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Dairy Farmers of America Maintenance Manager in Springfield, Missouri
Position : Maintenance Manager
Location : Springfield, Missouri
Requisition ID: : 27461
At Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) we are proud to be a farmer-owned milk marketing cooperative. Our Retort Solutions Division finds innovative ways to use milk components to work with world class customers to develop, manufacture and package their products. We offer a culture of inclusion and engagement that empowers our employees through training, business understanding and growth opportunities. It takes an incredible team to deliver the goodness of our products – come join us!
General Purpose:
This position will supervise, provide leadership, direction and support to the Maintenance Department workforce. This position will coordinate the mechanical needs necessary to support the physical facility. In addition, the position will support plant project work. Emphasis is placed on continuing to develop and further enhance the employee skill sets. This position is responsible to ensure that safety, quality, yields, throughput and efficiencies are met. This position directly supervises hourly collective bargaining unit employees assigned to the maintenance department, but also has close daily interaction with all employees on the floor.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Assure all departmental personnel are operating in compliance with plant and corporate procedures and policies
Assure that the department is operating in compliance with customer, company and governmental regulations
Oversee daily maintenance operations to help insure production schedules are met and plant efficiencies are maintained
Attend required and necessary meetings concerning production, safety, quality and operations
Interact with vendors, customers and external resources as needed
Attend seminars that will help to develop skills needed to improve job performance
Coordinate material requests, supplier and plant schedules and established project timelines
Source and provide training for skill set development of the maintenance workforce
Must follow all DFA GMP's and work in a manner consistent with all Corporate and regulatory, food safety, quality and sanitation requirements along with other duties as assigned
Education and Experience:
High School Diploma Required
BS Degree preferred or comparable experience in related field
5 plus years of managerial experience in a plant manufacturing environment
Previous food, beverage or RX manufacturing experience required
Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Mechanical experience and knowledge working with high-speed, multi-line production, packaging and processing equipment