Maintenance Manager

Sunny Sky Products, LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunny Sky Products, LLC in Kentucky is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the plant's maintenance team, ensuring equipment reliability and safety. You will schedule preventive maintenance, track downtime, coordinate with plant leadership, and drive continuous improvement and PM programs.

Candidates should have 7+ years in industrial maintenance with 4+ years in a supervisory role in food manufacturing, plus PLC and electrical skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years in industrial maintenance with at least 4 years in a manager role in food manufacturing.
• Proficient with PLC logic and reading electrical schematics.
• Able to lead projects and people.
• Proficient with Word and Excel.
• Experience with Lockout/Tagout and confined space safety.
• Knowledge of GMP and CCMS systems.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise and mentor maintenance technicians and planner for efficient operations.
• Schedule Maintenance Mechanics with weekly timecards and time off requests.
• Check daily production board for scheduled product runs.
• Communicate with production supervisors, leads, and operators for setup issues.
• Coordinate with Plant Manager, Plant Engineer, and maintenance staff for special assignments.
• Maintain and implement preventive maintenance schedules.
• Verify work orders and repairs performed.
• Maintain maintenance logs, equipment status, and compliance reports.
• Prepare and present regular maintenance reports to management.
• Provide hands-on electrical/mechanical repairs as needed.
• Ensure quality and safety of products and equipment.
• Inspect equipment and facilities to identify issues and schedule repairs.
• Keep workshop clean and well-maintained.
• Assign tasks to maintenance technicians and validate completion.
• Track equipment downtime daily.
• Develop and execute PMs for equipment and utilities.
• Maintain daily records of activities and reports.
• Implement proactive maintenance measures to prevent disruptions.
• Oversee parts inventory management.

Skills

PLC logic

Leadership

Electrical schematics

Blueprints

MS Excel

Lockout/Tagout

Confined space training

GMP compliance

CCMS systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

The Maintenance Manager responsible for overseeing the maintenance operations within the plant. This role ensures that all machinery, equipment, Maintenance staff, and facility are properly maintained to achieve optimal production efficiency. The Maintenance Manager will lead a team of maintenance technicians and work closely with other departments to support continuous improvement and safety initiatives along with production downtime, and preventive and predictive maintenance controls.

*This position is based in a manufacturing plant environment, which may involve exposure to loud noise, heavy machinery, and varying temperatures. The role will require occasional evening or weekend work to address urgent maintenance issues or complete special projects.

Major Job Functions

• Directly Supervise, mentor, and provide daily guidance to a team of maintenance technicians, and maintenance planner ensuring effective and efficient maintenance operations.
• Scheduling of Maintenance Mechanics with working hours schedule, weekly timecard approvals, time off requests, etc.
• Check daily production board for scheduled product runs
• Communicate with production supervisor(s), Lead people, and operators for any setup issues.
• Communicate with Plant Manager, Plant Engineer, and Maintenance mechanics for any special assignments.
• Implementing and maintaining machinery and facility preventative maintenance schedules.
• Verification of work orders and repairs performed.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, equipment status, and compliance reports.
• Prepare and present regular maintenance reports to management.
• Provide hands-on repairs in electrical/ mechanical as needed.
• Responsible for the quality and safety of products produced including machinery used by Sunny Sky Products.
• Routine inspection of equipment and facility to identify potential issues and schedule repairs as needed.
• Responsible for keeping the workshop clean and well-maintained
• Assign the tasks to maintenance technicians and validate.
• Daily tracking of equipment downtime
• Develop and Execute PMs for equipment, utilities and validate.
• Keep maintenance logs and reports on daily activities.
• Implementing proactive maintenance measures to prevent potential disruptions.
• Responsible for Parts Inventory management

Required Skills/Abilities/Education

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in industrial maintenance, with at least 4 years in a manager role within a Food manufacturing environment.
• Working understanding of PLC logic and its functions/ operations
• Must be able to read and understand electrical schematics, blueprints, and AutoCAD drawings.
• Must have the ability to lead projects and people.
• Must have basic computer skills in Word, and Excel
• Knowledge/training in Lock/out tag-out procedures.
• Knowledge/training in confined space designations and entry procedures.
• Knowledge/training on tow motor and scissor lift operations.
• Knowledge/training in GMP’s (Good Manufacturing Practices)
• Knowledge/ experience using CCMS systems

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