Fort Smith, AR - Maintenance & Refrigeration Manager

Bachoco Group is a leading multi-business and multiprotein producer, and one of the top ten largest globally, with over 40,000 employees. We offer a wide portfolio of products, including chicken, eggs, pork, beef, pet food, and more. Through Bachoco USA, we deliver high-quality chicken products to the U.S. market, serving retail, food service, and national accounts through our fully integrated operations, which include farms, hatcheries, feed mills, and processing plants.

Join us and be part of our success!

 

Summary: The Maintenance and Refrigeration Manager oversees the work done by maintenance and refrigeration supervisors and their crewmembers. The manager also looks for improvements inside the department and improvements of the equipment or facility to improve production performances.     

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Completes the labor budget.
• Oversees the Preventive Maintenance Program.
• Oversees maintenance work orders.
• Performs Process Safety Management (Ammonia Refrigeration).
• Oversees the hot water system.
• Oversees the facility and the equipment inside and outside.
• Oversees projects.
• Oversees contractors.
• Upholds OHSA codes, IIAR codes, and NEC codes.
• Oversees production downtime.
• Oversees the performance of Maintenance and Refrigeration supervisors and their crews.
• Oversees the pre-op lockout and tagout program.
• Makes sure that facility drawings are updated.
• Looks for improvements to be made in plant utilities.
• Oversees safety programs.
• Performs and oversees training programs.
• Works with and assists in monitoring the purchase of parts and equipment to maintain the facility.
• Must have ability to drive a vehicle for company business purposes. 
• Must submit to and pass a background investigation.
• This is a safety sensitive position. 

 

Supervisory Responsibilities: Manages subordinate supervisors who supervise hourly employees in Maintenance and Refrigeration. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units. Also directly supervises one non-supervisory employee. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

 

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Education and/or Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from four-year college or university; or seven to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

 

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

 

Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

 

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to qualify for the company as a pool driver.

 

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.  Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.,) in its most difficult phases.  Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.