Maintenance Manager

Gruma Corporation has an opening for Maintenance Manager in Albuquerque, NM. The Maintenance Manager is responsible for coordinating, planning, controlling, and monitoring of the maintenance department to ensure the continuous ability of the equipment to service our customers while maintaining high standards in quality, food safety, and safety and meeting the department’s budget. The specific duties will include the following:

• • Direct, plan, control and monitor the overall operation of the maintenance department.
  • Ensure the continuous ability of the equipment to service our customers while maintaining high standards in quality, food safety, and safety and meeting the department’s budget.
  • Develop, implement and oversee plans to accomplish departmental goals and objectives as per budget.
  • Directly supervise Maintenance Supervisors.
  • Conduct annual performance appraisals for supervisors.
  • Perform safety and sanitation audits.
  • Participate as an active member in the safety, quality and food safety committees.
  • Conduct training sessions for the department employees as needed, including safety training, food safety and technical among others.
  • Purchase all materials required for the operation of the department including safety equipment.
  • Participate in the safety committee meetings and participate in special safety assignments.
  • Report any accidents and/or illnesses within 24 hours and perform accident investigation following the Company’s protocol.
  • Conduct safety training for new hires.
  • Maintain documentation of all training activities.
  • Monitor and ensure work order system operates effectively (ensure safety, food safety and other operational work orders are addressed promptly).
  • Performs in a safety manner and complies with all the OSHA regulations.
  • Enforce all company policies, procedures and regulations.
  • Ensure equipment performs in a safety manner and complies with all the OSHA regulations.
  • Collaborate in the development of the department budget and productivity parameters once per year.
  • Prepare written reports for management.
  • Deliver oral presentations as requested by upper management.
  • Develop and implement improvements and changes in the work instructions, job descriptions and training needs.
  • Keep employees informed on factors relating to their work assignment, work progress, and opportunity for advancement.
  • Maintain and improve the preventive maintenance program, ensuring the preventive maintenance scheduled is followed accordingly.
  • Ensure all plant equipment is properly maintained per manufacturer recommendations and in accordance with the preventive maintenance schedule.
  • Establish and maintain productivity standards.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field and two years of experience in the job offered or a supervisory role in a manufacturing environment.

Requires two years of experience in the following:

• • Developing and testing electrical, control, and automation machinery in production and manufacturing plant environments;
  • Developing and maintaining preventative maintenance programs;
  • Establishing and maintaining productivity standards;
  • Reading and analyzing electrical diagrams;
  • Installing, programming and troubleshooting Programmable Logic Controllers, Variable Frequency Drives and all types of AC and DC electrical and mechanical equipment;
  • Installing and repairing electrical conduit, cables, piping, and tubing, including all necessary connections, controls and grounding;
  • Disassembling, repairing and reassembling gear boxes, fans conveyors, blowers, compressors, pumps, valves, furnaces, drives and all allied mechanical equipment related to electrical troubleshooting;
  • Providing training in safety, operations preventative maintenance, productivity, company standards and procedures, and occupational safety regulations and compliance.
  • Staff management.
  • Project management.

Gruma Corporation and its affiliates, including but not limited to Azteca Milling, L.P., are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by this application is solely for the purposes of determining suitability for employment, verifying your identity, and maintaining employment statistics on applicants. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act as well as state and local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity with-out imposing undue hardship on Gruma. Please inform the company's personnel representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process. #LI-DNI