Job description

Thompson First Group is currently seeking a qualified Plant Maintenance Manager for a local client in Mifflintown, PA. Candidates who have a background working as a Maintenance Mechanic and in a Supervision capacity are encouraged to apply. This position does require candidates to have a background working with refrigeration.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manages the staff, processes and activities for maintaining all plant machinery to ensure safe, continual and efficient operation.
• Ensures that periodic and preventive maintenance are appropriately scheduled and accomplished, and that emergency troubleshooting and maintenance support are readily available as needed.
• Oversees maintenance goal setting, activity scheduling, work performance and performance management to ensure measurable goals, proper workload distribution, goal satisfaction and effective staff performance management.
• Monitors and continually improves maintenance processes and maintenance personnel performance to achieve enhanced levels of efficiency.
• Must be willing and able to perform confined space entry and rescue duties to include:
• Provide technical rescue standby for projects including confined space rescue as well as first aid and CPR.
• Assist in assessing risks, readying rescue equipment and planning practical and effective solutions towards safe working practices in compliance with program standards.
• In case of accident, locates the patient, assesses any injuries, packages for extrication, removes patient from the threatening environment and turns over patient to EMS for medical attention and transport.
• Perform special confined space related duties, such as pass a fit test and maintain respirator qualifications.
• Expected to perform other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plant Maintenance Supervisors and maintenance staff.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Four-year college or university program degree in relevant Engineering discipline (mechanical, electrical, chemical or food processing), Industrial Management or other technical discipline required.
• Critical thinking skills, problem solving, strategy development, and implementation experience required.
• Experience implementing predictive/preventive maintenance programs.
• Experience with maintenance of ammonia-based refrigeration systems and knowledge of managing Process Safety Management Rules (PSM) as well as the EPA’s Risk Management Program Rules (RPM).
• 5+ years Supervisory/Management experience in a manufacturing environment focused on process improvement.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to build relationships at all levels and maintain a positive working environment.
• Strong computer application skills in a network environment.
• Strong mechanical and electrical skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Must be able to climb stairs, stand for extended periods of time, and safely lift up to 50 pounds.
• Work at heights by climbing stairs and ladders with proper PPE.
• Standing, bending and stooping for the majority of the shift.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

• Hot and wet environment.
• Strong odors.
• Must be willing to have a presence on all shifts and must be willing to work weekends as the business requires.

Thompson First Group is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $95,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift

Work setting:

• In-person

Work Location: In person

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