Maintenance Manager

Carolina Foods, Inc.; Carolina (PR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Carolina Foods, LLC in the United States seeks an experienced Maintenance Supervisor/Manager to lead maintenance and reliability programs across production and warehouse facilities. You will oversee PMs, repairs, and predictive maintenance to maximize uptime.

The role requires strong leadership, GMP/EHS knowledge, CMMS proficiency, and the ability to manage budgets, schedules, and a diverse technical team. You will work with HR to hire technicians, walk the floor daily, coordinate with other

Qualifications

• Experience leading maintenance teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of GMP, FDA, EPA, OSHA regulations.
• Proficient in CMMS and predictive maintenance practices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance of equipment and facilities to maximize uptime.
• Develop and train maintenance crew for repair, changeover and efficiency.
• Create and implement a preventive/predictive maintenance program.
• Collaborate with HR to hire technicians and supervisors as needed.
• Maintain safety procedures including lockout/tag out and equipment guarding.
• Monitor and control maintenance budgets and expenditures.
• Walk the floor daily to observe equipment function and gather improvement ideas.
• Ensure timely communication with production supervisors and other department heads.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Cross functional teamwork

Interpersonal communication

Mechanical systems

Budgets and expenditures

GMP/FDA/EPA/OSHA knowledge

CMMS / predictive maintenance

Reading technical drawings

Supervisory experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years preferred

High School Diploma or GED with 15+ years technical leadership

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Carolina Foods, LLC, creator of one of America's first honey buns and the Duchess brand, is a commercial bakery specializing in indulgent sweet baked goods. Founded in 1934 as a sandwich company that expanded after WWII, Carolina Foods introduced honey buns as a complementary product, and today is the third largest honey bun manufacturer in the US. The company has since expanded its product offering to include doughnuts, cinnamon rolls, pastries and pies. Carolina Foods is growing through its strategic positioning as a high quality, service driven, manufacturing partner for branded and private brands in the sweet baked goods industry and investment in our new state‑of‑the‑art bakery. Carolina Foods at its core: synonymous with culinary innovation, high quality, and superior taste; industry leading service levels to all core customers; volume‑driven manufacturer; servicing branded, private label, and co‑manufacturing customers with custom formulations.

Directs and coordinates the activities of maintenance supervisors and technicians engaged in repair, maintenance, and installation of equipment used in the production process. This role will oversee the maintenance of buildings, and utility systems of the factory and the warehouse/distribution center. This role will also be responsible for increasing the reliability of all manufacturing equipment, processes, utilities, controls and safety/security systems.

Essential Responsibilities

Make sure the equipment is PM’ed and/or repaired properly so as to prevent repetitive repairs, downtime, equipment failures, personnel injuries, product damage, and equipment damage. Enhance the use of the CMMS and elevate the quality of PMs.

Developing and Training your crew so that they can properly maintain, repair, changeover, and adjust the equipment for maximum operating efficiency.

With the maintenance Manager establish a training and skills development program to improve the skills of our maintenance technicians and supervisors.

Implement a predictive maintenance program to schedule repairs before breakdowns with a goal of reducing downtime by department to less than 2%.

Scheduling your crews to keep overtime under 8 hours per man per week while ensuring you have maximum personnel available on down days and Sunday/Monday startups with sufficient personnel to maintain all other shifts.

Make sure all personnel follow safety procedure, especially lockout/tag out and ensuring all equipment is properly guarded and all safeties function properly.

Work with HR Department to hire maintenance technicians and supervisors as needed.

Develop a call in list.

Participate and report in a weekly meeting with other department heads, the Maintenance Manager, the VP of Operations and the President to discuss their departments’ maintenance needs.

Oversee building repairs and maintenance except for painting, floor, and wall repairs.

Overlapping with or talking by phone daily with your off-shift supervisors to exchange information.

Make sure maintenance supervisors and technicians contact you immediately if the following occurs.

Unsafe equipment operating conditions that may result in employee injury or property damage.

Equipment operating conditions that are causing or will cause product damage.

Equipment problems that have caused downtime exceeding 30 minutes or are expected to result in downtime greater than 30 minutes.

Walk the floor daily to observe the operation of the equipment and to talk to production supervisors and equipment operators about equipment problems or ideas for improvement.

Elimination of wasted time by technicians by establishing a method for accounting for their time.

Implement the use of a maintenance repair evaluation form to document the quality of your technicians’ repairs.

Assisting Maintenance (Project) Manager in the completion of projects such as, equipment installations, relocations, rebuilds etc.

Making sure daily checks are completed and deviations from normal are reported to you and the appropriate departments immediately to take the necessary steps to prevent waste or spoilage and the appropriate repairs and corrections are made.

Overseeing the maintenance, operation, and repairs of all forklifts, boilers, air compressors, freezers, refrigerators, chilled and hot water sources, evaporative coopers, HVAC equipment, and water, sewer, gas and electrical services.

Supervisory Responsibility

Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Experience implementing and maintaining equipment maintenance & reliability programs
• Cross functional team experience
• Good interpersonal & communication skills; able to communicate internally and externally at all levels of the organization
• Background in mechanical systems, electrical systems, process controls, PLC troubleshooting as well as broad understanding of structural, electrical and mechanical engineering concepts as they relate to plant maintenance
• Experience in managing departmental budget and monitoring expenditures
• Knowledge of GMP, FDA, EPA, OSHA rules and regulation
• Advanced computer skills and the ability to learn new complex applications
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED with over 15 years of technical leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
• OR Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Mechanical or Electrical or Engineering, minimum 10 years’ experience required in a technical management role
• Or Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 12 years’ experience preferred
• Supervisory experience
• Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs
• Ability to work flexible hours

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in an SQF or BRC facility preferred
• Experience in a Food Processing preferred
• Knowledge of OSHA Regulations
• Knowledge of facility equipment (e.g. boilers, chillers, air compressors, refrigeration, forklifts etc.)
• Experience managing maintenance in a 24/7 manufacturing operation preferred
• Experience in Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) preferred
• Must have strong expertise in mechanical systems such as pumps, drives and gear boxes, hydraulics, pneumatics, fryers, ovens and extruders, conveyor belts, piping, and other power transmission components

Carolina Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.