Maintenance Manager

MSI Express, Inc.; Hammond (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MSI Express, Inc. seeks a Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance department, ensuring safe operation of plant equipment and driving continuous improvement across safety, GMPs, sanitation, quality and food safety.

You will partner with operations and engineering, manage budgets and vendor relations, and foster an empowered team focused on reliability, cost control, and timely maintenance at our Indiana facility.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate degree required.
• Demonstrated understanding of maintenance.
• Demonstrated salaried and hourly management skills.
• Budget management experience.
• Vendor/contractor management experience.
• Project management experience.
• Metric development experience.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to the maintenance department in safety, GMPs, sanitation, quality, food safety, customer service, and preventative maintenance.
• Develop long-term goals for the maintenance department and assist in strategic plans.
• Create a positive working environment and support continuous improvement.
• Establish cohesive communication between maintenance and other plant/corporate departments.
• Ensure all equipment, building and policies comply with regulatory agencies.
• Implement new solutions to improve equipment efficiency and safety.
• Develop and maintain plant maintenance budgets including annual capital.
• Manage inventory parts MRp system and optimize stock levels.
• Stress quality and reliability in vendor relationships.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Maintenance understanding

Salaried/hourly management

Vendor/Contractor management

Project management

Metric development

Education

Undergraduate or Graduate degree

Job description

Job Description

ROLE PURPOSE/POSITION SUMMARY The Maintenance Manager provides direction to the Maintenance Department, ensuring the facility and all production equipment operate safely within designed specifications while operating at the highest level of efficiency possible. This role also serves as the linkage between operations and engineering to develop plant growth and process improvement.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITY/PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide leadership and direction to the maintenance department in areas of safety, GMPs, sanitation, quality, food safety, customer service, and preventative maintenance.
• Develop long-term goals for the maintenance department and assist in the continuous growth and progress of the company's short/long-term strategic plans.
• Create a positive working environment, support continuous improvement, employee empowerment, and problem-solving skills.
• Establish cohesive communication between the maintenance department and different plant/corporate departments.
• Ensure all plant equipment, building, and company policies conform to federal, state, and city regulatory agencies.
• Implement new solutions to improve equipment efficiency, changeover, and associate safety.
• Develop and maintain plant maintenance budgets including annual plant capital.
• Manage equipment/building inventory parts MRP system and optimize stock levels.
• Stress quality, reliability, and competitive pricing in vendor and contractor relationships.
• Verify and approve all Accounts Payable items ensuring authorized purchasing, proper documentation, and GL coding.
• Maintain continuous communication with all departments to address production priorities and shortfalls in a timely manner.
• Give food safety maintenance items top priority and ensure mechanics follow GMPs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES)

• Undergraduate or graduate degree.
• Food manufacturing experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of maintenance.
• Demonstrated salaried and hourly management skills.
• Budget Management experience.
• Vendor/Contractor management experience.
• Project Management experience.
• Metric Development experience.
• Excellent communication skills.

MSI Express is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are a single-source contract manufacturing and packaging company, delivering innovative engineering solutions from our strategically located network of manufacturing facilities.