Lamb Weston Hiring for Manager Maintenance – Req-231646-6429 at Twin Falls, Idaho Full Time

This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2006595 Title: Manager
Maintenance

Location: Twin Falls, ID

About Lamb Weston

Lamb Weston is a leading supplier of frozen potato, sweet potato,
appetizer and vegetable products to restaurants and retailers around the
world. For more than 60 years, we’ve produced innovative, inventive
products that make life better for our customers and their customers.

Job Description Summary

Responsible for directing plant Processing Maintenance, Packaging
Maintenance, Electrical Maintenance, Boiler and Refrigeration, Waste
Treatment, Parts Stores & Purchasing to ensure maximum production with
minimal downtime. Incumbent maintains a high level of productivity and
employee morale.

Job Description

Provide leadership and an example of safety in the work place by
participating and enforcing all plant policy and procedures. Be an
involved member of the plant safety team and actively push for
continuous improvement in the safety culture of the maintenance
department.

• Be responsive to plant regulatory compliance programs and ensure
  plant is in compliance with corporate and federal (OSHA)
  requirements. Specific responsibilities associated with Process
  Safety Management, Hot Work, Confined Space, Machine Guarding,
  Respiratory Protection, NFPA 70E, Hexavalent Chromium and Freon
  programs.

Ensure product quality and integrity meet established expectations.
Provide leadership to the maintenance team to effectively utilize Good
Manufacturing Practices, and current food safety tools, to perform job
tasks that align with plant quality expectations.

Meet production requirements by coordinating maintenance activities with
the production schedule, Production, Quality Assurance, Field, Human
Resource, and Warehouse teams to ensure maximum production with minimal
downtime.

Provide effective leadership to direct the maintenance effort towards
continuous improvement and ensure that mechanical downtime is kept to a
minimum. Participate in Company Maintenance Standardization activities
and keep the plant team aligned with company maintenance direction and
improvements.

Plan and schedule work with proper prioritization, set
objectives/expectations, and hold personnel accountable for effective
performance against targets. Coordinate material and personnel
requirements to ensure best utilization of available resources in a
timely manner.

Track and maintain accurate records on the operating conditions of all
plant equipment. Utilize and sustain effective metrics to measure
maintenance team performance e.g. Availability Operational Equipment
Effectiveness (OEE – mechanical downtime) Mean Time Between Failure
(MTBF), Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), Stops, Preventative Maintenance
Compliance, Job Kitting, Work Order Attainment. Conduct regular team
reviews of past 24 hour/weekend performance through Breakdown Analysis
(BDA) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) practices to facilitate continuous
improvement for plant uptime.

Implement/sustain employee training and skills development programs.
Ensure that all employees are adequately trained and/or cross-trained in
various specialties as applicable. Sustain current RETA CIRO
certifications for Boiler and Refrigeration, Idaho State Electrical
Journeyman licensing program, Department of Labor and College of
Southern Idaho sponsored Industrial Technician program, State Water
Treatment Certification program, Purchasing Certification programs.

Monitor, and maintain the computer-based preventive maintenance program
to ensure the best utilization of the company, plant, property, and
equipment.

Direct major repairs through well coordinated and planned plant
shutdowns.

Stay abreast of state-of-the-art technology and new equipment
innovations. Explore and recommend installation of feasible
enhancement . Implement new technology into the maintenance program to
drive effective improvements to the maintenance reliability program.
Leverage use of analytical and predictive tools such as vibration
analyses, thermography, oil analyses etc.

Ensure that fire protection equipment and alarming/notification systems
are properly maintained, tested, and functional at all times.

Have working knowledge of all rules and regulations pertaining to
corporate insurance program and contractor qualifications. Function as
an active participant in the plant Emergency Action/Response team.

Maintain open lines of communications with salaried direct reports and
plant hourly personnel. Maintain a high level of employee productivity
and morale through the implementation of employee relations programs to
ensure best utilization of the human asset. Periodically review staff
and subordinates. Provide written assessments to assist in Performance
Management Plan of all direct reports.

Prepare annual budgets for Maintenance Department and assist in the
preparation of the annual and long range capital budget. Responsible for
tracking and managing department spending to budget/forecast targets.

Ensure that outside work is competitively bid and that work is of the
highest quality at the most economical cost.

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