Maintenance Engineer/Plant Manager (Food/Beverage Manufacturing)

Location: San Marcos, CA 92069

Hours: Monday - Friday - ONSITE

Pay: $110,000 - $140,000 DOE

Direct Hire

**Must be able to pass a background check and drug screen**

**Offers relocation package for qualified candidates**

An industry leading beverage manufacturer is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join their team. The current maintenance engineer will be retiring next summer, and they want to ensure ample time for training. This is a great opportunity for someone looking for long-term stability.

· Facility and property upkeep, repairs, preventative maintenance, stormwater requirements and work projects

· Coordinate with vendors, request RFP's, manage work orders and budgets.

· Supervise all administrative and operational functions relating to plant maintenance, repairs and inspection of machines.

· Maintain a routine inspection and maintenance schedule for all fluid products processing machines, belt, and chain driven systems, refrigeration units and related plant equipment.

· Maintain business records directly applicable to the administrative and operational needs of the facility and plant.

· Maintain blueprints of facilities, utility layouts and technical manuals for machinery and refrigeration systems as necessary for operational use.

· Manage, lead and mentor employees in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

· Oversee the fabrication and manufacturing of equipment for production needs and ensure such fabrication and manufacturing is in accordance with the applicable safety regulations; product and process piping, sanitary equipment, steam lines, chemical lines, pneumatic lines, etc.

· Documentation of all schematic and diagram changes to keep plant records current.

· Ensure all elements of the Preventive Service Maintenance (PSM) program are followed.

· Responsible for distributing work, monitoring progress, completion and accuracy of work assigned.

· Responsible for drafting, updating and maintaining standard operating procedures and instruction manuals for department repairs and maintenance.

Qualifications:

· Minimum of 5 years' hands on experience as a Plant Maintenance/Engineering Manager in a food production environment

· Strong technical knowledge of production equipment, pneumatics, hydraulics, refrigeration, electrical, and related equipment.

· Proven record of leadership, program management, communication and organizational skills.

Skills Needed: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, good math and statistical skills, Excellent computer skills for data input, report writing, and program tracking, Excellent organizational and follow-through skills.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is constantly required to stand; walk; occasionally crawl, squat, kneel, reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop. The employee occasionally must push, pull; lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment : While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to cold, wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts; and the noise level in the work environment is moderate to high.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. For unincorporated Los Angeles county , to the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the Company faces a significant risk to its business operations and business reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.