TECHNICAL MANAGER

The maintenance manager plans, organizes, and oversees maintenance and technical improvements to production machinery and installations, utilities, internal transport, and facilities. He/she is the leader of a team of maintenance technicians who provide troubleshooting, repair, and support services in our plant in Mebane, North Carolina. Our facility runs 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. As a member of the plant management team, the Maintenance Manager reports to the Operations Director. After-hours work and on-call assignments will be required as needed.

Job description

• Plans and organizes maintenance and technical improvements to production machinery and installations, utilities, internal transport, and facilities
• Supports engineering and project management during buildouts, upgrades, and improvements, and guarantees ownership and maintenance of new equipment after project close
• As a member of the Plant Management Team, the manager will contribute to the plant performance
• Prepares and executes the plant Maintenance Plan
• Coaches and monitors the performance of the maintenance team (technical service team) both in preventive and curative maintenance
• Optimizes efficiency by reducing technical downtime in joint effort with the production team
• Implements and perpetuates a continuous improvement culture in the maintenance department (technical department)
• Contributes to the safety of the plant and zero-accident culture

Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a technical field. Master’s degree preferred.
• More than 5 years of management or leadership experience in a maintenance or facilities / technical service role
• Experience with packaging machines is strongly desired
• Prior experience in the food industry is strongly desired
• Exposure to or prior working knowledge of bakery machines is a plus
• Experience with packaging materials is helpful
• Full professional proficiency in English is required; conversational Spanish is helpful
• Familiarity with mechanical components and mechanisms; electrical components and controls; and programmable logic controllers (PLC) such as Allen Bradley and/or Siemens
• Must be able to perform work duties following all regulatory practices (GMP, FSMA, food hygiene)
• Must be a LEADER, not just a manager