Maintenance Lead

Post Holdings Inc.; Britt (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Foods, Inc. in Britt, Iowa is seeking a Maintenance Lead to drive maintenance and reliability improvements across the plant. You will work with the ARM team and operations to plan, schedule, and execute work orders in the CMMS, mentor technicians, and promote safety and food quality.

The role requires 3–5 years of industrial maintenance experience, SAP/CMMS familiarity, and strong communication. Weekend/holiday availability is expected as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate degree or two-year technical certificate preferred.
• 3–5 years experience as industrial maintenance technician preferred.
• Trained in MFI MTL1/MTL2/MTL3 preferred; SAP experience is a plus.
• SMRP membership preferred and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance team members to improve safety, quality, delivery and cost.
• Execute Precision Maintenance techniques and ensure tolerances are met.
• Identify and implement reliability and performance improvement projects.
• Coordinate maintenance training and facilitate CMMS-driven reliability reporting.
• Lead technicians, assist craftsman, and provide technical troubleshooting.
• Ensure scheduled work orders are executed, documented, and reported.

Skills

Industrial maintenance experience

Strong communication skills

Safety leadership

Ability to interact with all levels

Team leadership and coaching

Problem solving and RCA basics

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree or technical certificate

Experience demonstrating technical aptitude

SMRP membership optional

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Job description

Brand: Michael Foods Inc.

Categories: Operations Production

Locations: Britt, Iowa

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Remote Eligible: No

Req ID: 33117

Job Description

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.

Location Description

Michael Foods, Inc. located in Britt, Iowa where more eggs are produced within a 100 mile radius than anywhere in the world. Small town living and friendly faces make Britt, Iowa a place to call home. Our location is an egg processing facility that varies from breaking, pasteurization, and dried egg. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that's First in Food.

Responsibilities

SUMMARY:

The Maintenance Lead provides both Maintenance and Reliability services within the plant, championing executional excellence and asset health improvement efforts. The Maintenance Lead will ensure results while partnering with the MFI ARM team, plant maintenance team personnel, plant operational team, and all other plant support teams members for success. The Maintenance Lead will partner with the maintenance workflow process team and will ensure that work orders for plant assets are in the CMMS backlog and are being planned and scheduled effectively. The Maintenance Lead will work with technicians to ensure that scheduled work orders are properly executed, followed through, documented and value of the job is captured and reported. They will promote, execute, mentor, and coach excellence in preventive and corrective maintenance practices. The Maintenance Lead will become a resource to the plant who constantly focuses on improving the operating condition of equipment and improving the skill sets and performance of the maintenance team. This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability. This role must be available to work scheduled work times, weekends, and holidays, as necessary.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead maintenance team members and tasks to ensure personal safety, quality, delivery, and cost, are continuously being improved to achieve company objectives. Engage and develop the asset care team members to deliver expected levels of reliability. Be an active member who contributes to the advancement of the MFI & ARM culture.
• Execute and champion Precision Maintenance ® techniques ensuring procedural compliance and that job tolerances are met
• Identify, develop, justify, and implement reliability and performance improvement projects
• Responsible for identifying, coordinating, and facilitating maintenance and reliability training for team personnel
• Lead / assist craftsman during maintenance assignments
• Lead technical troubleshooting tasks while assisting other plant personnel in a teaching environment
• Execute preventive and corrective maintenance tasks with excellence
• Utilize MFI approved CMMS to manage, document, and support reliability reporting and decision making. This will be accomplished through the guidance of MFI ARM standards.
• Keep accurate and up-to-date records (i.e., SAP data, training documentation, etc..).
• Provides input for root cause analysis (RCA) and Reliability Centered Maintenance to create an environment of continuous asset reliability improvement.
• Promote, and foster Michael Foods culture, values, and principles.
• Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviors. Assumes personal responsibility to insure safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
• Adheres to Quality work practices, follows GMP’s, maintains sanitary conditions and ensures that product quality is maintained. Reports conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
• Always ensures required regulatory compliance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent
• Associate's degree or two-year technical certificate, or experience which demonstrates technical aptitude preferred
• 3 to 5 years of experience as an industrial maintenance technician preferred
• Trained and competent in MFI MTL1, MTL2, & MTL3 skills preferred
• MFI People Leadership Essentials or equivalent training preferred
• Active Society of Maintenance & Reliability Professionals (SMRP) membership preferred
• Prior experience in SAP preferred.
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with superb time management skills.
• Excellent administrative and follow-up skills to achieve successful maintenance and repair programs.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee will be exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SUMMARY:

The Maintenance Lead provides both Maintenance and Reliability services within the plant, championing executional excellence and asset health improvement efforts. The Maintenance Lead will ensure results while partnering with the MFI ARM team, plant maintenance team personnel, plant operational team, and all other plant support teams members for success. The Maintenance Lead will partner with the maintenance workflow process team and will ensure that work orders for plant assets are in the CMMS backlog and are being planned and scheduled effectively. The Maintenance Lead will work with technicians to ensure that scheduled work orders are properly executed, followed through, documented and value of the job is captured and reported. They will promote, execute, mentor, and coach excellence in preventive and corrective maintenance practices. The Maintenance Lead will become a resource to the plant who constantly focuses on improving the operating condition of equipment and improving the skill sets and performance of the maintenance team. This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability. This role must be available to work scheduled work times, weekends, and holidays, as necessary.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead maintenance team members and tasks to ensure personal safety, quality, delivery, and cost, are continuously being improved to achieve company objectives. Engage and develop the asset care team members to deliver expected levels of reliability. Be an active member who contributes to the advancement of the MFI & ARM culture.
• Execute and champion Precision Maintenance ® techniques ensuring procedural compliance and that job tolerances are met
• Identify, develop, justify, and implement reliability and performance improvement projects
• Responsible for identifying, coordinating, and facilitating maintenance and reliability training for team personnel
• Lead / assist craftsman during maintenance assignments
• Lead technical troubleshooting tasks while assisting other plant personnel in a teaching environment
• Execute preventive and corrective maintenance tasks with excellence
• Utilize MFI approved CMMS to manage, document, and support reliability reporting and decision