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Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager

Rich ProductsElmwood Park, IL, United States
18 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Richs, also known as Rich Products Corporation, is a family-owned food company dedicated to inspiring possibilities. From cakes and icings to pizza, appetizers and specialty toppings, our products are used in homes, restaurants and bakeries around the world. Beyond great food, our customers also gain insights to help them stay competitive, no matter their size. Our portfolio includes creative solutions geared at helping food industry professionals compete in foodservice, retail, in-store bakery, deli, and prepared foods, among others. Working in 100 locations globally, with annual sales exceeding $4 billion, Richs is a global leader with a focus on everything that family makes possible. RichsInfinite Possibilities. One Family.

Purpose Statement

Take the lead in powering performance and innovation across our plant operations! As the driving force behind all maintenance and facility functions, youll oversee the teams that keep our equipment, buildings, and infrastructure running at peak efficiency. Champion the Preventive Maintenance (PM) Pillar by embedding best-in-class processes, building team capabilities, and deploying smart tools that elevate our operational excellence.

Youll be the go-to expert for all things technical, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our plant. Through strategic assessments and health checks, youll uncover opportunities for growth and lead the charge in evolving our PM systems. Your vision will guide short- and mid-term departmental plans, while your insights help shape the plants long-term strategy.

This is more than a maintenance roleits a leadership opportunity to transform how we operate, innovate, and succeed.

Key Accountabilities and Outcomes

  • Supports all TPM processes, events, and activities. Leads the Planned Maintenance Pillar by setting goals, improving maintenance work systems, and becoming an expert in PM Pillar requirements.
  • Plans, manages and directs the efforts of maintenance teams to optimize work efficiency and effectiveness. Ensures maximized use of the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) by all maintenance team members.
  • Develops, implements and communicates short-term and mid-term (1 - 2 years) business plans for the operations, ensuring associates understand the link to the plants, divisions and the corporations business plans and understand their role in accomplishing these plans. Assists in establishing the longer-term strategic plans for the plant.
  • Develops and monitors the effectiveness of targeted learning programs based on identification of skills and knowledge gaps. Mentors and motivates associates, providing training and development to optimize their performance and personal growth. Communicates performance standards to associates, recognizing and rewarding individual and team accomplishments and counseling performance problems. Ensures all associates have the resources and capabilities to effectively accomplish their responsibilities.
  • Directs the analysis of mechanical and operational problems on plant equipment, overseeing the appropriate root cause analysis and implementation of corrective action. Seeks to improve the equipment availability through lengthening time between failures and minimizing time to repair.
  • Focuses on extending equipment useful life through preventive and predictive maintenance checks and inspection. Ensures that maintenance work is accurately planned, correctly recorded, and is completed on time.
  • Develops, maintains and reports required operational information to management. Analyzes and records cause of production delays on daily production report. Develops maintenance goals and plans to improve the Overall Equipment Effectiveness and Total Effective Equipment Performance for the plant.
  • Ensures that plant facilities and grounds are maintained in accordance with relevant regulations, company standards and fiscal consideration. Optimizes contracted and internal service and parts expenses for building and facilities.
  • Financial responsibility for maintenance and facility contractor services including requisitions, purchase orders, payments and exception handling. Similar responsibility for some capital equipment installations.
  • Prepares major equipment bids, approves purchase of new equipment as appropriate. Represents the company's position and interest in dealing with outside contractors, vendors, and engineering consultants.
  • May have responsibility for plant safety including arranging and coordinating annual fire safety inspections with local fire departments; arranging and coordinating internal safety inspections; and implementing solutions to identified safety deficiencies.
  • Manages the storeroom supplies and parts inventory to service operational expectations at a minimized cost. Inventory accuracy will be a key metric.
  • Actively supports key technology implementations which may include data acquisition and control, and equipment condition-based monitoring applications. Keeps abreast of latest manufacturing technologies and systems and engineering concepts.
  • Performs other related responsibilities, as needed, to support Rich Products Corporation's business objectives

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

  • BA / BS degree in Engineering or related field and HVAC licensing
  • 5 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment requiring knowledge of refrigeration, plumbing, industrial electrical and mechanical systems and maintenance, and automated manufacturing process controls and equipment
  • Direct experience in a TPM factory is preferred
  • Demonstrated knowledge and application of preventative and predictive maintenance techniques / scheduling and safety management
  • Working knowledge of FDA regulations, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), sanitation processes / procedures and HACCP
  • Demonstrated knowledge of efficient and safe manufacturing operations to include product and associate safety, OSHA standards, product quality (success rates), cost control (minimizing downtime and waste, optimizing yield)
  • Demonstrated ability to direct, coach, and train associates as well as plan, monitor and schedule work
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
  • Demonstrated mechanical and spatial aptitude, including the ability to disassemble and reassemble equipment
  • Demonstrated ability to formulate and understand complex mathematical equations
  • Proficient using Excel, Teams, and Outlook
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    COMPENSATION

    In accordance with state law, the rate or range provided is Rich Products Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Rich's"), reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower, based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, shift differential, and location.

    Annual Range / Hourly Rate

    $103,620.74 - $155,431.11

    Rich Products Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates (Richs), are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity, standing up for fairness and maintaining a culture of belonging, to provide an exceptional experience for all. We will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, military or veteran status, or any other Federal or State legally protected classes. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

    Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Richs. Please contact Richs Associate Experience Network at hrhelp@rich.com if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process.

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