Maintenance Manager

The Maintenance Manager directs the maintenance department and process of regional manufacturing facilities to ensure timely and effective production. Scoular's Goodland Crush facility is set up to crush both soybeans and canola for use in the growing renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel markets. This person coordinates with other management staff to ensure efficiency in preventative maintenance and new equipment installation, oversees facility’s design and inspection, equipment repair and installation, and ensures that project/department goals are met and adhering to approved budgets.

 

This position reports to the plant manager and manages staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs. This is a hands on position with the majority of time expected to be on the plant floor leading by example and motivating the maintenance team members.

• Directs the design, development, and continuous execution of maintenance systems, such as preventive and predictive maintenance systems, emergency maintenance needs, maintaining of facility and grounds, reliability centered maintenance and computerized maintenance management systems.
• Initiates, evaluates, and develops partnerships with key suppliers/vendors/contractors for maintenance, facility and equipment needs.
• Measures and tracks key process information and metrics used to direct resources, ex: downtime, etc.
• Supervises, schedules, and assigns work to maintenance personnel to ensure required completion dates are met.
• Works with Production Supervisors to improve manufacturing methods, processes and equipment utilization.
• Orients, trains, develops, motivates, counsels, and assists direct reports through work instructions and problem resolution. Develops team members technical knowledge to create versatility individually and across the team.
• Collaborates with Safety, and other department managers, to maintain the facility’s EHS program, OSHA compliance, Safety training, and to stay current on OSHA, EPA and other compliance requirements.
• Supports the Food Safety Quality System and the Safety Management System.
• Create and adhere to maintenance budgets.
• Contribute to new business initiatives and capital projects and review and communicate the impact on maintenance activities
• Manage the process of the introduction of new machinery, plant and equipment from drawing up the specification, to managing suppliers through to full installation in collaboration with all relevant parties
• Manage the process of disposal of obsolete machinery.
• Attainment to annual maintenance budget and program. Implementing a critical spare parts inventory, Preventative/Predictive maintenance program, Improvement projects, Calibration, Utilities, Regulatory requirements, etc
• Develop maintenance performance KPI's
• Implement lean manufacturing stands and programs. 5´s, Root cause analysis, Continuous Improvement, Center lining, TPM

Qualifications

 

• H.S Diploma or equivalent required; Associates or bachelor’s degree strongly desired.
• Experience in operating and troubleshooting boiler systems
• Minimum 5 yrs manufacturing and maintenance hands on experience in processing facility.
• Prior experience using eMaint strongly preferred
• Strong supervisory and leadership experience including building, developing, and motivating maintenance team members.
• Proven success in fast paced environment, ability to make decisions with limited information
• Demonstrated ability to coach and train teams in both technical and leadership topics.
• Prior experience with continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong troubleshooting capabilities in mechanical and electrical equipment.  This includes experience working on high pressure boilers, steam systems, wastewater treatment systems, air compressors, heat exchangers, vacuum pumps, food mixing, dicing, extrusion, forming, and conveying equipment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.