We make pet food taste great! For over 30 years, AFB International has been providing pet food solutions that enrich the lives of pets and their people. Our palatants are specially designed to make pet foods, treats and supplements taste better, ensuring pets receive the vital nutrients they need. We know wagging tails, licking whiskers and empty bowls equal happy pets and happy pet parents. Join AFB and you'll be a part of a team of highly skilled professionals that provide the greatest contribution to our success as an organization. Our team members are diverse, creative, passionate experts who are genuinely dedicated to our mission, our customers, and the pets we serve worldwide.
Job Description
Job Description
The Engineering and Maintenance Manager is responsible to maintain all process and production equipment, powered industrial trucks, and plant facilities for safe and efficient operations of the plant; and, is responsible manage the maintenance staff, the local engineering staff, plant projects, and outside contractors as necessary for the safe and efficient operations of the plant.
A strong collaborator, the Engineering & Maintenance Manager is charged with maintaining and improving teamwork and morale in a high volume, high pressure non-union production environment, ensuring that results are delivered without sacrificing safety, quality, or teamwork.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.
Other duties may be assigned.
• All functions are performed with employee and contractor safety as the number one priority.
• Provide leadership, direction, and supervision for the Engineering and Maintenance Supervisor, the plant Process Engineer, and the Engineering and Maintenance Assistant. Responsible indirectly for the subordinate maintenance and engineering staff as well.
• Manage and maintain plant maintenance and engineering departmental budgets.
• Responsible for the development of the plant capital and expense plans and implements projects accordingly, or partners with corporate engineering staff for efficient project implementation. Project activities will include initial economic analysis, design and engineering, feasibility planning, equipment sourcing, capital appropriation development, and execution of the project including equipment purchase, coordination and supervision of installation, project cost tracking and control, equipment/system start-up, personnel training, and system documentation.
• Provides technical support to the plant as required including safety, quality, reliability or other areas as needed.
• Resolves problems using solutions that involve new techniques, technologies, or concepts.
• Provides direction and example for interpretation and application of company policies and procedures to the maintenance and engineering activities of the plant.
• Maintains a working knowledge of new technologies which may improve operations and develops recommendations accordingly.
• Maintains a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure plant safety and a safe environment and culture for all plant associates.
• Provides direction for and application of company policies and procedures for the plant engineering and maintenance activities.
• Writes and reviews job work orders, evaluates alternatives, prioritizes and schedules repair and execution to ensure continuous production operations in a safe and cost-effective manner. Follows-up to insure repairs are completed in a timely manner and are producing acceptable results. Sources and purchases supplies and materials as needed.
• Responsible to develop and execute preventative maintenance program in conjunction with support staff and personnel, including maintaining the spare parts inventory.
• Develop line/equipment layouts, develop system/equipment costs, benchmarking of standards.
• Evaluate alternative options and recommending “best case” scenarios.
• Writing capital requests.
• Ordering equipment and coordinating…