Maintenance Manager

fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based dairy company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and value-added products to nourish consumers.

With more than $1B in annual retail sales, fairlife’s growing portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes: fairlife® ultra-filtered milk; Core Power® High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife® nutrition plan™, a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.

A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation.

The company is driven by its values of caring for people, the animals that supply us with milk, and the planet. By providing nourishing products, implementing stringent care standards for animals, and stewarding efficient operations and responsible packaging, fairlife, LLC puts a focus each day on making a positive impact for all. 

To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com.

job purpose:  The Maintenance Manager is responsible for overseeing the facility and equipment maintenance including all utilities, process and packaging equipment, parts procurement, planning, automation, and department budget.  The individual will possess a strong technical background and proven history to lead a talented group of supervisors, mechanics, ICT, engineers, planner, and parts procurement.

responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing the performance and development of all maintenance department staff and hourly personnel including identifying skill needs and training opportunities.
• Responsible for the effective planning, scheduling and execution of all maintenance activities including preventative, predictive, breakdown and overhaul maintenance activities.
• Responsible to maintain and repair all production (process and packaging) equipment, building and utilities equipment and assets.
• Including boilers, chillers, cooling towers, air compressors, HVAC equipment, wastewater systems, etc.
• Develop and optimize preventative maintenance program including task details, PM durations to ensure proactive execution and consistent plant operation.
• Develop and utilize predictive maintenance program to prevent failures on critical equipment.  Condition based tools to include ultrasonic and vibration analysis, thermal imaging, tribology, etc.
• Manage all aspects of the plant CMMS system and calibration system for tracking, documentation, and planning.
• Documentation of all schematics, diagram changes, and PLC programming documentation changes to keep plant records current.
• Perform risk assessment of critical spare parts and manage inventory to appropriate levels.
• Responsible for all regulatory utility records and annual services: backflow prevention, boiler inspections, transformer oil sampling, steam trap audits and chemical record retention.
• Oversee the department budget utilizing data analysis to study part turns, obsolete parts, min/max values and propose new solutions to manage inventory.
• Manage critical tasks and projects via weekly CI/strategic campaign meetings.
• Source and work closely with vendors for projects, tasks, and emergency repairs
• Must be able to use plant resources to troubleshoot issues:  Carlson system, PowerBI, RSLogix5000, etc.
• Suggest new strategies on how to track downtime and implement solutions to prevent and eliminate downtime.
• Purchasing and Purchase Order control via NetSuite’s:  Understanding department general ledger accounts, categories and working close with the Plant Controller/Finance Department
• Develop department SME’s and create new roles within the department.
• Request, review and maintain vendor contracts.
• Work close with other departments on RCA/CA strategies requiring thorough documentation in Quality Control platform.
• Maintain critical regulatory instrument calibrations.
• Work with engineering, OEM’s and/or suppliers to perform equipment / asset value engineering or redesign to improve performance.  Also provide maintenance expert POV to engineering when specifying new equipment design or placement.
• Establish daily routines and standards for the team to follow.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.
• Effectively lead and manage the annual overhauls for the equipment which includes planning, purchasing and execution to the timeline for the annual overhauls. 
• Work with the training team to ensure that the maintenance staff are being trained in the mandatory regulatory, machine specific training.  Overall needs to be able to be a champion for the team to be able drive the team to the next levels of competency. 

skills/qualifications required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering discipline preferred – may substitute 10 years of work experience in a production setting involving consumer packaging goods, electronics, instrumentation, refrigeration, electrical, and general mechanical with at least five years of supervisory experience.
• 5 to 10 years’ experience in food or beverage manufacturing setting preferred
• Must work in a safe and efficient manner and follow all safety procedures including the use of safety equipment.
• Must have a working knowledge of all steam, electrical, refrigeration and mechanical equipment, including the use of welding, gas, electrical, and heliarc equipment in the plant.
• Must have the ability to troubleshoot problems and be persistent until a solution is found.
• Must be willing to ask for assistance when the process is unclear.
• Must possess or be able to acquire a forklift operator license.
• Understand and be able to have a subservient leadership style and be able to place the team first. 
• Be able to establish and maintain the sense of urgency for the team. 

food safety requirements:

• Notify supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required that may affect product quality or food safety.
• Understand, observe, and comply with the handling and usage of the color-coded container policy while in the Production Areas.
• Perform all duties necessary to meet Company, Customer and/or Government requirements/standards as prioritized by the Company.
• Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the product, processes, quality system, or safety system.
• Identify and record any problems relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the ingredients, processes, quality system, or safety system.
• Control further processing or delivery of nonconforming product in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.
• In the event of absence, another employee with the same skill level will assume the duties and responsibilities as required.

position location: Goodyear, AZ

reports to: Director of Engineering          

exempt/nonexempt: exempt

fairlife, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. All qualified applicants and employees will be given equal opportunity. Selection decisions are based on job-related factors.

In addition to its nondiscrimination commitment, the Company will also provide reasonable accommodation of qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the Company. If you have a disability and would like to request accommodation in order to apply for a position with us, please email [email protected].