Plant Maintenance Manager

Plant Maintenance Manager – Global Manufacturer of Food – Denver, Colorado

The Plant Maintenance Manager role is a key position responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, and maintenance of plant resources while delivering on the company’s Compelling Business Need (CBN)

Location : Denver, CO
Salary : $90,000 – $105,000 (based on experience) + benefits package

Responsibilities:

1. Equipment Reliability and Availability: You will be responsible for ensuring that all plant equipment is reliable and available for production.
2. Capital Plan Execution: Lead the execution of the plant’s capital plan and oversee small infrastructure projects.
3. Budget Management: Control the maintenance labor and expense budget within the plant.
4. Talent Development: Identify, select, and develop talent within the maintenance and reliability department to ensure a strong workforce.
5. Maintenance Department SWP Board: Take ownership of the Maintenance Department SWP Board, understand and communicate KPIs, perform gap analysis, and implement training plans to meet plant CBN.
6. Maintenance Standards: Implement and maintain standards for breakdown elimination, planning & scheduling, lubrication, predictive maintenance, maintenance information systems, shop tools/facilities, and inventory management.
7. Collaboration: Partner with plant leadership, operations, and maintenance teams to improve equipment through preventive and predictive maintenance practices, with a focus on reducing equipment deterioration.
8. Autonomous Maintenance: Support autonomous maintenance practices, including safety maps, centerlines, defect handling, clean/inspect/lube tasks, to reduce unplanned downtimes.
9. Data Analysis: Utilize data analysis to identify planned and unplanned losses and allocate resources effectively.
10. Project Support: Support, lead, and assist with plant projects to achieve productivity goals.
11. Engineering Collaboration: Collaborate with the engineering team to ensure all project deliverables are complete and implemented to meet resource goals.
12. Quality Assurance: Partner with the Quality department to ensure adherence to quality and safety programs, including USDA, SQF, BRC, GMP, HACCP, FSQI, HAACP, and CAPA.

Qualifications:

1. Regulatory Knowledge: General knowledge of USDA, SQF, BRC, GMP, HACCP, sanitation, quality, and safety programs is required.
2. Continuous Improvement: Experience leading continuous improvement teams successfully.
3. Management Experience: Ability to manage 3-8+ people through minimal direct subordinates.
4. Influential Leadership: Ability to influence plant leadership and drive cultural change regarding safety, food quality, and reliability.
5. Certification: CMRP (Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional) certification.
6. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a technical field.
7. CMMS Systems: 5+ years of experience working with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
8. Technical Manufacturing Leadership: 7+ years of experience in technical manufacturing leadership roles.
9. TPM and AM/PM Implementation: Experience leading Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) or Autonomous Maintenance (AM) and Preventative Maintenance (PM) implementations.

This role is pivotal in ensuring the efficient and effective operation of the plant’s maintenance and reliability functions, contributing to the overall success of the business in delivering high-quality products to its customers.