About the Role:
Taylor Farms Southern California, Inc. is the newest member of the Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc. family of companies. Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc. is dedicated to being North America’s favorite maker of salads, healthy fresh foods and salad dressings.Our “Taylor Family” is passionate about making high quality, great tasting products for families across North America.
The Maintenance Manager is responsible for overseeing and directing all plant maintenance and engineering operations to ensure optimal equipment performance, safety, and regulatory compliance. This role involves assessing and implementing capital expenditures, enhancing maintenance practices, and driving continuous improvement in productivity, efficiency, and waste reduction.
Pay Range: $110,000 -130,000 per year
Status: Salaried Exempt, Fulltime
Days of the Week Needed: Primarily Monday – Friday, weekends and holidays as needed
Shifts: Flexible hours as this role oversees a 24/7 operation
Work Hours: 8 hours plus
Key Responsibilities:
- Follow and enforce all Safety, Allergen Controls, Food Safety & Sanitation, Food Defense, and SQF policies and procedures relating to job duties for all departments
- Maintain the Food Safety Plan in compliance as well as aligning with operational execution
- Lead the development of departmental training of Standard Operating Procedures to support the Food Safety Plan.
- Lead and sustain the CAL OSHA safety compliance for the maintenance department.
- Develop and train safety protocols for any maintenance-related task.
- Ensures mechanical and electrical support is available to production and other departments.
- Maintain production systems, utilities, building, and grounds in a 24-hour, 7-day per week operation.
- Maintenance management plan: Develop, implement, monitor, and optimize the maintenance management plan to improve uptime and reduce costs and waste.
- Workflow policies and procedures: Develop and implement policies and procedures to improve efficiency without compromising safety or quality
- Designs, specifies, and commissions capital projects which deliver project scope, on-time, and on-budget, meeting agreed stakeholder expectations.
- Develops, reports, and analyzes key maintenance performance indicators to create and implement corrective actions.
- Remains current with latest and emerging industry regulations and codes relative to mechanical and electrical systems design and operation.
- Ensures corporate policies and standards are followed in capital project implementation and daily maintenance.
- Provides hands-on, “roll-up sleeves” management style.
- Promotes a safe and environmentally sound workplace that complies with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
- Work prioritization: Prioritize work across the team
- Perform and approve actions related to the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) as required.
- Responsible for managing the departments inventory and budget.
- Ensures compliance with all procedures internal to Taylor Farms and from suppliers.
- Non-staff resources: Ensure the team has the right non-staff resources available at the right time
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervision Exercised:
- Leads the hiring and training of supervisors and mechanics.
- Organizes and oversees the work and schedules of supervisors and mechanics.
- Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
- Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy.
- Provides management of employees directly or through supervisors to ensure retention, development, disciplinary action, and performance management.
Environment:
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Hair and beard net, gloves, safety shoes, bump cap, smocksChemical Exposure: Cleaning Supplies and Food Allergens Temperature: Refrigerated 67 degrees Fahrenheit
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline preferred or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of maintenance supervisory experience required.
- 5 + years of maintenance and repair department management experience
- Experience in budgeting and financial management of capital projects.
- Cal OSHA Training certifications preferred.
- Electrical and mechanical certifications.
- Experience leading and following Safety/Security Policies and Procedures.
- Any relevant certifications
Physical demands and abilities:
- Ability to maintain a safe and positive work environment.
- Ability to lift/push/pull up to 50 lbs. Ability able to bend twist, stoop, squat, and pivot.
- Ability to walk and stand for 8+ hour shifts.
Benefits:
- Medical/ Vision/ Dental PPO only
- Up to 4% 401k Matching company contribution.
- Company-paid life insurance.
- Two Week Vacation
- Sick Pay
- 7 Paid Holidays
E-Verify compliant
EOE