Position Summary

Be able to Manage and direct facility maintenance operations in the cook and fresh plant operations.

General Purpose

Responsible for improving efficiencies; Preventive maintenance; Problem resolution; Team member retention and driving and supporting continuous improvement.

Role Qualifications

• Must execute ways to satisfy the customer, including internal and external.
• Must ensure that all departments are working together for the same goal.
• Must develop systems and controls to ensure Cost and Yield goals are met.
• Must be able to develop and train maintenance personnel.

Position Responsibilities

• Crider Foods requires all employees comply with and support all Food Safety and Quality policies, programs, and procedures to ensure our products meet and exceed consumers’ expectations.
• Develop and directs personnel to manage the Maintenance operations not to exclude any other areas assigned.
• Develop programs that will monitor yields and costs and adjust as needed.
• Executes programs that will continue to improve the Maintenance team.
• Develop and implement preventive maintenance programs.
• Prepare capital equipment requests with the support of plant management and corporate engineers.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree, or previous experience in fully cooked operations and other areas or equivalent experience.
• Leadership: a demonstrated ability to lead people and get results from others
• Planning: an ability to think ahead and plan over a six month to one year period
• Management: the ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
• Problem analysis and problem resolution capabilities at both strategic and functional levels
• Strong customer orientation
• Superior interpersonal skills
• Commitment to company values

Preferred Relevant Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with production experience, or equivalent experience
• Experience in fully cooked operations, and other areas in a poultry plant.
• Advanced computer efficiency.
• Knowledge of yields, efficiency, and cost.

Positions reporting to this person

• Maintenance team members.

General Sign-Off: The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies and to act as a role model in the adherence to policies. The company reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the company desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “AT- WILL.” Qualified employees who, because of physical or mental impairment that significantly limits a major life activity, require a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential functions of this position should notify their Manager or Human Resources.

Food Safety Sign-Off: All team members at Crider Foods must adhere to our food safety requirements and must report food safety problems to management. All attempts should be made to ensure that the written and digital records are documented at the time the activity is performed, legible, clear, concise and suitably authorized (not falsified) by those undertaking monitoring (documented work tasks). This position may be responsible for the inspection and verification of records.

“We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law”.