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Maintenance Engineer

Employer
Elite Spice Inc
Location
Jessup, MD
Closing date
Sep 28, 2022

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Company Overview: As a leading spice importer and custom manufacturer, Elite Spice offers an extensive line of superior pure spices, custom blended seasonings, highly specialized capsicum products and a wide variety of other specialty food ingredients. We are privately-held by American ownership and headquartered in Jessup, Maryland. We currently manage six separate facilities located on the East and West coasts. Our manufacturing operations are equipped with innovative cleaning, milling, blending and packaging systems. Additionally, we maintain our own state-of-the-art pathogen elimination and microbial reduction technologies to ensure the safety of the spices we produce. At Elite Spice, we pride ourselves on creating a positive work environment as well as being a diverse company that treats all of our employees as family as we appreciate and understand the value of hard work. If you are a dependable, detail and team oriented individual with a strong work ethic, we would love for you to join our team. Job Responsibilities: Support production operations by troubleshooting process deviations, implementing improvements in existing processes, installing & supporting new technologies. Ensure machinery and equipment run smoothly and reliably through constant review of PM and condition based programs, revising as needed. Provide guidance and technical support to maintenance technicians in the proper installation of new and repair of existing equipment. . Provide technical support and oversight in the acquisition, installation, operation, maintenance, and improvement of manufacturing equipment. . Assist in developing departmental objectives in areas of Safety, Quality, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness. . Ensure Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and safety standards are incorporated into new designs and manufacturing improvements. . Foster adherence and enforce compliance with Housekeeping, Sanitation, GMP, Food and Personnel Safety policies. . Develops and implements process improvement projects to increase productivity, reliability, and cost reduction. . Oversees Metal Detector, Scale, and Lifting equipment inspections and calibration programs. . Monitor equipment and diagnose machine failures, develop corrective action to avoid future occurrences. . Directs Contract and internal electrical maintenance. . Become subject matter expert in operation/maintenance of treatment chambers. . Support technician training. . Track expenses and oversee maintenance cost. . Provide capital forecasting needs. . Oversee equipment inventory and ensure orders are placed to replenish as needed. . Directs the execution of and improvements to the Preventative Maintenance program. Required Qualifications: . Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial preferred) . Ability to read, interpret, and create engineering drawings . Fundamental knowledge of low voltage industrial controls and power distribution . 6 yrs. in industrial manufacturing, 4 years' experience in maintenance. . Experience with productivity and efficiency programs (TPM, Lean concepts) or similar fundamentals . Supervisory experience. . Travel: <5% Preferred (but not required): . NFPA 70e awareness training . A strong understanding of sanitary design concepts . Formal training in root cause investigation methodology . Knowledge of federal, state, and local regulatory agencies (OSHA, FDA, EPA) . Experience in an agricultural or food processing environment . Experience with milling, mixing and packaging equipment Essential Abilities and Skills: . Demonstrates a sense of urgency, ownership and tenacity to resolve problems . Demonstrated leadership, planning, organizing and communication skills . Self-motivated . Results driven . Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities . Excellent written communication . Comfortable working in an industrial environment . Excellent Computer Skills: Microsoft Excel, Word & Outlook . Proficiency in AutoCAD or Solidwork

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