Manager, Maintenance

Premium Waters is a bottled water company focused on providing quality products for our customers while being a positive partner in communities in which we operate. If you want to be a part of a growing organization committed to inclusion, development and quality in everything we do, join our team! Our safe, family-friendly work atmosphere will support you and your career goals as we serve each other and our customers with a safe, healthy water product.

Benefits Statement for job postings: Premium Waters is proud to offer a comprehensive offering of benefits which include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short term disability and long term. Premium Waters has a very rich paid time off program, 401k for eligible employees, education reimbursement, a very robust wellness program and opportunities for volunteerism.

General Overview: The Maintenance manager will be responsible for developing and leading a team of maintenance technicians to obtain plant objectives in regard to safety, quality, training, productivity and cost containment within the plant. Directs and coordinates operational activities of workers engaged in maintaining and repairing machinery and physical structures of building and maintaining the grounds. This position is an integral part of the local management team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 5 years manufacturing maintenance experience with injection or blow molding. 
• Minimum of 2 years of manufacturing experience with a beverage, food or liquid consumer products manufacturer preferred.
• Extensive experience and knowledge of CMMS systems and processes.
• Must be experienced with GMP’s, sanitation standards and FDA/SQF requirements.
• Knowledge of several lines of equipment, e.g., debagging, tray packaging systems, fillers, labelers, palletizers and conveyors. Experience with Krones a plus. 
• 3 years of managing groups of teams to establish and achieve production, safety, quality objectives, and continuous improvement in a high-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work flexible hours on multiple shifts.
• Previous management experience, strong facilitation, organizational, and communication skills (oral and written), strong computer skills.
• Effective negotiation skills with the ability to listen
• Excellent Verbal and Written Communication skills
• Strong MS Office Skills
• Positive Attitude with the ability to Multi-task
• Ability to work independently, self-starter, energetic
• Strong knowledge and experience with CMMS application and usage. 

Essential Functions:  

• Directs and assists employees or contracted employees engaged in painting and performing structural repairs to machinery, masonry, woodwork, and furnishings of the buildings.
• Directs and assists employees or contracted employees engaged in ground maintenance activates such as repair of concrete and masonry, ceilings, floors, and walls; loading docks and driveways, electrical fixtures, etc. 
• Controls requisitions for equipment, and supplies for the department and facility.
• Inspects completed work for conformance to blueprints, specifications, and standards.
• Conducts lockout/tagout and arc flash training, participates in accident investigations. 
• Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules; coordinates staffing. 
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of work crews.
• Assists in interviewing, hiring, and terminations as needed. Trains, develops employees. 
• Handles disciplinary issues in accordance with Company policy.
• Reviews timesheets for payroll and other employee related payroll functions. 
• Reviews monthly financials and participates in financial conference calls. Works on department budget. 

Essential Skills:

• Understand financial information so it can be communicated to all parts of the organization. 
• Positive can do attitude person. Must be flexible to adapt to changes in workload.
• Meets deadlines and maintain a high level of accuracy and confidentiality in a fast-paced teamwork environment.
• Good interpersonal oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and simultaneously on multiple projects.
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedure and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Knowledge of the structure of the English language including reading, writing, and oral comprehension and oral and written expression.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, evaluation of customer satisfaction, and actively looking for ways to help people.
• Ability to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solution, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Ability to remain current on changes to industry and regulatory standards.
• Ability to identify complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

GMP & PPE Required:While on the production floor in the plant, you will be required to follow and help to enforce all GMP regulations in the plant. Anyone entering the production floor must follow the GMP rules in their employee handbook, which includes the required hairnets, beard nets, and earplugs. It is also required that all personnel wear safety glasses.  Follows standard operating procedures including quality checks and procedures for all operations.  Also follows HACCP and SQF requirements for food quality and safety.