North Coast Seafoods · 1 day ago
Facilities & Maintenance Manager
New Bedford, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expNorth Coast Seafoods is a seafood manufacturing company seeking a Maintenance & Facilities Manager to lead their maintenance team. The role involves managing preventive and breakdown maintenance of equipment, ensuring safety, and coordinating with other departments to achieve maintenance objectives.
Food and BeverageAgricultureSeafood
Responsibilities
Document maintenance processes and procedures and keep it up-to-date
Create and maintain a database of machinery and equipment
Recruit suitable maintenance mechanics, leads, and other support personnel on need basis
Develop a preventive maintenance schedule for all the equipment and decide on the best maintenance frequency
Ensure a safe work environment
Allocating maintenance tasks to team members
Achieve the planned maintenance objectives
Devise plans to reduce breakdown of equipment and utilities
Develop and implement preventive maintenance checklists and monitor the same
Closely monitor maintenance activities and performance of the maintenance team
Inspect the maintenance equipment periodically, analyze its condition and predict failure of parts
Coordinating with other departmental personnel in achieving planned maintenance activities
When required, help maintenance team in diagnosing and solving equipment problems
Oversee the repair of equipment and utilities
Provide proper tools and equipment to carry out maintenance of equipment and utility
Provide inputs to the Purchase manager on the best brand of equipment and utilities in the event of new purchase
Plan and procure critical spares of equipment as per experience or as directed by the Original equipment manufacturer
Document successfully solved repairs of critical equipment to help resolve similar equipment problems in future
Track the age of machinery and utility and take suitable actions such as replacement or disposal with proper justification
Reporting the status of preventive and breakdown Maintenance to the Top Management
Qualification
Required
5+ years with increasingly responsible management positions in industrial maintenance, preferably in a supervisory or production management capacity
Diverse background in mechanical, electrical and plumbing experience
Proven leader in improving work processes and leading change in a complex, fast paced environment
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Proven maintenance planning skills
Proven equipment diagnosis, repair and troubleshooting skills
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
Ability to write, read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manual
Able to manage priorities and complexities, strong multitasking skills
Able to understand and improve performance, efficiency and product yield
Strong supervisory, interpersonal, training, and communication skills
Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices and food safety regulations
Understand OSHA/FDA/USDA requirements in a seafood manufacturing environment
Intermediate computer skills Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
Must be able to lift 30-50 pounds
Work up to a 10-hour workday: standing/walking most of the day
Hand use: single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing and pulling
Work requires the following motions: bending, twisting, squatting and reaching
Exposure to FDA approved cleaning chemicals
Exposure to temperatures: <32 degrees Fahrenheit
Ability to work in wet and dry conditions
Ability to work Monday-Friday, weekends when needed
Ability to use tools and equipment, including knives or box cutters, pallet jacks, fork-lifts
Preferred
Food industry background preferred; Seafood industry experience is a plus
Benefits
Comprehensive health care coverage
Vacation
401(k)
Company
North Coast Seafoods
North Coast Seafoods provides seafood products.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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