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GOODHEART SPECIALITY FOODS - BLUEBONNET VENISON FARMS INC ET AL Manufacturing Engineer / Project Manager, San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas

Manufacturing Engineer / Product Manager

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Description | | The Director of Maintenance and Engineering is responsible for | | leading the facility engineering and maintenance operations. This | | includes designing and executing projects of the maintenance | | department and acting as the facility capital project budget manager. | | Other responsibilities include designing and executing plant | | maintenance programs. | | | | Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities | | | | - Develop maintenance procedures and ensure implementation. | | - Carry out inspections of the facilities to identify and resolve | | issues. | | - Check various systems to keep plant running smoothly and | | efficiently. | | - Plan and oversee all repair and installation activities and | | assign daily team responsibilities. | | - Allocate workload and supervise maintenance staff. | | - Monitor equipment inventory and place orders when necessary. | | - Monitor expenses and control the budget for maintenance. | | - Manage relationships with contractors and service providers. | | - Keep maintenance logs and report on daily activities. | | - Ensure health and safety policies are complied with. | | - Manage employee performance reviews, corrective action and | | employee growth plans. | | - Develop operations annual budget by analyzing spending and | | allocation of resources; and taking into consideration the | | feedback that has been received from team leaders | | - Adhere to the approved operations annual budget and provide | | budget updates and adjustments as requested by CEO and President | | - Continue and strengthen a culture of inclusion and diversity to | | drive results in safety, quality, delivery, and cost. | | - Display positive leadership with demonstrated respect for others. | | - Reliable and regular transportation and attendance. | | | | ? | | Education and Experience | | | | - Bachelors Degree Required, Masters Degree in Industrial | | Engineering preferred | | - Minimum of 15 years of experience in food manufacturing, | | preferably USDA certified facilities. | | - Must have extensive experience working with food processing | | equipment, ovens, packaging equipment, grills, fryers etc. | | | | Skills and Abilities | | | | - Proven experience as maintenance manager or managerial role with | | large team expertise. | | - Experience in planning maintenance operations | | - Solid understanding of technical aspects of food industry | | manufacturing (protein or RTE foods preferred) | | - Working knowledge of food industry and equipment (Freon | | refrigeration, batch ovens, cryogenic nitrogen systems, vertical | | form fillers and baggers, scaling systems, batch ovens - gas | | fired, modified atmosphere packaging, etc.) | | - Ability to keep track of and report on activity | | - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills | | - Outstanding organizational and leadership abilities | | - Conflict management skills. | | - Proven ability to use data to make decisions. | | - Experience leading change. | | - Excellent communication and coaching skills | | - Detail oriented and organized | | - Proficient computer skills in spreadsheets; data bases and word | | processing | | - Excellent technical knowledge of equipment, products and | | processes | | - Self-motivated, results orientated and excellent personal skills | | - Strong background in HAACP; safety; GMP; and BRC | | - Must have a hands-on work ethic | | - Must be able to communicate fluently in English (read, write, | | speak, listen); bilingual preferred | | | | Working Environment and Physical | | While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly | | required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to | | stand and walk. The employee is frequently required to sit; use hands | | to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or | | balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste and smell. The | | employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific | | vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance | | vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and | | ability to adjust focus. The employee will be exposed to a noisy | | environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature. The physical | | demands described here are representative of those that must be met | | by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of | | this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals | | with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Exposure to | | food tasting and smells including all food allergens. | | | | Travel Required | | Occasionally | +---------

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