Feed Mill Maintenance Manager

• ◆Directs daily maintenance work activities of employees in assigned equipment areas and sets up any additional work maintenance schedules.
• ◆Provides front line supervision for maintenance employees and maintenance contractors.
• ◆Follows standard operating maintenance instructions/procedures in the performance of any and all maintenance tasks, including replacing, adjusting, installing any feed mill equipment.
• ◆Continuously maintain awareness of any maintenance problems and develop strategies and procedures to correct existing problems and help eliminate any future maintenance related issues or reduce unscheduled down times due to maintenance issues.
• ◆Work with the Feed Mill Manager and Shift Supervisors in development, implementation, and coordination of a plant wide preventative and predictive maintenance (PM) program to ensure maximum equipment life and minimal downtime and that it is cost effective.
• ◆Maintain accurate records.
• ◆Oversee training of maintenance technicians and millwrights.
• ◆Lead and organize maintenance technicians in the completion of all tasks.
• ◆Maintain an adequate, cost-effective inventory of spare parts.
• ◆Develop and communicate consistent parts replacement or repair guidelines.
• ◆Provide cost estimates as necessary to the Feed Mill Manager.
• ◆Monitor all repairs to ensure all warranty costs are covered.
• ◆Interface with boiler, chemical and insurance representatives to ensure the integrity of water softeners, boilers and related boiler equipment.
• ◆Coordinate and communicate with all departments to ensure maintenance needs are properly addressed.
• ◆Manage imminent maintenance projects.
• ◆Coordinate and schedule annual boiler inspection.
• ◆Coordinate and schedule bi-annual manlift inspection.
• ◆Oversee and maintain proper records for the State Department of Air Quality.
• ◆Coordinate, schedule and perform yearly fire extinguisher inspection.
• ◆Promote safety including housekeeping practices, tools, equipment, and facility.
• ◆Utilize downtime effectively for solutions to repair/maintain equipment.
• ◆Assist Feed Mill as needed regarding milling operations and procedures.
• ◆Responsible for being in compliance with all environmental laws and procedures to which Smithfield Hog Production subscribes.
• ◆Incumbent will be responsible for understanding and complying with company SIPS, EMS and BMS policies and procedures while performing their job duties.
• ◆Provide and perform required training of the maintenance staff of all safety, environmental, procedural and equipment operation procedures.
• ◆Perform all required re-assessments of procedures in LTT, confined spaces, hot work, tank integrity and any other assessments.
• ◆Work with management to operate within budget on all R&M operations.
• ◆Report all environmental issues immediately to their supervisor.
• ◆Read and understand the company’s emergency notification process and will be responsible for reviewing that policy at their work site.
• ◆Completes daily duties in a manner that maintains compliance and seeks out opportunities for improvement within the Smithfield local Animal Food Safety Plan.
• ◆Assist in 5 year planning of major capital projects including, but not limited to capital budgeting, equipment planning and selection and coordination of service and installation of the equipment or project.
• ◆All other tasks and duties as assigned.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The

listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• ✓Bachelor’s Degree from accredited four-year college or university, and 5+ years relevant maintenance experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• ✓2+ years experience in electrical troubleshooting and repair, welding and plumbing.
• ✓Electrician license helpful, but not required.
• ✓Able to perform troubleshooting, repair and assembly of any feed mill equipment including electrical issues: solid-state circuitry, 110 v control circuits, lighting circuits, VFD and soft-start drives and 3 phase circuitry.
• ✓Able to read and speak English in order to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• ✓Good leadership skills.
• ✓Good verbal & written communications skills required.
• ✓Good organizational skills.
• ✓Must be self-motivated and able to work alone and unsupervised.
• ✓Must be