Job Description

Growing food distribution company seeks a Regional Maintenance Manager. Reporting to the Maintenance GM, the Maintenance Regional Manager is responsible for directing maintenance staff of several distribution centers across a region. The Regional Manager will manage and assign projects to maintain DC’s normal function to support operations. Also responsible for the day-to-day activities of the maintenance employees such as maintaining electrical, plumbing, mechanical and ammonia systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Take charge of all Go Lives-start-up projects of DC’s for the next 3 years involving extensive traveling.
• Traveling as needed to each DC for inspections of assigned facilities to determine condition; diagnose problems and initiate necessary actions.
• Plan and schedule routine maintenance. Establish work priorities.
• Manage staff of skilled and semi-skilled workers in maintenance nationwide.
• Inspect work for completeness
• Accountability for Vendor task and job performance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Support production operators, safety personnel and other employees in meeting plant objectives
• Position requires to be available/on call 24/7

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to recognize electrical, plumbing, and mechanical malfunctions or equipment failures.
• Strong communication skills-will be dealing with many vendors.
• Knowledge of Electrical Power Generators
• Strong English skills, reading, written and verbal
• Excellent follow-up and follow-through skills
• Experience in Microsoft Windows and Office software
• Must be able to interact with all levels of management. Must be able to manage and lead a diverse workforce.
• Ability to make independent decisions as needed.Solve problems with no directions
• Demonstrate ability to examine the logical relationships between conclusions and their supporting assertions.
• Must be able to draw conclusions from facts and evidence.

Education and/or Experience:

• Knowledge in maintenance and repair to include-ammonia systems, warehouse environment, recording keeping of documents, working with contractors.
• 2 years technical school and 3 years’ experience in closely related field work preferred but not required
• Three years minimum experience as a Regional Maintenance Manager. General Manager Experience preferred.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds at a time.
• Must be able to climb stairs and walk for long periods of time.
• Must be able to work standing up or sitting down for long periods of time.
• Must be able to traverse and access all areas of a warehouse environment.
• Must be able to work in a distribution center environment with a variation of temperatures.
• Ability to safely work around/with heavy moving equipment (forklifts, pallet jacks, reach trucks, clamps, scissor lifts) in a high paced environment.

Travel Requirements

This position requires frequent travel, subject to business needs. Employees should be prepared to travel for meetings, training or other work-related events as necessary.

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