The Maintenance Manager – Packaging leads and coordinates the activities our skilled maintenance mechanics and machine repair technicians. This role ensures that our packaging equipment and packaging machinery, along with other aspects of our physical plant, are in good repair and functioning efficiently and safely.
The Maintenance Manager – Packaging is located on-site at HARIBO of America’s brand new, state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in in Pleasant Prairie, WI (in southeastern Wisconsin, near the Kenosha area). The Maintenance Manager – Packaging acts as a key contact with factory managers and associates as the liaison to maintenance requests, problem solving, preventative maintenance scheduling, while leading a highly skilled team of maintenance mechanics to ensure our gummi candy packaging lines continue to operate effectively and safely.
Responsibilities:
- Oversees preventative maintenance on installed equipment and machinery – including high-speed automated packaging lines
- Supervises team of highly-skilled maintenance mechanics, across all three shifts, in a 24/6 plant
- Partners with Maintenance Planner and Technical Buyers to ensure proper inventory of spare parts for equipment and maintenance
- Ensure machinery and building repairs are completed in a thorough and timely manner, providing technical expertise in problem solving, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement
- Act as a steward of HARIBO’s people-centric culture through positive employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for front-line hourly associates
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma, HSED/GED, or equivalent ( Associate’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree is preferred)
- 5+ years of maintenance, mechanic, of highly technical role within a food, consumer goods, or pharmaceutical manufacturing facility
- 2+ years of experience in a supervisory/people leadership role, leading maintenance mechanics or similar technical roles
- 3+ years of experience with automated packaging lines
- Demonstrated understanding of PLCs, Automated Controls, Gear Boxes, Servers, and Automated Packaging equipment
- Ability to work weekends as required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Associates Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in a Technical field
- 7+ years of maintenance, mechanic, of highly technical role within a food, consumer goods, or pharmaceutical manufacturing facility
- 5+ years of experience in a supervisory/people leadership role, leading maintenance mechanics or similar technical roles
HARIBO of America, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and maintains a Drug-Free Workplace. Employment at HARIBO of America, Inc. is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. The Company’s policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, including protected veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. HARIBO also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also HARIBO’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.
HARIBO is committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting people with disabilities and veterans. If you need an accommodation to assist with completing the electronic application, please contact the location for which you are applying and ask to speak with the human resources representative or email careers-us@Haribo.com.
