Maintenance Lead (2nd Shift)

Company: Michael Foods Inc.
Location: Elizabeth
Posted on: March 14, 2023

Job Description:

Business Unit Description: 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. Location Description: Michael Foods, Inc. located in Elizabeth, New Jersey has a proud history dating back to the founding our our Country. Elizabeth is a great American City. Responsibilities: SUMMARY: 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. The maintenance lead position is responsible for directing maintenance mechanic responsibilities on a day-to-day basis. This position has a responsibility to ensure that both preventive and troubleshooting maintenance are completed to achieve maximum efficiency and productivity. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Assumes personal responsibility to ensure a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adheres to all safety policies/procedures and incorporates safety and health in all job's duties/tasks
• Adheres to safe work practices, follows GMP and HACCP guidelines, maintains sanitary conditions and ensures that product quality is maintained. Reports any conditions or practices that may adversely affect employee safety or food safety/quality to management immediately
• Attends and actively participates in safety meetings/trainings
• Ensures regulatory compliance at all times
• Coordinate and direct maintenance crew daily responsibilities and assign work as needed/required
• Monitor line efficiency and as needed perform/direct maintenance activities related to sustaining/improving productivity
• Troubleshoot and repair equipment as needed
• Understand operations of building and ground maintenance
• Direct and assist maintenance crew with respect to any work on the utility systems such as refrigeration, air supply, etc
• Read and understand blueprints
• Adhere to weekly/monthly budget constraints
• Train new employees
• Operate SAP computer system as well as other basic computer programs
• Lead by example
• Perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications: EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
  • High school diploma, general education degree (GED) or equivalent years of experience.
  • Ability to operate industrial equipment including pallet jacks and forklifts
  • Experience managing and leading people
  • Must be well organized, able to plan and prioritize activities, and make decisions related to product quality
  • Basic electrical experience
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups, customers/vendors or employees of the organization
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATIONS:
    • Black Seal License
    • Blue Seal License
    • Power Industrial Truck Operator's License preferred PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
      • Ability to communicate in both English and Spanish preferred
      • SAP knowledge preferred WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
        • Workers are required to wear proper PPE such as hair nets, ear plugs, and certain areas require earmuffs
        • Occasional bending and stooping
        • Frequent periods of sitting, standing and walking
        • Exposure to VDT screens, fumes and dust
        • Exposure to changes in temperature and humidity
        • Manufacturing plant is a large, open floor, some areas have loud machineries, and some areas are wet ABOUT US: 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 is First in Food, because we're First in People.

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