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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.