Maintenance Lead - Graveyard (Purple)

Overview

Job Title: Maintenance Lead - Graveyard (Purple)

Reports to: Maintenance Foreman 

Department: Maintenance 

Classification: $31.61 - $39.52/hr depending on experience

Shift: Rotating, 12-hour Night Shift (Purple), 6:00 pm - 6:30 am, including some weekends 

 

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse perspectives and value unique human experiences. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates the diversity of the communities where we live and do business. Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. 

  Company Overview: At Bob’s Red Mill, we inspire joy with wholesome foods. Since 1978, we have been leading the natural foods industry by providing our customers with good food that makes them feel great. Wholesome means ensuring our food is of the highest quality, empowering and supporting our diverse group of employee owners, respecting our planet, and bettering our communities. We believe that joy is for everyone. 

 

We believe taking care of our community starts with giving our employee owners the resources to take care of their physical, mental, financial, and future well-being by offering a leading benefits package.  

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance 
• 401k, Profit Sharing Program, and Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) 
• Paid Holidays & Vacation 
• Employee Assistance Program – counseling, legal issue support, financial guidance, and more. 
• Tuition Reimbursement 
• Childcare Discounts 
• And MORE! 

 

Purpose: To inspire joy with wholesome foods. 

Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Determination 

 

Position Overview: The Maintenance Lead is responsible for overseeing and assisting Maintenance employees with the set up and proper operation of all relevant machinery. This position provides support and training for maintenance employees and staffing agency associates. 

Responsibilities

Essential Job Functions: 

• Supports the Packaging and Milling departments by minimizing machine downtime and helping them meet their production goals. 
• Allocates work assignments to maintenance personnel on shift. 
• Acts as point of contact for Mill Room and Packaging Supervisors on shift. 
• Maintains workflow and maintenance continuity within the staff on shift. 
• Provides emergency and attendance leadership with staff on shift. 

• Communicates issues with Maintenance Foreman and next shift Maintenance Lead. 
• Flexibility to work over shift or come in early as need arises. 
• Trains millwrights and other maintenance staff. 
• Troubleshoots and resolves complex maintenance problems. 
• Trains maintenance mechanics.  
• Coordinates team projects and conducts individual projects from start to finish. 
• Sharpens and balances millstones. 
• Runs PLC diagnostics using a PLC system, industrial controls, pneumatics, motors, and servos. 
• Installs new equipment and special functional and structural parts for equipment operation. 
• Assembles and disassembles equipment for repair, changeovers, and cleanouts. 
• Performs size changeover adjustments to case packers and other equipment. 
• Documents repairs in applicable reports, forms, and logs. 
• Complies with all company policies and procedures and operates all equipment in a safe and food-safe manner. 
• Complies with Bob’s Red Mill food safety policies and procedures including adherence to FDA regulations, Safe Quality Food (SQF) Standards, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).  
• Responsible for reporting food safety and quality concerns to Supervisors and/or Department Manager.  
• Performs other duties and tasks as assigned.  

 

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

• This position has limited supervisory responsibilities over assigned personnel and staffing agency associates. 
• This position reports to the Maintenance Foreman.  

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:   

• Familiar with company policies and procedures. 
• Possesses effective communication skills, both verbal and written. 
• Ability to follow exact procedures and protocols. 
• Ability to weld metals and fabricate small parts. 
• Ability to safely operate forklifts and aeri