Associate Maintenance Manager

LOCATION:
Tulare, CA

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Job Type: Full-time

TITLE:

Associate Maintenance Manager

REPORTS TO:

Maintenance Manager

LOCATION:

Tulare, CA

At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We’re building a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued. Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us make an impact.

The Associate Maintenance Manager will be responsible for the safe maintenance, repair or replacement of plant equipment and systems, to ensure maximum production quantity and quality, while supporting the policies, goals, and objectives of the Company. This position will partner with the Maintenance Manager to manage the plant maintenance program based on best practices, with an emphasis on the planning/scheduling of preventive, and predictive maintenance to improve equipment reliability by reducing machine downtime and unscheduled maintenance.

The Associate Maintenance Manager will partner with the Maintenance Manager to manage maintenance employees on assigned shifts to ensure the effective delivery of maintenance services and support production. This includes planning, assigning, and directing work, addressing product and employee complaints and resolving problems. The Associate Maintenance Manager will carry out managerial responsibilities in accordance with Company policies, OSHA regulations and applicable laws.

• Enforce a safety culture that ensures a safe working environment for all employees that goes beyond complying with state and federal regulations.
• Maintain facility and assets to meet regulatory guidelines (USDA, FDA, OSHA, EPA).
• Develop preventative maintenance procedures that are cost effective and increase the operational life of the equipment.
• Partner with the Maintenance Manager to evaluate long-term needs in relation to major projects and plant improvements. Assist with the development of the capital program for equipment replacement in the plant.
• Collaborate with the Maintenance Manager, Plant Engineer and Plant Management Team to utilize equipment to improve employee safety, production quality, equipment reliability, and overall equipment effectiveness.
• Develop corrective actions identified by key maintenance performance indicators to create overall equipment effectiveness.
• Coordinate line maintenance changeovers to meet production schedule and customer requirements.
• Ensure the completion of all paperwork including maintenance records, incident reports and investigations and others assigned by the Maintenance Manager.
• Maintain all technical documentation on PLC’s, instrumentation, and equipment (blueprints, manuals, SOP’s, maintenance procedures, PM’s, inventory/parts purchasing).
• Manage, train, and develop maintenance team members through mentoring/coaching and coordination of individual developmental plans. Partner with HR on employee relations issues.
• Communicate directly with the operations and quality teams to coordinate maintenance and repair work in process areas.
• Partner with site leadership team to reduce expenses which include labor, shrink, ingredients, packaging, supplies, inventory, maintenance and overhead to acceptable levels.
• Drive efficiency improvements by engaging maintenance team members, analyzing maintenance schedule of operations, key metrics and processes.
• Manage production downtime reports, determine opportunities and create an action plan to increase efficiencies.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical field is preferred.
• 5+ years industrial maintenance experience within Dairy, Food, and/or Beverage industry or an…