Griffith Foods Inc Hiring for Maintenance Manager – GFLI – Plant Management at Lithonia, GA  Full Time

Maintenance-Engineer Manager – GFLI – Plant Management

Summary: Responsible for managing the daily operation of Maintenance Department required to keep site operating efficiently. Develops, recommends, and implements cost-effective food manufacturing solutions leveraging technologies and within health & safety, and food safety & quality, and sustainability standards. Responsible for managing capital and expense budget for the site by carrying out capital projects, engineering design, development of specifications, defining scope of work, project planning and execution, as well as organizing and coordinating resource schedules and budgets.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinates maintenance and engineering activities ensuring people, planet, and performance success for the Lithonia site.
• Ensures that Good Manufacturing Practices and Audit requirements are incorporated into maintenance and engineering activities.
• Evaluates and recommends improvements in methods, procedures, and processes.
• Drives the Maintenance and Reliability/TPM initiative focused on Preventive & Predictive Maintenance.
• Participate actively in site GPS activities( i.e. Gemba walk, RCA, LSW, Tier meetings, OKAMs, GPE brainstorming sessions, Orange Belt training, Maintenance Scheduling meeting).
• Performs Root Cause analysis on unplanned machine failures, breakage, or damage.
• As a member of the site Safety Committee and Food Safety Team, provides direction to resolve site safety and quality concerns.
• Assists in customer, regulatory, and third-party audits in the areas of maintenance and engineering related activities.
• Utilizes CMMS within the site for PM tracking, parts kitting, and tracking, parts ordering, and overall daily utilization.
• Utilizes CMMS data to identify bad performing actors and develops solutions.
• Develops, revises, and analyzes reports as necessary to improve site performance within safety, quality, service and cost.
• Approves P-Card statements for staff on monthly basis.

Engineering Activities

• Lead Project Engineer(s) and responsible for overall management of the site capital plans and capital projects with site stakeholders.
• Leads, plans, and writes EA and coordinate installation of assigned capital projects.
• Directs outside contractors, coordinates and schedules assigned projects, documents & organizes all aspects, controls project schedule and costs, integrates project into operation of the site including training.
• Provides reports on the status of capital plan with project milestones and adjusts schedules accordingly.

Staffing Responsibilities

• Responsible for interviewing, selecting, and hiring new team members as well as onboarding and coordinating new employees training.
• Responsible along with the training coordinator of designing proper training program for employees specific to Maintenance and Engineering.
• responsible of addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Responsible of managing the overtime assignment and utilization supporting site plan and budget goals.
• Responsible of planning, assigning, and directing work as well as appraising performance, rewarding, and disciplining employees.
• Ensures department attendance records are tracked in payroll system.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering or equivalent knowledge.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in maintenance and engineering
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in food related industry.
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience supervising or managing a Maintenance Department
• TPM and Autonomous Maintenance experience is highly desired
• Education and/or experience in Lean/Six Sigma desirable
• Proven ability to effectively lead by motivating, coaching and mentoring team members. Proven ability to prioritize work and champion change.
• Ability to work all shift hours as needed including occasional weekend work, flexible schedule required.
• Ability to travel occasionally.