Maintenance Manager

Description: Want to be part of a family-owned award-wining company with an entrepreneurial culture and strong family spirit? Then you came to the right place! Our core set values drive all that we do here at Anita’s. As our company continues to grow, we are searching for enthusiastic, capable professionals to fill a variety of positions across every facet of our organization.

Description:

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for all plant maintenance including facilities, utilities and operations to reduce downtime and assure peak plant efficiencies. Will direct all capital engineering design and projects to completion and work with appropriate vendors. This position will also have direct responsibility for the Maintenance team and their performance. This role has a responsibility for ensuring both food safety and quality of all products manufactured at Anita’s Mexican Foods.

Position Responsibilities:

• Select, supervise, develop, and build the capabilities of the maintenance team
• Ensure maintenance support is available as needed and service calls and machinery repairs are completed in a timely manner.
• Monitor and evaluate all equipment systems for the manufacturing group and make necessary changes for continuous production improvements.
• Administer and support the plant Preventative Maintenance program and train personnel on the program while maintaining its operating effectiveness.
• Maintain ongoing training programs in all areas of manufacturing maintenance and assist in developing new programs that will improve productivity, quality, and safety.
• Remain aware and trained on all technical advancements in the area of responsibility
• Establish maintenance programs and procedures directed at stabilizing and improving machine operation and output.
• Implement Lean manufacturing across all shifts to elevate site performance.
• Integrates hygiene standards with packing equipment design.
• Lead troubleshooting activities related to equipment failures, quality problems or environmental exceedances.
• Assists in the development of plant capital expenditures and repairs budgets and maintains expenditures within authorized budgets.
• Strategic management over PLC troubleshooting and programming responsibilities.
• Developing and maintaining a thorough understanding of current practices and technology related to packaging and tortilla manufacturing
• Be acquainted with environmental regulations and ensure compliance with all operational permits.
• Drive, model, champion and support desired plant culture, vision, team-based structure, and skill-based pay for performance system
• Investigates the condition of buildings, equipment and grounds, and recommends improvements in the facilities to ensure that needs are met.
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with superb time management and project scheduling skills.
• Ability to lead teams and achieve results through resources.
• Follow Anita’s Mexican Foods’ safety procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices

· May be assigned other work as deemed necessary

Essential for Role Function:

· Work as a Team, Be Safe & Lead by example.

· Positive Attitude

· Ability to work extended hours or different shifts as required.

· Ability to read, write and communicate, bilingual English and Spanish preferred.

· Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

· Ability to pull

· Ability to push

· Ability to bend

· Ability to kneel

· Ability to sort

· Ability to inspect

· Ability to work with moving equipment

· Ability to stand 8 hours per day

· Ability to lift 50 lbs.

What We Offer:

· Competitive wages

· Healthcare/Dental/Vision benefits

· 401k matching

· Career growth opportunities

· Paid holidays

· Vacation and sick time pay

· Family-owned environment with leaders that care

Compensation Range:

Exempt Position

· $100,000.00 - $120,000.00

More about Anita’s:

The Robles Family acquired Anita’s in 1978, since that time, Anita's has become recognized for the production of snack foods on the West Coast. The plant has various manufacturing lines that produce a wide range of fried tortilla chips, pallet snacks and taco shells.In 2013 Anitas moves into its new state of the art facility, in San
Bernardino, CA. In 2014 Anita’s received the state’s U.S. Small Business Persons of 2014 award for growing company revenues more than 100 percent over the past three years and first runner-up for the national U.S. Small Business Persons of 2014 award.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Anita’s Mexican Foods is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under protected law. EEO/AA employer nondiscrimination policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and The Civil Rights Act of 1964, it is the policy of Anita’s Mexican Foods to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or candidate with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for Anita’s Mexican Foods. The Policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact our Human Resources ADA accommodation administrator at (800) 367-7522 ext. 226 or email at HRconcerns@anitas-snacks.com

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field preferred.
• Minimum five years’ experience in food plant maintenance leadership preferably tortilla manufacturing
• Demonstrated ability to support a long-term maintenance plan showing year over year improvement in Reliability, Maintenance KPIs and maintenance cost.
• Must be computer literate; experienced in using computer software applications such as CMMS, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project Management, etc.
• Must have complete understanding of PLC and logic controls for high-speed operating equipment.
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices, OSHA safety regulations, EPA, AQMD regulations
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish speaker preferred