Plant Maintenance Manager - Plant 9, Kentucky en Belmark, Inc

Belmark is seeking a Plant Maintenance Manager to join the team at our new state-of-the-art Flexible Packaging plant in Kentucky.

• Relocation to De Pere, WI will be required for an extended period of time until all training is complete.

• Relocation assistance is available and will be discussed during the hiring process.

Summary

Responsible for leading and coordinating all maintenance activities within the facility to ensure the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of equipment and building systems. This role oversees the planning and execution of preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting complex mechanical and electrical issues, and ensuring alignment with department goals and operational objectives. Additional responsibilities include inventory organization and procurement activities to maintain optimal parts availability and control maintenance costs.

Principle Duties & Responsibilities

1. Responsible to follow all safety procedures as required by the role, and to nurture a food safety culture by adhering to all Safe Quality Foods requirements.
2. Lead plant maintenance operations, ensuring consistency in preventative maintenance creation, auditing, and master scheduling.
3. Drive recruitment and onboarding processes to attract, hire, and integrate new maintenance staff that align with operational and cultural expectations.
4. Lead personnel management activities, including involvement in performance reviews, providing coaching, and supporting the professional development of staff to cultivate a high-performing maintenance team.
5. Maintain inventory areas and procurement activities along with optimizing stock levels to support uninterrupted maintenance operations.
6. Oversee obsolescence auditing processes to proactively manage equipment lifecycle and parts availability risks.
7. Manage Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) tasks, ensuring data integrity, timely work order completion, and reporting accuracy.
8. Periodically work outside the normal shift to provide support within the team, along with the needs of equipment and production.
9. Partner with production teams to reconcile work orders, ensuring maintenance activities align with production schedules and minimize downtime.
10. Ensure proper follow-through on all maintenance issues.
11. Oversee training instructions utilizing the ProMapp platform that meets the training and work requirements for maintenance personnel specific to the facility.
12. Perform corrective mechanical and electrical needs of production and support equipment.
13. Ensure adherence to quality standards and health and safety regulations.
14. Responsible for following SQF requirements along with the appearance of the maintenance shops, mezzanines, compressor rooms, electrical rooms, and maintenance work sites.
15. Participate in open communication within the maintenance department.
16. May perform other duties as assigned by the Maintenance Manager.

Great benefits for the entire family!

• Health, Dental & Vision plan with Wellness discount
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance & Disability Insurance
• 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan with 6% match
• Paid vacation AND personal time
• Paid holidays starting day one!
• Employee Assistance Program
• Gym Membership

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

1. Ability to formulate work plans, prepare written materials and articulate goals and action plans.
2. Requires eight (8) years of electro-mechanical experience, or four (4) years of electro-mechanical experience with an associate degree in electro-mechanical technology or equivalent.
3. Requires experience in a supervisory role, preferably in a manufacturing or maintenance-related field.
4. Work cohesively with team members to achieve departmental goals.
5. Ability to lead, develop, and support teams.
6. Manage and complete equipment related projects on time.
7. Possess excellent electrical and mechanical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
8. Experienced in a manufacturing/production environment.
9. Support leadership in the event of absence.
10. Must be able to communicate and work effectively within maintenance team and with internal customers.
11. Must be familiar with AC and DC circuits, low voltage through 480v three phase power.
12. Office software and computer navigation skills.
13. Must be able to analyze many variables and choose the most effective course of action.
14. Must be able to resolve problems and make effective decisions under pressure.
15. Ability to work independently or as a member of a team.
16. Ability to give, receive and analyze information.
17. Ability to meet deadlines. May be required to work some overtime.
18. Knowledge of and the ability to speak the English language fluently.
19. Ability to read, comprehend, and follow implicit and explicit written and oral instructions.
20. Requires nearly constant concentration along with attention detail.
21. Ability to use hands for 100% of work time (e.g. wrenches, screw drivers, drills, etc.); and reach above shoulders for 25% of work time.
22. Ability to: stand and walk for 75% of work time; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl for 25% of work time.
23. Ability to lift up to 25 pounds of less 30% of work time, up to 50 pounds or less 15% of work time and up to 75 pounds or less 15% of work time.
24. Ability to: see clearly at 20 inches or less, or 20 feet or more and the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus.
25. May lift up to 100 pounds.

Working Conditions

1. Work near moving mechanical parts.
2. Nearly constant exposure to vibrations, noise, strobe/flashing light and chemical odors.
3. Work in high, precarious places.
4. May work in outside weather conditions.