Precision Maintenance Champion

Post Holdings Inc.; Britt (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Foods, Inc. in Britt, IA, seeks a Reliability Subject Matter Expert (RSME) to lead maintenance and reliability initiatives in an egg processing facility. You will partner with plant teams to identify and backlog improvement projects, ensure weekly scheduling, and drive precision maintenance practices.

The role requires engaging with operations, engineering, and maintenance, reporting to plant leadership, promoting safe work, and upholding quality and GMP standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical field preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership experience preferred.
• 5 years of maintenance technician experience with rotating equipment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability team to improve safety, quality, delivery and cost.
• Develop, implement, and champion Precision Maintenance techniques.
• Identify and implement reliability and performance projects.
• Coordinate with corporate reliability team on real-time condition data.
• Provide reliability training for maintenance personnel.
• Maintain CMMS data and generate reliability reports.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project scheduling

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Associate degree / technical certificate

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Job description

Brand: Michael Foods Inc.

Categories: Operations Production

Locations: Britt, Iowa

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Remote Eligible: No

Req ID: 31144

Job Description

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food

Location Description

Michael Foods, Inc. located in Britt, Iowa where more eggs are produced within a 100 mile radius than anywhere in the world. Small town living and friendly faces make Britt, Iowa a place to call home. Our location is an egg processing facility that varies from breaking, pasteurization, and dried egg. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that's First in Food.

Responsibilities

SUMMARY:

The Reliability Subject Matter Expert (RSME) provides both Maintenance and Reliability services within the plant, championing executional excellence and asset health improvement efforts. The Reliability SME will ensure results while partnering with the MFI ARM team, plant maintenance team personnel, plant operational team, and all other plant support teams members for success. This position will work closely with the operations, engineering, and maintenance departments to ensure that a troubled equipment/component list is created, maintained, tracked, and communicated to whole plant organization. The Reliability SME will become a part of the manufacturing work system team and will ensure that work orders for these assets are in the backlog and planned well. Reliability SME will work from this backlog to ensure that jobs are considered for the schedule every week. Reliability SME will work with technicians to ensure that these improvement projects are properly executed, followed through, documented and value of the job is captured and reported to all levels of the plant organization.

The Reliability SME will report Weekly and monthly to plant leadership team on progress made and upcoming opportunities to improve. They will promote mentor and coach precision maintenance practices and will lead the facility’s lubrication improvement program. Reliability SME will become a resource to the plant who constantly focuses on improving the life of troubled equipment and improving the skill sets and performance of the maintenance team.

This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability. This role must be available to work scheduled work times, weekends, and holidays, as necessary.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead reliability team members and tasks to ensure personal safety, quality, delivery, and cost, are continuously being improved to achieve company objectives. Engage and develop the asset care team members to deliver expected levels of reliability. Be an active member who contributes to the advancement of the MFI & ARM culture.
• Develop, implement, and champion Precision Maintenance® techniques ensuring procedural compliance and that job tolerances are met
• Identify, develop, justify, and implement reliability and performance improvement projects
• Work with Corporate Reliability Team to develop, implement, and review real time condition assessment data for all critical equipment
• Responsible for identifying, coordinating, and facilitating reliability training for maintenance personnel
• Develop and implement quality assurance and reliability procedures for critical spares and parts
• Develop and implement quality commissioning procedures for rebuilt or new equipment
• Work with vendors in addressing issues identified through root cause and condition-based maintenance programs
• Lead / assist craftsman during precision assignments
• Utilize MFI approved CMMS to manage, document, and support reliability reporting and decision making. This will be accomplished through the guidance of MFI ARM standards.
• Keeps accurate and up-to-date records (i.e., SAP data, PdM, Precision Documentation etc..).
• Provides input for root cause analysis (RCA) and Reliability Centered Maintenance to create an environment of continuous asset reliability improvement.
• Promote, and foster Michael Foods culture, values, and principles.
• Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviors. Accountable for a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
• Adheres to Quality work practices, follows GMP’s, maintains sanitary conditions and ensures that product quality is maintained. Reports on any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
• Always ensures required regulatory compliance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field is preferred. Can also have an associate's degree, two-year technical certificate or combination of experience which demonstrates technical and leadership aptitude.
• Demonstrated leadership experience preferred
• 5 years of experience as a maintenance technician with an emphasis on rotating equipment preferred
• Trained and competent in MFI MTL1, MTL2, & MTL3 skills preferred
• Certified Reliability Leader (CRL from Reliability Web) certification preferred
• MLA II “Machinery Lubrication Analyst” certification preferred
• ISO Vibration Analyst CAT II certification preferred
• ISO Ultrasound Analyst CAT II certification preferred
• IR Level 1 certification preferred
• Prior experience in SAP preferred.
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with superb time management and project scheduling skills.
• Excellent administrative and follow up skills to achieve success with condition-based maintenance, preventive maintenance, and precision corrective repair programs.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee will be exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)