Maintenance Team Leader

Location: Mcdonough, GA, US

Category: Operations

Job Type: salary exempt

SUMMARY
To ensure uninterrupted continuity of facility, manufacturing, and support systems and processes throughout the facility.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

  • Represent company as a management team member, advancing the goals of Safety, Quality, and Productivity in a food manufacturing environment
  • Review the ongoing efficiencies of manufacturing and support systems throughout the facility; make recommendations and implement improvements as necessary
  • Coach team members in proper troubleshooting techniques, maintenance, and repair of plant systems
  • Supervise team members overall job performance including overall job proficiency, adherence to company rules, policies and professional standards
  • Coach team members to enable their professional advancement
  • Support, monitor, and expand Preventive/Predictive Maintenance throughout all facility systems and machinery
  • Utilize CMMS system including work orders, purchase order, inventory control, and equipment history, in performing job tasks
  • Troubleshoot and repair controls systems including network problems associated with PC’s, PLC’s, and various man-machine interfaces
  • Utilize an advanced skillset in troubleshooting electrical systems including power distribution, motor controls, variable speed controllers, servo controllers, and robotics
  • Utilize a thorough knowledge in troubleshooting automated packaging machinery operation
  • Utilize a thorough knowledge in troubleshooting various process equipment including pumps, valves, meters, and mixing equipment
  • Utilize a working knowledge in troubleshooting hydraulic and pneumatic systems
  • Utilize a working knowledge in troubleshooting typical facility support systems including steam, hot water, compressed air, and refrigeration
  • Read and interpret electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic schematics
  • Ensures compliance with corporate standards and systems to monitor food safety, food safety culture, quality and facility cleanliness
  • Commitment to safety begins with management. Managers and frontline supervisors are accountable for creating and maintaining a culture of Safety and assuring a safe work environment
  • Other duties as assigned

 

FOOD SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead by example to ensure our highest quality manufacturing practices are being met
  • Ensure team members follow all Ken’s Food Safety and GMP policies
  • Ensure all work is completed in a safe and sanitary manner
  • Ensure team members produce product free of contamination
  • Ensure team members Report any suspicious activities anywhere in or around the plant
  • Ensure team members Inspect work area for any possible product contamination issues on a continuous basis

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Directly supervises employees in the Maintenance Department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES


Language Skills
Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.


ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS
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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

ESSENTIAL MENTAL ALERTNESS REQUIREMENTS

  •  Work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner
  • Ability to perform tasks involving high levels of cognitive function and judgment
  • Not mentally or physically impaired from any cause that can adversely affect ability to safely and competently perform the duties of the position
  • Ability to take prompt and appropriate response to operating conditions
  • Ability to work in an unfatigued state
  • Ability to accurately gauge lengths of time and distance
  • Ability to quickly store and recall instructions in one’s short term memory
  • Ability to concentrate
  • Ability to cope with sudden changes in surrounding and/or emergency situations and/or alarms
  • Demonstrated caring, committed and concerned attitude about safety


WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; explosives; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

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