Maintenance Supervisor chez Ruiz Foods

Ruiz Foods has been family owned since 1964, is one of the largest Hispanic-owned companies in the country and is the proud maker of two #1 brands: El Monterey frozen Mexican food and Tornados roller grill taquitos in grocery stores and convenience stores across the US and Canada.

Are you looking for career development opportunities in an exciting company that cares about its team members and consumers alike? Come join our team and help us continue our industry-leading track record of growth, quality, and delicious food!    

Responsible for the supervision, coordination, direction and monitoring of the daily activities within the department of a multi-crafted team of members in the performance of daily equipment maintenance, PM’s, shop work, and the predictive/preventative maintenance for several production lines from pre-batch through to final packing. In addition, you will be expected to ensure objectives are achieved and work is being done in compliance with quality, safety, regulatory requirements, and GMP guidelines and by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate staff.

COMPENSATION: $82,000 - $87,000/Year DOE 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise the mechanically and electrical troubleshooting and repair of all the plant equipment including as a minimum Conveyors, mixers, ovens, fryers, motors, pump and ammonia, pneumatic and hydraulics systems.
• Practice GMP's, follow USDA/FDA guidelines, HACCP, HAZMAT, PM's, CMMS (MP2).
• Train maintenance teams and other plant personnel in quality/safety processes and new job processes to performance standards.
• Serve as technical "go to" as point of contact for maintenance management to keep plant running at peak efficiency.
• Coordinate/communicate with site personnel to identify and prevent problems that affect plant performance (serve as” referee"/"mentor").
• Lead your team with established priorities related to plant production goals.
• Develop and stimulate improvement processes, techniques and good work practices (GMP’s)
• Contribute to continuous improvement of maintenance methods and
  processes, working with other functions (e.g., maintenance engineers).
• Be responsible for monitoring and maintaining the MP2 work order system, analyze and produce reports.
• Ensure that work is performed safely and in accordance with Ruiz Foods standards.
• Work in a consistent and harmonious way with other shop supervisors, inspectors, stores personnel and engineers to achieve satisfactory job completion.
• Specify work assignments, maintaining daily status of shop work.
• Establish maintenance schedules and repair estimates.
• Enforce safety regulations and conformance of company policies.
• Maintains reports established as critical departmental matrices.
• Maintain work schedule compliance records, PMs, work orders, and maintenance programs.
• Ensure USDA compliance through completion scheduling and maintenance of PIP work.
• Maintain equipment and safety records.
• Establish Personnel Management Agreements at team member levels.
• Maintain a skills assessment program based on individual strengths.
• Support the root cause analysis program.
• In sure equipment repair records are maintained in MP2.
• Maintains knowledge, understanding and adherence to safety policies, USDA, QA, HACCP and Sanitation rules and regulation, and company policies.
• Regular and dependable attendance and punctuality is an essential function of this position.
• All other duties, as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the manufacturing environment and excellent knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical, electronic, PLC’s, mechanical equipment, refrigeration, boilers, and facilities.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. 
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. 
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.