Maintenance Lead Technician - Second Shift

Michael Foods Inc.•Lenox, IA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food. Michael Foods, Inc. located in Lenox, Iowa and often called the "Pearl of the Prairie" is where you can find small town living, focused on family and friends, with big city amenities not far from reach in Des Moines, Omaha, and Kansas City. Located in southwest Iowa, Taylor county, with a population of around 1400, the Lenox area reaches far beyond the city limits with beautiful and productive fields of corn, beans, and other croplands. Lenox holds an amazing four day Rodeo every July and is home to a beautiful 36-9 hole golf course, several fishing and boating lakes, great area hunting, a beautiful city park with swimming pool, and many picnic parks. The MFI location in Lenox produces primarily pre-cooked egg patties. With its friendly atmosphere, safe environment, and progressive spirit, Lenox is a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family. This is for a 2nd shift, 6pm-6am position. We offer competitive wages, bonuses that include relocation, sign on, and annual. POSITION SUMMARY: SUMMARY: The Maintenance Lead provides both Maintenance and Reliability services within the plant, championing executional excellence and asset health improvement efforts. The Maintenance Lead will ensure results while partnering with the MFI ARM team, plant maintenance team personnel, plant operational team, and all other plant support teams members for success. The Maintenance Lead will partner with the maintenance workflow process team and will ensure that work orders for plant assets are in the CMMS backlog and are being planned and scheduled effectively. The Maintenance Lead will work with technicians to ensure that scheduled work orders are properly executed, followed through, documented and value of the job is captured and reported. They will promote, execute, mentor, and coach excellence in preventive and corrective maintenance practices. The Maintenance Lead will become a resource to the plant who constantly focuses on improving the operating condition of equipment and improving the skill sets and performance of the maintenance team. This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability. This role must be available to work scheduled work times, weekends, and holidays, as necessary.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent
3 to 5 years of experience as an industrial maintenance technician preferred
Ability to interact with all levels of the organization
Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with superb time management skills.
Excellent administrative and follow-up skills to achieve successful maintenance and repair programs.

Nice To Haves

Associate's degree or two-year technical certificate, or experience which demonstrates technical aptitude preferred
Trained and competent in MFI MTL1, MTL2, & MTL3 skills preferred
MFI People Leadership Essentials or equivalent training preferred
Active Society of Maintenance & Reliability Professionals (SMRP) membership preferred
Prior experience in SAP preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead maintenance team members and tasks to ensure personal safety, quality, delivery, and cost, are continuously being improved to achieve company objectives.
Engage and develop the asset care team members to deliver expected levels of reliability.
Be an active member who contributes to the advancement of the MFI & ARM culture.
Execute and champion Precision Maintenance® techniques ensuring procedural compliance and that job tolerances are met
Identify, develop, justify, and implement reliability and performance improvement projects
Responsible for identifying, coordinating, and facilitating maintenance and reliability training for team personnel
Lead / assist craftsman during maintenance assignments
Lead technical troubleshooting tasks while assisting other plant personnel in a teaching environment
Execute preventive and corrective maintenance tasks with excellence
Utilize MFI approved CMMS to manage, document, and support reliability reporting and decision making. This will be accomplished through the guidance of MFI ARM standards.
Keep accurate and up-to-date records (i.e., SAP data, training documentation, etc..).
Provides input for root cause analysis (RCA) and Reliability Centered Maintenance to create an environment of continuous asset reliability improvement.
Promote, and foster Michael Foods culture, values, and principles.
Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviors.
Assumes personal responsibility to insure safe and healthy workplace for everyone.
Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
Adheres to Quality work practices, follows GMP’s, maintains sanitary conditions and ensures that product quality is maintained.
Reports conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
Always ensures required regulatory compliance.
Perform other duties as assigned.