**Description** **Plant Engineer/Head of Maintenance** **Resume Required for this Position** **Location: Lenoir, North Carolina** **Title of Supervisor: General Manager** **Purpose & Scope: Overall responsibility for maintenance function within the facility.** **Principle Responsibilities:** + Manage preventive/predictive maintenance systems for facility + Ensure that the maintenance division complies with all Food Safety, Personal safety and environmental programs, regulations, and directives + Oversight of refrigeration/boiler systems including predictive/preventive maintenance programs + Oversight of electrical systems including predictive/preventive maintenance programs + Interview and hire new employees for department; make promotion and transfer decisions + Assure the duties, responsibilities, and authority of each job are clearly defined, effective, and communicated to incumbents + Execute plant-specific vision and mission to assure continuous improvement and alignment with corporate vision. + Ensure that properly resourced department and that all resources are efficiently utilized. + Direct maintenance associates in their roles and responsibilities to meet plant objectives in safety, quality, cost, and customer service. + Provide technical support for efficient troubleshooting/problem solving activities and maintenance repair to maximize efficiencies and Maximize uptime. + Provide leadership in implementing/maintaining preventive and predictive maintenance programs. + Ensure that appropriate inventory levels for standard replacement parts are maintained. + Manage the buildings and grounds such that good manufacturing practices (GMP) are adhered to and a professional appearance is maintained. + Perform follow-up analysis to identify and resolve recurring downtime/inefficient operational issues. + Schedule mandatory inspections and coordinate certifications with appropriate authorities. + Ensure environmental compliance. + Drive employee engagement, training, and development to maximize manufacturing, quality, safety, and productivity goal attainment. + Effectively communicate results and action plans to appropriate employees and managers. + Effectively maintain the following machines: Bizerba, Flow Wrap, Overwrap, Mondini, Multivac, Marel, Grasseli, Bandsaw. Tote Scale, Vmag, Tray Denester, Mother Bagger, Cryovac, Pacmac, Trave, Omari, and any other equipment as needed. + Collaborate directly with human resources to insure employee issues or concerns are correctly addressed and resolved. + Collaborate with finance to execute a maintenance budget to insure that financial allocations and obligations are set, administered and met. + Initiate cost savings measures. + Ensure all plant maintenance operations are conducted in a safe and controlled environment. + Ensure all quality and regulatory standards, specifications and policies are met or exceeded. + Other duties as assigned **Working Conditions:** + General Office Environment + Production and maintenance settings + Exposure to various chemicals, machinery and knives likely + Slippery floors, extreme temperature and loud noises **Requirements:** **Education:** + Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Management, Manufacturing, Production Operations **Experience:** + Significant amount of experience with managing three shift maintenance division + 3-5 Years Maintenance Management experience + 7-10 Years maintenance department execution experience in a manufacturing environment + Individuals with SAP knowledge are preferred + Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills + Food industry and experience in a union/union free environment preferred + Key Leadership Competencies in addition to Ethics/Values and Integrity/Trust. **Special Skills:** + Working knowledge of boiler/refrigeration systems/waste water + Good communication skills/ability to build a World Class Maintenance Division/team + Ability to read/understand spreadsheets/blueprints/contracts/AutoCAD + Knowledge and understanding of OSHA, USDA, EPA, FDA regulations/directives as they pertain to our business and core values **Relationships** **Internal:** Maintenance team, Corporate Engineering **External:** Compliance with OSHA, USDA, EPA, and FDA laws and regulations. State and federal agency representatives. Suppliers and vendors to negotiate contracts for products/services. **Supervision of Personnel:** Maintenance Staff, Maintenance Coordinator **Training Requirements:** + HACCP + Safety and Health Orientation **Lockout Training Requirements:** General Lockout Procedure training **EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled**