A client is looking for an experienced Maintenance Manager to be a part of their new Dairy Production Plant. This person will be a part of opening a cutting edge facility that is on track to be the largest dairy production facility in the United States. This is an exciting opportunity to be a member of the Pasco plant's founding team!

The Pasco Team Maintenance Manager will lead the maintenance function and will be a partner within the Operations division. The manager's role will cover both staffing and fiscal responsibilities and functions. Essential duties are as follows:

• Manage the plant's maintenance staff (plant operates 24/7)
• Provides on and off hour emergency response including equipment repair, damage control and personnel assignments
• Administers the budget of the department and established guidelines. Oversees new capital expenditure items including equipment purchases, contracted labor, and in house construction and fabrication projects
• Develop and deliver on maintenance programs (emphasis towards OEE based performance)
• Oversee utilities within the plant including steam generation, power distribution, chillers, glycol heating and cooling, cooling towers, domestic tempered water, plant HVAC systems, water distribution systems, fire suppression and more
• Utilize continuous improvement tools to improve plant reliability including defect handling, CIL (clean inspect lubricate) and breakdown analysis

Must Haves:

• Experience in dairy or food processing required
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in all phases of maintenance and repair to include mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, building maintenance, wastewater treatment, boiler operations, maintenance and refrigeration
• Experience with CMMS software
• Experience in troubleshooting and maintaining process control software
• Experience in dealing with regulatory agencies
• Demonstrated ability to build and lead a team in continuous improvement activities
• Excellent communication, leadership, organizational and project management skills
• BS in Engineering or related field OR an Associate's degree in a technical field combined with leadership experience and food or dairy processing experience
• 5 to 7 years combined experience in plant maintenance or engineering with 3 minimum years in a leadership experience
• Experience with process control systems, PLCs, instrumentation and automation
• PC literate

Nice to Haves

• Drying Operations Experience
• Butter, milk powder production, dairy processing or consumer packaging experience
• Complete understanding of computer driven process controls for dairy manufacturing facilities preferred