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Fresh Express

Maintenance Supervisor

Fresh Express, Salinas, California, United States, 93911

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The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the activities and staff involved in maintaining the plant food manufacturing equipment for major production lines and supporting utilities and facility in packaging.

Responsibilities

Direct responsibility for all the hourly staff on all shifts. Develop mechanics technical skills through in-house training programs and facilitate all areas of people management such as corrective action, attendance, PTO, and other plant policies.

Ensure that all equipment is operational and OSHA compliant. Enhance existing maintenance programs/systems for all manufacturing equipment to further reduce plant equipment downtime.

Operate and monitor the refrigeration system, continuously improve processes and procedures by developing and modifying SOPs.

Coordinate purchase orders and maintain necessary inventory of spare parts. Understand and operate within a budget; direct responsibility for R&M and mechanical labor cost.

Achieve and sustain world-class maintenance standards through developing direct reports and associated systems.

Maintain high level of communication with all levels of the organization.

Facilitate and participate in necessary training.

Review KRONOS punch detail reports and make corrections to ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) controls.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Working knowledge of food processing equipment, equipment support systems such as pumps, hydraulics, pneumatic systems, electrical and process control systems, and utility systems such as compressed air and industrial waste handling.

Working knowledge in ammonia, refrigeration systems, preventive maintenance programs, and solid knowledge of industrial electricity and associated standards.

Ability to work with/in a diverse work group. Proven project management experience and process improvement ability. Follow safety standards. PC literate with Microsoft Office programs. Ability to use computerized maintenance systems to track work orders, PMs, and inventory. Able to work in cold and wet environment.

Leadership, problem solving and decision making skills. Capable of leading process improvement teams. Strong leadership, training, analytical and problem solving skills.

Knowledge of process improvement methods (lean manufacturing, 5S, Six-Sigma, Kaizen, etc.).

Willingness to work weekends. Working knowledge of Microsoft applications.

Other Qualifications / Skills

BS in mechanical, electrical, reliability, or related engineering field

Bilingual English/Spanish

Master or Journeyman electrical license or equivalent for Industrial electrical systems

General Programmable Logic Controller knowledge and experience (primarily AB, Telemecanique, & GE Fanuc)

Experience with FDA, USDA, 3A, ISO901, AIB, and/or other food/quality related systems and standards

TPC training experience and knowledge

Required Education and Experience

Five to seven years of supervisory experience in the maintenance field in a manufacturing environment.

Bachelor Degree or equivalent work experience

Physical Requirements

Seeing: Must be able to read reports and use a computer.

Hearing: Must be able to hear well enough to communicate with others and talk on the phone.

Standing/Walking: Required.

Climbing/Stooping/Kneeling: Required.

Lifting/Pulling/Pushing: Required.

Finger Grasping/Feeling: Must be able to write, type, turn pages and use phone system.

Working Conditions

The employee is occasionally exposed to wet/cold conditions and hot conditions; high, precarious places; and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to occasionally loud, which may require hearing protection.

Salary : $95,000 - $105,000 per year

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