurately
- Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Action Oriented
- Proven experience as maintenance manager or related role
- Experience in planning maintenance operations
- High school diploma or equivalent required; Degree preferred
- Previous experience in food manufacturing a plus
- English speaking, reading, and writing required, Bilingual in Spanish a plus
LOCATION
North Sioux City, South Dakota
