Night Shift Maintenance SME - Lead Troubleshooting

Conagra Brands; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)/pension eligibility

Career development opportunities

Paid time off

Job summary

Conagra Brands is seeking a Maintenance SME for our Indianapolis Bakery plant. This role focuses on continuous improvement of mechanical equipment and processes, with exposure to GMP, FDA, OSHA requirements. You will coach and mentor maintenance staff, lead root-cause analyses, and drive 5S and Kaizen initiatives.

You will report to the Maintenance Manager and work onsite in Indianapolis, Indiana. The role requires strong leadership, hands-on troubleshooting across mechanical and electrical

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• 2 year degree in Industrial Maintenance, or 5 years of maintenance experience.
• Ability to work independently and lead a team.
• Experience performing mechanic skills including mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic troubleshooting.
• Experience with electrical circuitry including: repairing and replacing motors, logic controls and process troubleshooting.
• Experience diagnosing electrical and mechanical problems, correcting them using a variety of tools and blueprints, repair manuals, and parts catalogs, and creating parts lists with pricing for parts.
• Able to learn all plant operational equipment and processes.
• Expert in using shop tools such as Lathe, Mills, precision installation and PdM tools.

Responsibilities

• Coach maintenance employees and involve manager for support when needed.
• Guide root cause analysis and safety incident investigations to completion.
• Coach mechanics and correct them as needed.
• Prepare and lead meetings with teams.
• Assist managers, operators and mechanics with equipment troubleshooting to keep equipment running.
• Monitor and teach continuous improvement systems to mechanics.
• Participate in improvement projects and teams (5S, UPS, Kaizen, Breakdown Elimination, Defect Handling, Planning/Scheduling).
• Improve 5S, housekeeping and GMP in relation to tools, shop safety and equipment repair.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Mechanical troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

GMP/Regulatory

Root cause analysis

5S/Kaizen

Team coaching

Safety compliance

Blueprints & manuals

Education

Industrial Maintenance degree

Tools

Lathe

Mills

PdM tools

Electrical testing equipment

Job description

Conagra Brands is seeking a Maintenance SME for our Indianapolis Bakery plant. This role focuses on continuous improvement of mechanical equipment and processes, with exposure to GMP, FDA, OSHA requirements. You will coach and mentor maintenance staff, lead root-cause analyses, and drive 5S and Kaizen initiatives.

You will report to the Maintenance Manager and work onsite in Indianapolis, Indiana. The role requires strong leadership, hands-on troubleshooting across mechanical and electrical