Hostess

manufacturing

MaintenanceManager

Emporia, Kansas, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Maintenance Manager at Hostess. Skills: maintenance management, Progressive Maintenance, operational metrics. Perform maintenance management by leading maintenance resources. Establish priorities”

What You'll Achieve.

drive continuous improvement; proper maintenance of plant equipment; driving the key result metrics of the pillar; deliver the business in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability, Efficiency, Cost, Delivery, and Sustainability; ensure reliable operations and maintenance of all production equipment; ensure staffing, skills and equipment to support plant maintenance repair activities; protect product integrity and food safety; track KPIs as required to successfully manage the safety, quality, and efficiency of the maintenance operations; upgrade and maintain plant facilities and equipment; deliver business needs where employee safety receives top priority, followed closely by product quality and productivity

Industry & Context.

manufacturing
Problems you'll solve

problem solving; troubleshooting capabilities

Eligibility Requirements

100% on-site, AM Shift, Flexibility required, Willingness to work off shift (including nights, weekends, and/or holidays), flow to the work as needed, noise level in the work environment and manufacturing sites can be high, Regularly required to talk and hear, Frequently required to walk; use hands and fingers to handle or and reach with hands and arms, Occasionally required to climb or and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, Able to lift objects up to 50 pounds frequently, May push and pull heavy objects, Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

A minimum of 3 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment, A minimum of 3 years of demonstrated experience leading a team, coaching and developing leaders to deliver business needs where employee safety receives top priority, followed closely by product quality and productivity, Experience developing and maintaining a department budget, technical and mechanical ability, including problem solving and troubleshooting capabilities, Experience with maintenance work development, planning, and scheduling, Experience with a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)

Nice to Have

A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Process Engineering or reliability knowledge/experience, Demonstrated experience in building a high-performance work culture and systems, Food processing, pet or human food manufacturing

What You'll Do.

Perform maintenance management by leading maintenance resources

Support operating departments’ Technical Leaders

Develop technical acumen

Apply Progressive Maintenance tools

Prioritize work effectively through use of a CMMS

Lead the plant facilities team

Ensure reliable operations and maintenance of all production equipment

Lead the maintenance storeroom team

Lead and be responsible for monthly and yearly budgets

skills and equipment to support plant maintenance repair activities

Work closely with vendors to maintain budget

Schedule in-house project implementations

Ensure Maintenance activities are planned and executed

Protect product integrity and food safety

Lead the Site Progressive Maintenance (PM) Pillar

Collaborate with the corporate PM Pillar Team

Establish and track KPIs

and efficiency of maintenance operations

Lead and execute on the 5-year Capital Expenditure strategy

Upgrade and maintain plant facilities and equipment

Support HPO vision and work system

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Support the operating departments’ Technical Leaders, Maintenance Leaders, Planners and Technicians; Work closely with vendors; Lead the Site Progressive Maintenance (PM) Pillar and collaborate with the corporate PM Pillar Team; Working closely with the Plant Engineer

Process & Methodology

schedule in-house project implementations, Capital Expenditure strategy

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