Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager

AeroFarms, the commercial leader in Vertical Farming is building the largest indoor vertical farm in the world in Danville Virginia! (We already have the Guinness world record for this in 2022 – this new farm is 4 times the output of that farm!) 

As a Certified B Corporation, AeroFarms is a mission-driven company championing indoor vertical farming and fundamentally transforming agriculture. Recognized by Fast Company as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies and by Inc.com as one of the Top 25 Disruptive Companies in the World, AeroFarms is scaling to meet the demand for our fresh, locally grown produce that is setting new culinary standards and we need someone special who can bring their experience as a Maintenance Manager to help us grow further. The Maintenance Manager must be aligned with our mission and passionate about making a difference.

We have:

· An incredible ‘change-the-world’ company with the eyes of the world focused on our success.

· A team of motivated, intellectually curious individuals to support you.

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Job Description

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for all aspects of the Maintenance Department. This includes managing a program that ensures all assets including production equipment, support equipment, building, and grounds are properly maintained. The Maintenance Manager will also develop and manage a team that strives for outstanding customer service achieved through diverse collaboration; identify and manage an annual budget that flexes spending to align with actual production volume, and work with plant leadership to maintain established KPIs.

In this role, you will work with cross-functional teams to ensure that long-range goals, strategies, plans, and policies are followed. The ideal candidate will be an energetic, forward-thinking, and creative individual with high standards and good judgment. In addition, our organization values individuals who can lead by example and keep the focus on a team-centered environment with shared success.

Duties & Responsibilities

· Manages, leads, and motivates a team to deliver results by communicating company goals, safety practices, and deadlines, engaging and developing teammates through effective performance management, and coaching and training.

· Implements continuous improvement methods while maintaining customer focus and embodies company purpose and values to inspire servant leadership.

· Develops and continuously improves a detailed department-specific business plan ensuring all facility assets including production equipment, support equipment, and building, and grounds are properly maintained through strategic and effective scheduling of assigned, monitored, and measured corrective, preventive, and predictive maintenance activities.

· Collaborates with the plant leadership team to ensure Annual Business Plan goals and other KPIs are achieving targets.

· Develops and implements action plans to correct below target performance measures by actively participating in meetings, management reviews, and audits.

· Identifies financial needs of the facility assets and manages the department annual budget's flex spending to align with actual production volume and the needs of the business.

· Monitors monthly employee training requirements to ensure timely completion of all elements.

· Plans and executes Capital Expenditure Projects ensuring each one is delivered on time and on budget with FATs completed upfront when required, as well as all projects are closed through the Engineering and Accounting Departments timely with required project results achieved.

· Supports and participates in established best practices through the Management System initiatives to include SQF and CORE Principles.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

· Possess a strong understanding of Programmable Logic Controllers, PLC Networking, Hydraulics, Electrical, and Food Equipment Operations and repair

· Possess the ability to manage both in-house and capital projects from the scheduling of (Contractor, Vendor, and Production related projects) to the project's financial impact on the plant's various costs centers or Capital Budgeting Process

· 25% office environment, 75% industrial environment

· Weekend work will be required to include some holidays as scheduled to support customer demand on Capital, Non-Capital projects

· Some outside work may be required to support facility maintenance needs

· 5+ years as a Maintenance Manager in a like business

· Background in a Pro-Active Maintenance system environment preferred to include working with SQF Standards. Experience using CMMS Maintenance, PLC background preferred.

· A high degree of professionalism

· Knowledge of and intermediate, advanced skill level in project management

· Ability to influence decision making of peers

· Ability to interact and communicate with all levels in the organization with strong presentation, negotiation, and facilitating skills

· Advanced PC skills

· Promotes a good working relationship with co-workers, and staff

· Proactive in nature, actively participates, and is self-motivated

· Encourages and motivates others

· Continually demonstrates a level of integrity and professional demeanor in keeping with the company’s mission and values

· Excellent planning and organizational skills, excellent analytical problem-solving skills

· Communicates complex concepts with all levels of the organization

Preferred Qualifications

· Knowledge acquired through 5 to up to 7 years of work experience in Maintenance Management.

· A four-year degree in Engineering, Business, or a technical discipline is a plus but can be offset by experience.

· In-depth understanding of equipment, mechanics and application.

· Functional understanding of Maintenance Scheduling software.

· Strong supervisory and leadership skills, including conflict resolution and the ability to influence managers, peers, and the maintenance team.

· Must possess time management, prioritization, scheduling, leadership, strong communication (verbal and written), organizational and presentation skills.

· Experienced in Lean methodologies and implementation (standardized work, 5S, value stream mapping, root cause analysis/ problem solving, etc.)

· Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously from inception to completion.

· Proficiency with Microsoft Software such as Excel, Microsoft Word, Power Point, etc.

Internal candidates seeking a promotion must have completed a minimum of six months in their current role before becoming eligible for consideration.

*Please note that AeroFarms does not work with any external staffing/recruitment vendors. Any unsolicited resumes shared with the AeroFarms team will be considered property of AeroFarms and no recruitment fees of any kind will be paid or owed unless an existing recruitment agreement exists alongside with specific engagement for the role in question.

In accordance with organizational protocol, employees will at times be required to fill absences in the operation process that are equal to or lower than their positional hierarchy. Additionally, if an employee is absent, the role of the absent employee is to be completed by their immediate superior.

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