Maintenance Manager: Plant Reliability & GMP Leader

MSI Express; Portage (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MSI Express in Portage, IN is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance department, ensuring safe operation of facility and production equipment within design specs while optimizing efficiency and compliance with GMPs and food-safety standards.

You will bridge operations and engineering, drive continuous improvement, manage budgets and vendor relationships, and implement new maintenance solutions to improve reliability and performance across the site.

Qualifications

• Provide leadership and direction to the maintenance department in areas of safety, GMPs, sanitation, quality, food safety, customer service and preventative maintenance.
• Develop the maintenance department’s long-term goals and assist in the continuous growth and progress of the company’s short/long-term strategic plans.
• Create a positive working environment for all associates, support continuous improvement, employee empowerment, problem-solving skills, increase technical knowledge level of staff, reinforce company philosophy, and policies while treating every individual with respect.

Responsibilities

• Create a cohesive line of communication between the maintenance department and different plant/corporate departments.
• Assure all plant equipment, building, and company policies conform to all federal, state, and city regulatory agencies: OSHA, EPA, building codes.
• Actively search out and implement new solutions to improve equipment efficiency, change over, and associate safety.
• Develop and maintain all plant maintenance budgets including annual plant capital.
• Manage equipment/building inventory parts MRP system by optimizing stock levels and using EOQ strategies.
• Expand on all vendor and contractor relationships stressing quality, reliability, and competitive pricing.
• Verify and approve all Accounts Payable items ensuring authorized purchasing, proper documentation and GL coding.
• Maintain continuous communication with all departments to assure production priorities and shortfalls are addressed in a timely manner, to not impact customer service.

Skills

Leadership

Budget Management

Operations Management

Project Management

Metric Development

Communication/People Skills

Food manufacturing experience

Demonstrated understanding of maintain

Salaried and hourly management skills

Job description

MSI Express in Portage, IN is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance department, ensuring safe operation of facility and production equipment within design specs while optimizing efficiency and compliance with GMPs and food-safety standards.

You will bridge operations and engineering, drive continuous improvement, manage budgets and vendor relationships, and implement new maintenance solutions to improve reliability and performance across the site.