Maintenance Manager at T. Marzetti Company

About Us:

The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti® dressings and dips, New York Bakery™ garlic breads, and Sister Schubert’s® dinner rolls, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces, Arby’s® sauces, Subway® sauces, and Texas Roadhouse® steak sauces and frozen rolls. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.

At Marzetti, our mission is to make every meal better through high-quality, flavorful food. Led by our purpose, to nourish growth with all that we do, our team members are dedicated to creating great tasting food and cultivating deep and lasting relationships.

Overview:

Directs and manages all electrical and mechanical services for the facility and the maintenance of all production machinery/equipment, physical plant, utilities and grounds in accordance with federal, state and local regulations and company policies. Assures quality and safety while achieving established goals and objectives.

Responsibilities:

Engagement – Marzetti Values: Work Safely, Communicate, Communicate, Communicate, Respect Each Other, Be Positive -You Can Make It Happen, Act with Integrity, Be Accountable – stand behind what you do

• Works respectfully with all team members to ensure the Safety, Quality, production and support of our products and goals on a daily basis.
• Practices integrity, respect, accountability, continuous improvement and positive interactions with all Team Members and visitors.
• Actively participates in Marzetti Operational Excellence, special projects or tasks, and modification programs as needed with prior approval.
• Actively participates in department/shift/team meetings and is involved with improvement/resolutions & follow-up.

 

Safety – Marzetti Values: Work Safely

• Maintains highest standard of Safety for all functions on an ongoing basis and ensures compliance for self and others to OSHA standards.
• Performs daily inspection of all PPE required including but not limited to SLIP-RESISTANT/STEEL-TOED SHOES, safety glasses, gloves, shields and aprons to ensure good overall condition of items that provide optimal personal safety & protection while working in the facility.
• Successfully acquires and maintains Lock Out-Tag Out Certification for machine and safely performs all functions in accordance to OHSA and company requirements and standards.
• Performs daily inspection of power equipment with proper documentation.
• As a member of the T. Marzetti Company, completes his/her Behavior Based Safety Observations (BBSO), corrects issues when identified, and participates in problem solving.

 

Quality – Marzetti Values: We bring delicious food to the table and deliver superior service and value at all times.  Be Perceptive-see work through your customers’ and consumers’ eyes, winning is just the Beginning.

• As a member of the T. Marzetti Company, completes his/her Behavior Based Quality observations (BBQs), corrects issues when identified and participates in problem solving.
• Ensures compliance to quality, food safety / HACCP, FSMA, Food Defense, 5S, OSHA and other support programs; assures conformity to all company, customer and government standards.
• Communicates any concerns related to product safety, integrity, quality and legality to management or to the confidential hotline if the need for anonymity is necessary.

 

Functional Capability - Marzetti Values: Be Perceptive-see work through your customers’ and consumers’ eyes, winning is just the Beginning, Continuous Improvement, Be Accountable – stand behind what you do

• Promotes integrity, respect, accountability, continuous improvement and positive interactions with all Team Members, customers & vendors.                                                                                                            
• Coordinates overall maintenance activities through planning and communication with supervisors to ensure the total maintenance objectives are accomplished in a timely, cost-effective and safe manner.
• Develops and controls plans and budgets for the maintenance area.
• Develops and implements a cost-effective preventative maintenance program to maintain production equipment in an efficient, safe operating condition. Leads Preventative Maintenance pillar as part of Marzetti Operational Excellence (MOE).
• Coordinates with outside vendors on projects or repairs.
• Ensures adequate, cost-effective inventories of supplies, spare parts, maintenance materials and repair parts.
• Controls and minimizes overtime labor costs, maintenance/repair costs, and equipment downtime.
• Oversees corrections and running adjustments of equipment to maximize production capabilities.
• Directs changeovers of equipment or preventative maintenance according to production schedules.
• Ensures compliance to all federal, state and local laws and company policies.
• Provides training, direction, development, evaluation, coaching and leadership to supervisors and technicians.
• Maintains good employee, corporate and community relations Coordinates with other department managers to ensure proper purchasing, processing, packaging, accounting and inventory control activities and procedures.
• Maintains company standards for cleanliness, safety and productivity in the maintenance area.
• Ensures compliance to quality, food safety and HAACP support programs; assures conformity to all company, customer and government standards      

 

Qualifications:

• 5-7 years maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment required, with leadership experience preferably in a food-related industry.      
• Demonstrated ability to appropriately work with confidential information and situations and manage correspondence. 
• Positive leadership and self-motivation skills.                                                                  
• Strong organizational abilities, capable of multi-tasking.                                                  
• Working knowledge of manufacturing effective staffing, scheduling, budgets, equipment mechanical processes with proven troubleshooting and resolution aptitude.
• Ability to read & interpret written & verbal direction while working in a safe, effective & productive manner within a fast-paced environment.                                                    
• Industrial Maintenance Degree or Mechanical/Technical School Certification preferred; High School Diploma or GED required.

 

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Directly Supervises 2-15 employees.                                                                               
• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination and results of the maintenance department.
• Supervisory responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, training, scheduling, appraising and terminating employees; planning, assigning and directing work; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints/grievances and resolving problems.

Competencies:

Competencies
Action Oriented	Decision Quality	Peer Relationships
Approachability	Integrity and Trust	Self-Knowledge
Courage	Organizing

Working Conditions/Environment:

• Works in a manufacturing environment where the Team Member is regularly required to speak, read, and comprehend, stand, walk, reach, lift, grasp, climb, and bend while working in a fast-paced production environment.
• May be required to work overtime and/or weekends as needed.
• The employee is regularly exposed to heat, fumes, odors, dust, oil, slippery floors, moving parts/equipment and non-toxic industrial waste and scrap.
• SLIP-RESISTANT/Steel-toed SHOES, Earplugs, safety glasses, hairnets, beard nets (if facial hair exists) are required to be worn/used in accordance with company GMP and Safety standards. Condition of these items must be inspected by employee daily and be replaced when no longer providing the optimal protection of the Team Member.

Cultivate Your Career:

Lancaster Colony Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary T. Marzetti Company are committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all associates without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. It is our goal to provide opportunities that nourish the growth of each individual team member.

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