Facilities/ Refrigeration Supervisor
Company: Ajinomoto Foods North America
Location: San Diego
Posted on: April 20, 2024
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Job Description:
Overview The Facilities/Refrigeration Supervisor is responsible
for coordinating and supervising maintenance activities to ensure
equipment and plant assets are functional and optimized, while
limiting operational delays and associated costs. Ensures safe work
practices during general maintenance of equipment, including but
not limited to installation and repairs. Ensures preventative
maintenance of plant assets including mechanical, electrical, HVAC,
plumbing systems, structures, buildings, production machinery,
boilers and ammonia refrigeration are routinely taking place.
Responsibilities
Working through direct reports, ensures that plant equipment is
maintained in optimum operating condition to avoid, or minimize,
production down-time and costs
Supervise technical maintenance activities troubleshooting and the
repair of ammonia refrigeration equipment including vessels,
evaporators, spiral freezers, condensers, pump motors, compressors
valves and other refrigeration equipment
Operating and maintaining steam boilers
Responsible for the operation and maintenance of the wastewater
plant
Perform daily chemical testing and logging all text results
adjusting required to maintain refrigeration, boilers & wastewater
plant within established limits
Perform inspections and preventive maintenance as required by PSM
schedules (Process Safety Management)
Responds urgently to equipment related production issues and
downtime by assigning repair work as soon as issues are
identified
Develops, maintains and administers all aspects of the critical
spare parts and inventory
Ensures timely completion of work orders, repairs, and preventative
maintenance and documentation of all maintenance activities
Approves all parts orders within approved purchasing limits and
budgets
Continually assess maintenance effectiveness and works with
production team to identify opportunities for improvement,
production optimization and maintenance planning
Work with other departments and individuals to effectively
coordinate equipment and building maintenance activities
Responsible for providing after-hours maintenance resources by
calling in appropriate maintenance staff; responds personally in
critical or complicated situations
Ensures that the Maintenance Shop, boiler room, compressor room and
wastewater treatment room are kept orderly and clean
Actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives, while
achieving budgeted goals for efficiency on
an on-going basis
Provides necessary guidance, technical support, and training to
ensure that all employees work safely and comply with food safety
programs
Ensures compliance with all quality and food safety programs
through regular adherence to Good
Manufacturing Practices (GMP's) according to company and customer
expectations
Responsible for all supervisory activities including, but not
limited to, new hire orientation and training, scheduling,
performance evaluations, discipline, coaching, safety training and
employee development,
along with recommendations for hiring and terminations.
Assures that associates have all the proper tools, equipment and
parts in proper working condition to
perform their necessary job duties
Facilitates and promotes a team concept by working with associates
as a team member through coaching, leading, listening, coordinating
and supporting
Conducts counseling sessions and issue disciplinary action as
necessary
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field or
equivalent knowledge and skills acquired through on the job
training or experience
5+ years supervisor experience in a manufacturing environment,
preferably food manufacturing or consumer goods industry
Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with
employees at all levels of the organization
Must possess strong and effective leadership skills
Strong organizational and planning skills
Solid decision-making skills and a strong sense of urgency
Solid technical ammonia refrigeration (cascade system)
troubleshooting skills
Ability to handle multiple assignments in a fast-paced
environment
Knowledge of USDA and OSHA regulations, including GMPs, Sanitation,
and HACCP principles and practices
Knowledge of Boilers, Wastewater Treatment, Compressed Air Systems
and Ammonia Refrigeration
Experience using Microsoft Office suite of applications; including
Word, Excel and out Outlook 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.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly
required to work, climb stairs and ladders, and reach with hands
and arms.
Position occasionally requires climbing to high elevations.
Employee is required to stand; use hands and fingers to handle or
feel objects, tools, or controls; climb or balance; stoop, kneel,
crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
Must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds, occasionally lift
and/or move up to 75 pounds and at times up to 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close
vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the
ability to adjust focus.
AAP/EEO STATEMENT Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. (AFNA) is an
Equal Opportunity Employer. AFNA does not discriminate on the basis
of race, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual
orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin,
veteran status or any other basis protected by stated, federal, or
local law. All employment is decided on the basis of
qualifications, merit, and business need.
Salary: $90,000+ per year and 15% annual bonus based on
performance.
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