1. Ensure all employees understand and abide by all Company safety rules, regulations, and policies. Ensure that safe and sanitary working conditions are maintained in the facility in accordance with Company standards, as well as state & federal laws and regulations. Ensure all employees understand their OSHA rights. Conduct safety training topics as required or needed. Responsible for scheduling employees to attend all assigned safety meetings, toolbox talks, and safety training sessions. Promptly investigate all accidents and near misses, completing appropriate reports and taking action to eliminate root causes. 2. To direct facility maintenance organization to achieve uninterrupted operation of the facility and to maintain the facility and equipment in a safe and clean condition. 3. To plan, schedule, direct, and oversee the functions of maintenance labor to ensure that all work is completed in a timely and workmanlike manner, that all established procedures are being followed, and that all reporting is current and accurate. 4. To verify that all Maintenance Work Order Forms are completed properly, accounted for, and routed in accordance with work order routing procedures. 5. To distribute the maintenance workforce with respect to hours of work and areas of responsibility to best assure the uninterrupted operation of the facility. 6. To coordinate maintenance operations with Facilities Engineering and Plant Production management. To assure timely completion of all maintenance work with specific emphasis on the planned preventive maintenance program. 7. To establish, in cooperation with the Facilities Engineering Department, preventive maintenance procedures for all equipment within the Forks Facility, and to review, on a regular basis, the effectiveness of the existing procedures and to provide any necessary revisions to improve the effectiveness of the Planned Preventive Maintenance Program. 8. To regularly audit, by means of personal inspections, the performance of the maintenance workforce to assure that the quality and quantity of work being performed is at the highest possible level. 9. To make recommendations to the Maintenance Manager and the Manager of Facilities Engineering concerning repair, modifications, or replacement of facility equipment based on machine histories; and on appropriate maintenance manning levels to provide the most efficient, safe, productive, and cost-effective operation of the facility. 10. To assure that the maintenance stores inventory is maintained at the minimum level required to provide for the uninterrupted operation of the facility. 11. To provide the necessary tools, instruments, manuals, drawings, and procedures that may be required for the efficient utilization of the maintenance workforce. 12. To actively participate in the Quality Improvement Process, to conduct regularly scheduled employee involvement and training meetings, and to diligently promote safety throughout the workplace. 13. To publish a detailed monthly report concerning maintenance activity and maintenance expenditures. 14. To prepare an annual Maintenance Department operating budget projection. 15. To maintain all areas under his control in a safe, clean, and orderly condition. 16. To maintain accurate and up to date overtime record. Qualifications (education, experience, skills, personal attributes): 1. High School Graduate (College Preferred). 2. Two years' experience in Manufacturing operations. 3. Must be willing to work extended hours, weekends, or other shifts if required. 4. Must keep a professional appearance. 5. Must maintain a good performance and attendance record. 6. Must be physically and mentally capable of handling exerting and/or stressful situations. 7. Must be able to conduct and participate in meetings. #IR123
