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• Bachelors degree in an Engineering discipline
• Stable & Progressive work history 
• 7+ year’s maintenance management experience required in a food/beverage manufacturing environment.
• Strong Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TPM implementation
• Multi-craft/multi-skilled with expertise in electrical, electrical controls, mechanical, pneumatics, hydraulics and fabrication
• Directs and coordinates activities of maintenance supervisors and maintenance associates engaged in repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment, and in maintenance of buildings, grounds, and utility systems.
• Responsible for productivity, quality of work, departmental safety, assisting in controlling costs and reducing waste in maintenance, and other assigned departments.
• Manages, coordinates and integrates the work actions of all supervisors, technicians and maintenance activities on utility systems and production and processing equipment (optimizing uptime and minimizing downtime).
• Coaches and assists supervisors in executing short range planning as they supervise daily and weekly activities of maintenance technicians and contractors, ensuring timely completion and quality of work in a proactive manner.
• Provides direction and make tactical decisions while executing mid range planning beyond weekly activities, as it relates to driving improvement and implementing programs related to maintenance optimization.
• Provides technical guidance and expertise, assisting and coaching Maintenance, Operations and QA associates on an ongoing basis. Identifies performance gaps and assists with identifying and implementing training plans.
• Tracks and evaluates maintenance performance using Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), generating reports through Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) in alignment with Maintenance Excellence initiatives.
• Ensure alignment of all maintenance associates and full compliance as it relates to the following initiatives: Maintenance Excellence, Autonomous Maintenance, Management Operating System (MOS), Safe Quality Foods (SQF), 5S, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Process Safety Management (PSM)
• Ensures departmental/individual compliance with National, State, local building/mechanical/electrical codes; safety codes, OSHA regulations; fire codes; company's and customer's policies, procedures, and standards.
• Oversees daily operations of projects assigned to the department.
• Manages the execution of the preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Manages the development of long range planning in support of the company's, customer's and maintenance department's goals and objectives.
• Ammonia refrigeration systems and PSM highly desirable.
• Working and practical knowledge of plant utility systems, (including boiler systems, ammonia refrigeration systems, compressed air systems, waste water treatment)
• Knowledge of minor estimating, scheduling, planning, and budgeting.
• Working knowledge of PLC’s, VFD’s, Servo’s and plant automation systems.
• Working knowledge of National, State, Local building codes, OSHA and standard industry safety rules/regulations.  

Christopher Merida

Senior Search Consultant / Global Search Network

Food & Beverage Industry, Tampa FL.  (813.832.8300 x 204Cell: 813.298.5428

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