Maintenance Lead - 2nd Shift

Position Overview:

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the maintenance operations of a facility, ensuring that all equipment and machinery are maintained in optimal working conditions. This role involves leading a team of maintenance technicians, coordinating preventive maintenance, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations.

Essential Functions:

• Supervise, train and mentor a team of maintenance technicians.
• Provides guidance on troubleshooting and repair of food manufacturing machinery.
• Assists Maintenance Manager & Maintenance Supervisor in managing work schedules and needs for equipment and supplies.
• Ensure all equipment is operating at peak efficiency to minimize unplanned downtime.
• Perform various mechanical and electrical technician related duties; assist in the purchase, installation, repair and maintenance of equipment. Diagnose and repair electronic systems.
• Assure compliance with appropriate safety practices and procedures and with applicable federal, state and local codes, regulations and requirements. Provides monthly and weekly safety coaching and compliance reviews.
• Operates a variety of equipment and machines including various hand and power tools to perform repair and maintenance work; maintains tools and equipment in a safe, clean, and proper working condition.
• Assist in the purchase, installation, maintenance and repair of bearings, shafts, chains, sprockets gears.
• Understanding and knowledge on electrical: troubleshooting, wiring, sensors, servo motors, timers, PLC's and panel views
• Understanding and knowledge on Pneumatic: air cylinders, actuators, pumps, valves. Hydraulic: hoses, valves, motors.
• Conduct safety inspections and risk assessments on equipment and work environments.
• Performs skilled maintenance repair on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic equipment, coordinate emergency repairs and large complex projects.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, equipment performance, and repair histories.
• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of five years' experience in an industrial maintenance role.
• Minimum of one year experience in a supervisory role. Proven experience in leading and motivating teams.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects.
• Knowledge of troubleshooting bearings, belts, sheaves, sprockets, chains, and gear reducers and proper alignment of these drive devices
• Experience in inspection of all included above and the ability to make recommendations on the proper level of replacement and inspection
• Ability to make recommendations on spare parts, lock-out tag-out, guarding, and the level of operator involvement for proper machine integrity consulting engineers when needed and driving a safety culture.

Desired Qualifications:

• Previous experience in the food industry and knowledge of GMP's and SQF audits preferred
• Bilingual - English/Spanish beneficial

Competencies:

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to lead, guide, train and grow the maintenance crew, by establishing and maintaining cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to communicate with cross-functional teams across all shifts.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, conduct weekly safety training meetings, periodically review operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports, daily shift reports, weekly and daily correspondence such as email using a computer. Attends meetings, makes phone calls with vendors and management staff.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to prioritize, schedule, assign and review and audit work completed by team members.
• Interpret mechanical blueprints, schematics, PHA documents, shop drawings, sketches and work orders to others.
• Estimate labor and materials costs.
• Work independently with little direction.
• Meet schedules and time lines.

Work Environment:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and power industrial truck. The employee is frequently exposed to cold, wet and/or humid conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

• Five or Six day work week schedule, which may include on occasion Sunday

About Richelieu Foods:

• Founded in 1862, Richelieu Foods, Inc. is a private brand and contract packing food company with a rich history. Widely known in the food and supermarket industry for its superior array of private brand products, Richelieu's principal business segment is retail frozen and deli pizza. Richelieu Foods provides the highest quality products and services with competitive pricing for our Retail, Corporate Brands, and Contract Packing customers. Richelieu Foods is headquartered in Wheeling, Illinois, and operates three manufacturing facilities across the Midwest (Wheeling, IL; Beaver Dam, WI).

Compensation and Benefits:

• Compensation depends on experience, geographic locations, and other factors permitted by law. The expected compensation for this role is between $41.00 and $44.00+ 2nd shift differential pay. This role is also eligible for an annual incentive plan bonus, shift differential pay, overtime compensation. Benefits for this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, 401K with company match, short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance.

Location:

• This position is based on our Wheeling, IL location.