The Requirements
To be a strong fit for the Maintenance Manager opportunity, you will have:- 5+ years of relevant maintenance experience resulting in broad knowledge of maintenance. Quick question for you - click here
- At least 2 years of leadership experience; a strong team orientation.
- A bachelor's degree, ideally with a directly relevant focus, or technical training/certification, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
- A strong safety background to help lead our safety and risk management program. Quick question for you - click here
- Experience managing department and capital budgets.
- Solid computer skills including MS Office applications, with specific strength using Excel (e.g. VLOOKUP, pivot tables, formulas and reporting); and COGZ or similar preventative maintenance software.
- Strong technical acumen, including an understanding of PLCs; comfort with changes/upgrades Quick question for you - click here
- Understanding of food safety standards.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills to work with internal and external stakeholders and a range of levels and titles.
- Experience in food manufacturing.
- LEAN knowledge and experience.
The Role
Opportunity SnapshotReporting to the Plant Manager, as Maintenance Manager, you will direct and plan all plant maintenance activities in order to ensure safe, efficient and uninterrupted equipment operation. You will ensure compliance to policies and regulations as related to safety, quality, security and environment, and manage activities including plant standards, storeroom inventories, PM, repair procedures, etc. You will also drive continuous improvement in order to deliver conversion productivity targets.
The Plant
The Blaine facility has approximately 30 pieces of equipment and operates with just under 100 employees. We run two lines. We run two nut butter lines, one processing and packaging peanut butter and the other tree nut butters. Peanut butter runs 24 hours per day four or five days each week while tree nut butter runs 12 hours each day four to five days per week, leaving us plenty of runway to expand. The machinery is in great shape, with one line including primarily new equipment. Additionally, this year and next we have several new equipment capital projects planned that will upgrade and add to our capabilities. As Maintenance Manager, you will spearhead those projects.
Position Details
You will be responsible for leading and managing a team including a maintenance coordinator and six maintenance technicians. It's a strong team with a mix of seasoned talent and those newer in their careers. The team works well together but a proactive, high-energy coach and mentor with an eye for continuous improvement will find plenty of room to continue to develop the team.
The Blaine plant operates two twelve-hour production shifts and three maintenance shifts, Monday through Friday. Depending on required PM activities, capital projects and production demands, maintenance will also work occasionally on a Saturday or Sunday. Maintenance team members are cross-trained and shifts rotate regularly, giving every team member a chance to work every shift throughout the year. You will typically work business hours, but should be willing to flex (such as working when shifts overlap) as necessary to interact with team members across shifts and keep your finger on the pulse of the team.
Specifically, you will:
- Oversee site-wide PM programs including development, maintenance and training. Quick question for you - click here
- Serve as a technical resource and principal authority for maintenance issues and questions.
- Develop strong relationships with other functional areas while keeping the maintenance operations efficient and profitable.
- Provide the proper direction and support in an environment that fosters continuous growth and development of direct reports and other employees.
- Lead and coach team members.
- Supervise Maintenance Supervisors, Maintenance Planning and Process Improvement.
- Ensure compliance of facility maintenance personnel within standards concerning all aspects of their plant activities including Safety, GMP, SQF, Environmental and Conduct.
- Provide principal interface with local and state governments relative to utility services and environmental compliance.
- Manage contracting services utilized for the support of the facility.
- Prepare annual fixed overhead, expense and capital budgets, and control costs within approved levels.
- Ensure that the plant is in legal compliance on environmental, safety, security and quality requirements.
- Manage safety budget and program.
- Manage company owned spare parts inventory and identify optimal performance/cost spare parts and alternate vendors.
- Provide positive programs to ensure environmental compliance.
- Identify and correct unsafe working conditions, improper equipment operation and/or site procedures.
- Develop record, submit and file all necessary permits and forms.
- Administer capital projects including scope, authorization, execution, and operation.
- Develop accurate estimates and schedules for exploratory projects.
- Foster open communications and solicit cross-functional input for projects.
- Provide leadership and support for sanitary design of equipment and facilities.
- Execute projects within agreed upon timelines and within budget.
- Maintain the plant grounds to prevent deterioration and to provide a favorable image to the community. Protect facility from fire with adequate safeguards and inspections. Provide effective services for plant security.
Pictured: From our manufacturing operations in the North West, North East and South East Golden Boy Foods produces jar and bulk peanut butter for retail, foodservice and industrial customers across North America, as well as for export to Europe, Asia and Middle East. Private label peanut butter varieties include conventional and organic; regular, old-fashioned, natural, sweetened, unsweetened, reduced fat, salted, unsalted etc.
Why Golden Boy Foods
Strategic and tactical impactWe will empower you to make your mark on continuous improvement, serving as a subject matter expert for the plant. You can bring your strong ideas, look at old vs. new, identify gaps and help us make a good thing even better. We are currently installing a new line and are set to start up by the end of the calendar year, giving you the opportunity to spotlight your implementation, training and change management talent.
Broad visibility
You'll interact with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders, including just about all functional areas within the company. You will work closely with plant leaders, participating in daily standup meetings including our core, 7-person leadership team as well as supervisors. You will also enjoy visibility at the corporate level; your successes will be noticed.
Culture
There have been a number of changes/transitions over the last several years and we are actively working on evolving the culture through team building, camaraderie and collaboration, a sense of pride, transparency and more. We enjoy a holiday party and summer BBQ, and quarterly town hall meetings. You'll add to our efforts by helping promote a healthy, hardworking culture based on common goals.
Growth environment
In 2012, Post Holdings separated from Ralcorp Holdings with the Post cereal brands forming our only operating segment. Since then, Post Holdings has completed several acquisitions which have transformed the company into a diversified consumer products holding company.
We are on the cusp of significant development and are investing in ensuring success; for example, we recently hired a general counsel for the division, who will be a resource for you. The growth of Post Holdings will create opportunities for strong performers.
A beautiful place to live and work
Known as The Gateway to the Pacific Northwest, Blaine is located on beautiful Drayton Harbor just 35 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia and 110 miles north of Seattle. Nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the North Cascades, Blaine offers the best of both worlds -- a small-town lifestyle and friendly atmosphere alongside the amenities and excitement of three nearby metropolitan areas, Vancouver, Bellingham and Seattle. With views in every direction, a mild, coastal climate, and water, mountains, and forest, we have it all. Blaine is a beautiful place to live and work.
Excellent compensation
In addition to a competitive base salary and bonus potential, you'll have the option of participating in our long-term incentive program. We also offer a full slate of benefits, including medical, dental and life insurance; a 401(k) plan; paid time off along with vacation and holidays; flexible spending accounts; and more.
Pictured bottom: The City of Blaine. Photo courtesy of cityofblaine.com.
Keys to Success
Beyond meeting the technical requirements of the role -- equipment is up and running efficiently, for example -- success hinges on finding a strong leader who believes in open communication and wants to really get to know his/her team. You will analyze and understand the strengths of each team member in order to utilize their strengths and to judge when outsourcing some requirements (PLC programming, for example) makes the most sense.Additionally, you will earn credibility and build trust, providing team members the autonomy needed to excel, but also remaining available to provide guidance and support. This is a talented and hard working team which, with the right leader, can advance their skills and work to their top potential. You'll be great with people and committed to professional development.