At Bel, we are not just a company—we are a company on a Mission, built on 160 years of bold innovation, family values, and a commitment to social purpose. With beloved brands like Babybel®, GoGo squeeZ®, The Laughing Cow®, and Boursin®, our snacking solutions bring more than joy; they want to serve as a force for good. Our U.S. Mission? To help close the critical 80% nutrition gap by making it easier for Americans to eat more fruits, veggies, and dairy as part of their daily lives.

The company has headquarters in Chicago and New York City and operates 4 manufacturing plants in Little Chute, WI; Brookings, SD; Traverse City, MI; and Nampa, ID. #IWorkForAllForGood

• Manage your environment and team’s safety
  • Monitor work areas to ensure compliance with safety protocols, including OSHA and safety requirements.
  • Monitor work areas to ensure compliance with food safety and quality protocols.
  • Enforce Materne North America policies, standards and procedures, ensuring fair and consistent application and employee accountability.
• Oversee Maintenance related Operations
  • Communicate with management, co-workers, and direct reports to coordinate work activities and share information (this includes attending daily pass-downs and regularly scheduled meetings and completion of troubleshooting reports).
  • Deliver action plans developed from fact and data-based root cause analysis and enforce standards defined by workshop managers.
  • Enforce 5S principles, support Continuous Improvement initiatives, and implement Lean Manufacturing principles to ensure World Class Performance.
• Manage performance
  • Manage the work and performance of a team of Maintenance Technicians, ensuring that equipment and plant are in World Class operational condition at all times.
  • Ensure completion of schedule Preventative Maintenance tasks.
  • Schedule Work Orders using CMMS.
  • Provide Corrective Action as necessary.
  • Prioritize repairs that occur during production.
  • Track Maintenance KPIs as assigned.
  • Oversee troubleshooting, Corrective Repairs and Preventative Maintenance.
  • Utilize Predictive Maintenance technologies to improve MTBF.
  • Manage and optimize use of spare parts for an assigned work area.
  • Oversee training and qualification of new and current Maintenance Technicians.
  • Develop employee competencies and provide detailed and fact-based feedback.
  • Perform quarterly evaluations of your team.
• Cross-functional Projects
  • Provide area guidance based on experience, system knowledge and equipment function.
    • Systems include but not limited to: pre-processing, production, packaging, palletizing, WWTP, Boilers, refrigeration, HVAC and plant utility systems.
  • Partner with operational group on assigned shift to ensure organizational teamwork.
  • Work with the Production Supervisor to ensure plant operational needs are met.
  • Oversee other Maintenance teams in the absence of that team’s supervisor.
  • Provide additional support to Operations in the absence of partnered Production supervisor.
  • Partner with human resources in raising and resolving employee personnel issues.
  • Lead and/or participate in investigations, perform Root Cause Analysis and work with Plant Leadership to implement corrective action to eliminate conic issues.
• Drive Continuous Improvement
  • Identify, justify and propose improvements to machines and Maintenance processes which positively impacts safety, food safety, quality and operational efficiency.
• All other duties as assigned

• OEE, Downtime, Preventative Maintenance completion, Emergency Work Orders, Work Requests, Loaded Labor

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field preferred
• Combination of education and experience will be considered

• 3+ years of experience in Maintenance within a manufacturing environment
• 1-3 years’ experience as a Maintenance Supervisor preferred
• Food or pharmaceutical industry manufacturing experience is strongly preferred

• Ability to understand technical processes and automated mechanical equipment.
• Strong background in preventative Maintenance and repair of industrial manufacturing equipment.
• Ability to demonstrate logic and reason to identify problems and offer solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to meet operational goals while also fostering a positive work environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to employee safety and food safety.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, leadership, training and coaching skills.
• Microsoft office proficiency.
• PLC experience is highly desired.

• Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs. regularly.
• Must be able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Must be able work in normal office conditions and in the manufacturing plant.
• Must be able to work a minimum of 12 hours per day and be on his/her feet for extended periods of time.

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.

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