Maintenance And Engineering Manager

You know our brands, The Laughing Cow, Babybel, Boursin, Kaukauna, Merkts and Price's, which elicit smiles across America. They are daring, responsible and deliver dairy goodness. As you imagine, this mindset is contagious! Bel Brands USA is part of an international family company, which has led an ambitious growth strategy for 150 years and is today the world's third largest branded cheese company. If like our 12,000 employees globally, you want to have an impact in an entrepreneurial and demanding company, and share smiles around the world, dare to live the Bel experience!

Be you. Be ambitious. Be Bel.

Bel Brands USA has been named Chicago's "101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" for 10 years in a row. The company is headquartered in Chicago and operates three manufacturing plants in Little Chute, WI, Leitchfield, KY, and Brookings, SD.

Job Description Summary

This position is responsible for managing and coordinating all engineering and maintenance activities including production equipment and utilities to ensure and maintain optimum operation of the plant. Responsible for developing and delivering yearly CAPEX and maintenance budget as well as managing Maintenance and Engineering Departments. Develop and implement investment plan for the plant, in conjunction with the Group Engineering Department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborates with plant leadership and departments related to planning, organizing and prioritizing plant projects and priorities, including scheduling and planning projects and planned maintenance in coordination with production scheduling as well as ensuring timeliness of repairs
• Define a preventive maintenance strategy to avoid breakdowns and impacts to production
• Comply with legislation in relation to machine conformity and environmental protection
• Ensure appropriate corrective or preventive action plans based on safety, quality and/or environmental issues identified within the plant
• Assist Production Department as needed to plan shutdowns and alterations, upgrade equipment, and ensure breakages are addressed appropriately
• Participate in the development of the Master Plan for the site and formalize the annual investment plan with the Plant Manager
• Collaborate with Industrial Performance to ensure maximum standardization of equipment
• Ensure technical documentation is updated and work to ensure necessary spare parts and consumable inventory relevant to maintenance and project engineering is available
• Provide leadership to project engineering and maintenance staff, including developing training plans to optimize and build technical skills
• Enforce safety regulations for staff and/or external stakeholders are understand and adhered to, including hot work, energy control procedures, forklift driving permits, lockout tagout, machine guarding, etc.)
• Coordinate security policies and practices within the plant in collaboration with HR and Safety Department
• Establish and adhere to operating budgets for department, including analysing costs associated with technical solutions, defining budget priorities and adhering and collaborating with the Procurement Department for supplier selection and evaluation to ensure best value for money
• Monitor and optimize energy consumption (gas, electricity, water)
• Follows all Safety rules & procedures by working safely and ensuring safety of others
• Follows all food safety procedures
• Follows all Good Manufacturing Practices as stated within the policy
• Follows all environmental protocols as applicable
• Follows all sanitation procedures and work instructions
• Performs other miscellaneous duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering: Mechanical, Industrial or Technical or other related field.
• Formal leadership experience is required.
• A minimum of 10 years of maintenance and/or engineering experience in manufacturing, food and/or dairy industry experience is preferred.
• Technological expertise (mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, machining, and technical drawing) is required.

Skills and Experience:

• IT Tools management (data analysis experience) is required.
• Strong math and computer skills required.
• Demonstrated positive safety leadership skills is required.
• Requires strong oral, written, and communication skills

Professional Competencies:

• Drive and accelerate transformation
• Demonstrate agility
• Collaborate to increase efficiency
• Attention to detail

Working Conditions: Work is performed largely in the Little Chute, WI manufacturing environment. Hours of work will generally be during regular plant business hours with a minimum 40 hours a week. At times there will be some variation in work hours due to special projects, deadlines and other concerns. Position is based in Little Chute, Wisconsin

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Protective Equipment: Employees must wear safety glasses, safety toe shoes, hair net, Tyvex gown, hearing protection and protective gloves as required.

Relationships: Has strong relationships with all departments.

Acknowledgement: This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed by employee assigned to this position. It does not state or imply that these are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to the job. The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested by management. All requirements are subject to change over time and to possible modifications to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.

Bel Brands is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Bel Brands also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Bel Brand’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Bel Brands is committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting people with disabilities and veterans. If you need an accommodation or assistance in using the website, please call 312-462-1500.

If you think that this job is for you, please click now on the button "Apply".