Maintenance Manager II at Tyson Foods in Newbern Plant - Newbern, TN

Maintenance Manager II

Location: Newbern Plant - Newbern, Tennessee

Job Details:

This position will supply managerial oversight of the manufacturing facility’s utility systems and building infrastructure. This will include capital planning & execution for these systems along with daily operation and maintenance functions. This position will be responsible for managing an annual capital budget and a maintenance & repair budget including personnel costs. At times, this position will also be responsible for Supply Chain initiated projects. This position will be supported by Maintenance Manager, Refrigeration Supervisor, Plant Engineer & MRO Supervisor as direct reports. This position will be responsible for the Engineering/Maintenance technical team of approximately 70 FTE’s.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years work experience in food processing industry managing a diverse, technical staff and capital projects.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (preferably Process, Mechanical, Electrical, Food Processing, Manufacturing, Chemical or Civil) or related field preferred.
• Must have experience with utility systems, refrigeration, construction and government regulations. Must have experience with PSM.
• Requires good written and oral communication skills, ability to work independently, and must be results oriented.
• Relocation assistance will be offered for this role.
• No sponsorship is offered for this role

Basic Requirements:

• Develop, maintain, implement and report capital budget for manufacturing facility associated with utilities and building infrastructure.
• Responsible for managerial oversight and technical support to facility managed capital projects.
• Continuous development of strategic facility and maintenance strategy associated with utilities and building infrastructure.
• Develop and provide technical maintenance support systems and processes.
• Develop and implement process improvements and infrastructure projects.
• Assist in manufacturing strategic planning.
• Key member of overall facility Engineering & Maintenance organization.
• Identify, evaluate and implement alternative utility/building infrastructure maintenance support resources and services.
• Provides managerial oversight and technical guidance to facility-based engineer staff.
• Manages the planning, supervision and scheduling of all utility systems and building infrastructure projects through optimum utilization of facilities and personnel.
• Responsible for overall utility/building infrastructure maintenance activities such a manner that maximum effectiveness is obtained for the proper maintenance of machinery within projected costs and schedules. Establishes and coordinates communication throughout facility of utility/building infrastructure maintenance schedule changes, changes to project specifications and labor variance.
• Promotes the development of new job methods and procedures; establishes and maintains departmental systems and procedures to maintain on-going productivity improvements of the utility/building infrastructure maintenance unit.
• Ensures that all contracts are interpreted correctly and are uniformly followed by maintenance personnel.
• Develops and recommends annual utility/building infrastructure maintenance budget and goals to superior; recommendations based in part on input supplied by plant leadership team.
• Ensures compliance with all environmental regulations. Meets with representatives from state and federal government to ensure all government laws and regulations are maintained.

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Relocation Assistance Eligible:

Yes

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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