S Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager – Hood Packaging Corporation

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To plan, direct and coordinate the Maintenance functions at the Wilmington Plant. This includes but not limited to purchase, placement and removal of equipment, day to day operations. Responsible for safety and machine guarding programs, machine and equipment changes and modifications, asset management, AFE’s, Maintenance budgets, facility environmental issues, plant layout and design, machine equipment and design and recordkeeping requirements. Assist in assuring HACCP, GMP’s, Work Instructions, and Food Safety Quality system requirements (SQF) are in compliance.

• Responsible for the maintenance department
• Responsible for plant assets and maintenance budget
• Planning, directing and coordinating machine and equipment repairs, PM’s
• Safety/environmental issues-projects, reporting to appropriate agencies
• Machine/equipment design, modification, moving, relocating and storing
• Communication with Maintenance Department/Purchasing, vendors, suppliers, contractors
• Communication with Managers/Supervisors/HR for scheduling repairs and project work/status/updates
• Other duties as assigned

• Direct and supervise maintenance department associates: provide direction, conduct evaluations, provide/arrange for training, and provide input for hiring and termination.
• Negotiation of prices with vendors.
• Key working relationships with contractors, vendors, government agencies, manufacturers, regional and facility managers, production management, supervisors, purchasing and human resources.

• Regular use of computers and telephones
• Must organize complex tasks and meet deadlines
• Provide supervision to maintenance department
• Personal and product safety requirements for the plant include: hearing protection, safety glasses, safety shoes and hairnets.

• Standing, walking, bending, crouching, kneeling, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling

• Manufacturing Plant

• Education & Experience – Degree (4 year) in Engineering-Mechanical, Electrical or Manufacturing or 8 to 10 years’ experience in maintenance/engineering functions covering areas outlined in a multi-wall bag manufacturing operation.
• Skills – Experience in plant layout, machinery/equipment design, budgets, major projects, relocations and preventative maintenance programs, CAD, electrical, electronics, programming, PLC and computer programing, advanced knowledge of computers and manufacturing systems, robotics and robotic control programming, and AFE’s;
  Thorough knowledge of OSHA, safety and environmental issues.