Plant Maintenance & Engineering Manager

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

We have an exciting Plant Maintenance & Engineering Manager opportunity in our Guymon, OK Plant office. The Plant Maintenance & Engineering Manager is charged with the strategic oversight and leadership required to operate a 900,000 square foot production facility which includes a 300,000-pound ammonia system, a 600 million gallon wastewater treatment facility, rendering and steam generation operation, a twelve (12) million-pound distribution center, axis robotic and automation systems, and harvesting six (6) million animals annually. Directs and manages a team of 150+ maintenance and automation superintendents, supervisors, and technicians, providing precision, predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance activities to improve plant maintenance metrics. Leads and supervises capital expenditures, projects, and facility expansions while maintaining production efficiencies within budgetary parameters. Drives continuous improvement within the maintenance organization.

ABOUT US

At Seaboard Foods, we create the most sought-after pork. A top U.S. pork producer/processor and leading exporter to 30+ countries, we are committed to bringing excellence to the table, seeking a better way to produce wholesome pork and connect every step between our farms and family tables. More than 5,400 employees in five states work on our farms, feed mills, and processing plant to produce Prairie Fresh pork, ensuring the well-being of our animals, the environment, our employees, and the communities we call home. Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in our renewable gas projects on our farms creating renewable energy. Owned by Seaboard Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, and nominated as one of the “Best Places to Work” by Kansas City's Business Journal, we have a dynamic culture where our employees can contribute and understand why they matter.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides support and direction in managing capital expenditures of $15-$20M annually, working closely with the senior director of facilities and maintenance, plant general manager, plant controller, and other functional managers. Successfully executes all site projects using expertise to manage projects and/or programs within desired budget, timelines, and quality parameters.
• Communicates and promotes the business strategy and clarifies the actions needed to implement it within the area of responsibility; motivates and ensures the team's commitment to achieving the organization's business goals.
• Understands and is knowledgeable of all local, state, and federal laws and regulations, including Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and Environmental Protection Agency to ensure environmental, health, and safety processes are executed and in compliance.
• Acts as the business unit expert to analyze data trends to help guide decision-making at a senior level.
• Estimates the labor required to perform maintenance tasks, define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Acts as the business unit's expert to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical, diagram, written, and/or verbal form and work with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Collaborates with senior management, contractors, vendors, and suppliers to support maintenance and engineering projects.
• Proposes, designs, and introduces new equipment needed to automate processes within the facility to maximize production and labor efficiencies while improving product quality.

CORE COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS IN ALL ROLES: instills trust, communicates effectively, action-oriented, ensures accountability, and drives results.

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES FOR THIS ROLE: plans and aligns, optimizes work processes, strategic mindset, financial acumen, and manages complexity.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering preferred or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 5 to 10 years of maintenance and engineering experience or similar position in a fresh protein and pork harvest facility is required.
• Wide and deep management experience providing expert competence over 5 years with demonstrated leadership and people development skills.
• Experience interpreting strategy and policy in order to set and deliver objectives within medium to long timeframes.
• Strong electrical background (PLC, instrumentation, industrial electrical experience) preferred.

SCHEDULE

• The hours and days of work are established by departmental needs and at the discretion of management. After-hours, weekends, and overnight travel as requested.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical and work demands listed here represent those an employee should possess to successfully perform the job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move around the facility.
• The employee must regularly lift and move up to 25 pounds , and occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds .
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is dependent on which environment you are in.

WHY SEABOARD FOODS?

• Medical, vision & dental benefits upon hire.
• 401K with company match.
• Paid Time Off & Company Holidays.
• Wellness Program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee pork purchase program.

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Seaboard Foods is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans' status, status as a disabled individual, or any other status protected by law.