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Maintenance Lead - 1st Shift

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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.

The Maintenance Lead is responsible for leading and directing all maintenance work of shift maintenance crew including emergency repair, reactive maintenance and proactive maintenance activities. The position will ensure successful completion of daily maintenance work scheduled or unscheduled by partnering with operational and support team members. The position will assist in completing root cause analysis process by collecting evidences necessary on shift to move the organization to become a proactive organization. The role is responsible in supporting safety, quality/ food safety and performance KPI results. This role must be available to work weekends and holidays as needed. Function as the Element 4 team lead for Norfolk SRMP.

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.

  • Promote, and foster Michael Foods culture, values, and principles
  • Must observe and practice all Department/Plant Procedures including wearing the required PPE
  • Adhere to plant safety, food safety, sanitation standards, and follow all GMP guidelines.
  • Follow all SQF principles pertinent to your position as specified by the SQF Practitioner.
  • Reports all Food Safety & Quality issues to a Supervisor, QA Manager, or at Senior Manager.
  • Complete internal HACCP training
  • Improve the safety, reliability, and efficiency through work execution and timely response to emergency and urgent production needs.
  • Report accurate communications on any incidents and/or work-related injuries from shift.
  • Motivate team members through energetic and positive engagement while inspiring team members by leading through example.
  • Utilize Computerized Maintenance Management System (SAP) to order and lookup parts, write work orders, review scheduled work orders, print out work orders, charge time to work orders and enter results for executed work. Ability to train mechanics on CMMS system as needed.
  • Communicate results of work and any follow-up back to customers i.e. operations team, plant leadership team, QA team, Safety/Food Safety team when appropriate and/or as required.
  • Participate in daily shift meetings as required; provide consistent communications (through self or others) and maintain a floor presence in assigned work area.
  • Request gap closure capability of maintenance technicians through MFI Maintenance skills development program by partnering with Maintenance Supervisor and assist in training efforts.
  • Provide Feedback to Performance Management evaluations within the spirit of the Performance Management program.
  • Execute scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on shift using precision maintenance techniques and troubleshoot/diagnose intermittent failures. Engage in hands-on work and show what looks good to team members.
  • Plan and direct the activities based on Plant work priority standards within the maintenance team to ensure plant equipment is maintained at precision levels consistent with company specifications. Ensures adherence to maintenance process (means) by crew members including escalation plans.
  • Support activities of a technical planner to repairs by ensuring technicians are providing details scope in their own work orders. Look for continuous improvement opportunity and feedback on scheduled work and PM activities back to maintenance supervisor and technical planner.
  • Utilizes visual factory and conditional monitoring concepts when it is part of standard work.
  • Assist in implementation of capital projects, Plant productivity projects OEM and contractor visits as needed.
  • Able to get certified in CPR, First Aid and Forklift Operation.
  • Use appropriate safety equipment when required (ear plugs, rubber boots, safety glasses, face shields, aprons, bump caps, etc.) Use lockout/tagout procedures when required.
  • Assume personal responsibility to insure safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures, and incorporate safety & health in all jobs and tasks
  • Adhere to Quality work practices, follows GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality
  • Ensure regulatory compliance at all times
  • Perform other duties as assigned
  • PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 3 years experience in industrial operations, Plant operations, maintenance, utilities and/or related field.

    LANGUAGE SKILLS:Good oral/written communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to effectively present information in both one-on-one and small group situations.

    MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:Ability to add, subtract two-digit numbers, to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and various weight measurements, volume and distances.

    PHYSICAL DEMANDS:Ability to endure daily excessive walking, standing, crouching, lifting (excess of 60lbs), twisting, climbing, reaching.

    Work Environment:While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment may be loud and require hearing protection. Special care must be taken when working with or around microbes and chemicals. Safety material are provided and Personal Protective Equipment should be worn where applicable (lab and production floor). Must be able to work in 80 to 100 degree temperatures.

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    Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

    The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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