**Responsibilities and Duties:** + Develops and executes 1yr and 3 yr business plans supporting national/regional/local (TPM) Total Productive Manufacturing objectives including the development & implementation of strategies, processes & programs. + Manages and develops maintenance team leads/supervisor and maintenance technicians; Provides maintenance guidance and oversight for all plant associates; motivates, coaches and develops a diverse, high performing and engaged team to meet established goals and build organizational capability. + Supports plant facilities and equipment maintenance to produce quality products in an efficient and profitable manner; Supports the operation in ways to help reduce overall costs; + Oversees and assists in the establishment, analysis, and submission of yearly departmental budgets + Creates and adheres to a work order planning and scheduling process; Ensure service calls and machinery repairs are completed in a timely manner + Continually reduces equipment downtime and increase availability through the establishment of a preventive/predictive maintenance program (including failure analysis) designed, directed, monitored and continually improved. + Manage plant level capital projects in conjunction with Project Managers. + Champions and drives relentless reduction of breakdown losses through Breakdown Analysis and other appropriate Focused Improvement Tools. + Establishes and maintains a SOX-compliant stockroom operation that provides repair parts for critical process equipment as well as necessary consumables for the plant. + Maintains good working relationships with other organizational units in the plant; ensures compliance to company and regulatory policies + Participates in, and supports, the Department safety training program. (I.E.: weekly safety meetings, shop safety inspections, enforcement of lock-out/tag-out program, enforcement of the confined space program, etc.). **Qualifications:** + Bachelor's degree required; 8+ years of maintenance and 10+ yrs. of overall experience with increasing levels of supervisory roles of people & processes required + Demonstrated ability to support a long-term maintenance plan showing year over year improvement in Reliability, Maintenance KPIs and maintenance Cost. + Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally and coordinate efforts around process improvement. + Working knowledge of national, state, and local regulatory requirements in the areas of food safety, safety, environment and emergency management. + Working knowledge of basic elements of Good Manufacturing Practices and manufacturing management. + Working knowledge of key business drivers used to gauge the effectiveness and performance of an internal group or supplier. + Strong experience in project management preferred; experience in Equipment Preventive Maintenance Management. + Strong experience and working knowledge of plant maintenance software, SAP preferred. Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:10 Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.