Maintenance Manager
| Company | Symrise |
|---|---|
| Location | Emmetsburg, IA, USA, South Haven, MN, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- High School Diploma required
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, industrial management, production operations management or equivalent field of study preferred
- Minimum of five (5) years’ manufacturing experience preferred
- Fluent in English, French and/or German a plus
- Skills and Technical sensitivity to manufacturing
- Strong Leadership in technically demanding, multi-faceted projects in a local and international environment requiring autonomy, strength of proposal, sense of responsibility and team spirit
- Ability to build intra-team relationships and collaborate at all levels of the organization
- Used to work in a fast-growing business scenario, and at ease in leading change
- Proficient in Micro Soft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc)
- Excellent math abilities and working knowledge of data analysis/statistical methods
- Strong communication and presentation skills for a variety of audiences
- Food Safety Quality training and/or certification is a strong advantage (ISO 9001, FSSC 22000, SQF and PCQI)
Responsibilities
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement to maintain the plants’ operational and financial competitiveness
- Establishes expert knowledge and technical expertise in running and troubleshooting powder technologies, box-drying, spray-drying, and the palatability processes
- Define and simulate process flow diagrams and write standard operating procedures
- Trains Operations personnel in the correct application techniques for new technologies
- Supports all related areas in the development and implementing new business and maintaining the quality for existing business
- Utilizes box/spray dry experience to expand and optimize product portfolio
- Works directly with internal and external customers in product development, troubleshooting and finding technical solutions for box/spray drying
- Works closely with Symrise Global Spray Dry process engineering partners
- Occasional domestic travel to other Symrise Pet Food / IsoNova Production Facilities in North America or to the facilities of equipment manufacturers or customers may be required
- Leverage learnings, ensuring best practices are shared and implemented
- Drive superior performance by gathering, analyzing, and sharing key operational data
- Ensure consistent and complete implementation of company policies
- Maintain consistent adherence to federal, state, and local regulatory requirements
- Ensure a culture with a strong commitment to safety
- Delegate any maintenance issues to be resolved on each shift and small projects to the right skills in the team, planning and managing effective works
- Develop and manage a Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedule that ensures full preventative maintenance is carried out, plan in missed maintenance activities, and lead the team to deliver effectively
- Manage systems, equipment, data storage while maintaining a high level of standards and accuracy
- Oversee that all training and development is up to date for all maintenance staff members
- Attend various meetings and communicate instructions to all maintenance staff members
- Oversee contractors on site to ensure they meet legal and company requirements
- Govern maintenance policies and protocols in accordance with any health, safety, and environmental procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and visitors
- Identify business improvement opportunities within the organization
- Supervise the process of disposal of obsolete machinery, plant equipment from gaining agreement to write off to physically removing it safely and with lawful disposal
- Audit and ensure compliance of the engineering data systems
- Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems
- Provide technical expertise to the team
- Conduct risk assessments of processes and tasks in the department
- Schedule both internal and external work maximizing planned down time and reducing unplanned downtime
- Ensure routine calibration and maintenance requirements of a variety of electro-mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems are undertaken
- Safeguard designated buildings and plant equipment
- Contribute to new business initiatives and projects
- Prepare the annual maintenance budget, forecast all capital expenditure proposals as well as ensuring compliance with legal standards
- Manage the budget from identification to completion of projects
- Optimize equipment according to standard procedure while enhancing performance and product quality, guaranteeing the achievement of all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Develop clear accountability for maintenance material spend combined with a strategy to manage expenditure
- Produce written reports and make presentations
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, industrial management, production operations management or equivalent field of study preferred
- Minimum of five (5) years’ manufacturing experience preferred
- Fluent in English, French and/or German a plus
- Food Safety Quality training and/or certification is a strong advantage (ISO 9001, FSSC 22000, SQF and PCQI)