Maintenance Lead

McCormick & Company, Incorporated; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The French's Food Company in Springfield, MO is seeking a Maintenance Lead to oversee daily maintenance programs, ensure reliability, and drive cost-efficient repairs on packaging systems. You will lead a maintenance team, coordinate technicians and contractors, and implement problem-solving methods such as PDCA and 5Why.

Under the Maintenance Team Manager, you will ensure safety training, conduct performance reviews, and route work orders to meet plant goals while maintaining site standards and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Five years of maintenance and manufacturing experience required.
• Experience with CMMS (Maximo) and SAP is required.
• Proven leadership experience directing a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop direct reports; foster a team environment.
• Meet safety, sanitation, PR% and cost targets for equipment and processes.
• Coordinate technicians and contract resources to meet objectives.
• Apply problem-solving methods (A3, PDCA, 5Why) daily.
• Ensure training, work orders and safety protocols are followed.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Communication

Team management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Maximo

SAP

Excel

Access

Word

Job description

The French's Food Company , a subsidiary of McCormick & Company, Inc. and a global leader in flavor is seeking a full-timeMaintenance Lead for the plant located inSpringfield, MO. This person will report to the Maintenace Team Manager.

With more than $500 million in annual sales, our company has been crafting trusted foods using simple ingredients of the highest quality. From French's Classic Yellow Mustard, long America's top-selling mustard, to its most recent innovations, such as Franks Red Hot, the company has a history rich with delicious creations made from what today would be considered “clean, simple ingredients.” To learn more please visit us atwww.frenchs.com .

Position Overview:

Under the general supervision of the Maintenance Team Manager, the Maintenance Work leader manages and directs all activities and processes related to the daily management of predictive, preventive and proactive maintenance programs to improve process reliability (PR) while reducing maintenance costs. The Maintenance Work leader is responsible for the complete maintenance and inspection of individual pieces of equipment. This position will also support the core reliability processes (Autonomous Maintenance, Early Equipment Management, Training, and Focused Improvement)

Responsibilities:

• Leading and developing direct reports while fostering a team environment,
• Meeting or exceeding established goals (safety, sanitation, PR%, cost, and waste, quality (Q% and 5S)), loss reduction, reliability improvement, and other performance standards related to process and packaging systems.
• Supports and develops HPO teams to ensure that information flow / communication processes, personnel development
• Problem-solving, goal setting and process improvement (e.g. A3, PDCA, Breakdown Analysis, and 5Why) are all integral parts of daily core work. This includes leading daily cross shift communications of relevant shift activities (adjustments, parts/settings changes, downtime, planned & unplanned work)
• Ensuring all safety incident reporting follows proper protocols; will ensure monthly, quarterly, yearly required training is completed for direct reports; will ensure required work orders are reviewed and completed daily and will develop actions from completed work orders.
• Coordinates technician and contract resources to meet objectives, monitors activities and leads the escalation process and decision making to drive closure to plant losses. Identifies, analyses, and reduces equipment losses;
• Eliminate reoccurring system failures and interact cross-functionally to resolve issues.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Acceptable attendance is required.
• Meets standards in overall performance ratings in most recent performance reviews.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Five years of maintenance and manufacturing experience required.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate and solve problems, ability to diagnose mechanical problems, and resolve minor mechanical and processing problems.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, CMMS - Maximo and SAP required.
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to direct and support the activities of others required.
• Strong interpersonal and customer relations skills are required.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in written form required
• Ability to effectively facilitate meetings leads to problem solving initiatives, and delivery of training required. (Safety, Food Safety etc.)
• The ability to work overtime/weekends is required.

French's is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As a general policy,French's does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.

WHY WORK AT MCCORMICK?

As a McCormick employee you’ll be empowered to focus on more than your individual responsibilities. You’ll have the opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself—to have a say in where the company is going and how it’s growing.

Between our passion for flavor, our 130-year history of leadership and integrity, the competitive and comprehensive benefits we offer, and our culture, which is built on respect and opportunities for growth, there are many reasons to join us at McCormick.