Job Details

Darigold is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to be a part of Darigold's Boise, Idaho team. The Maintenance Manager must possess the desire and ability to manage the maintenance and repair for all areas of the Plant. The successful candidate will be tasked with leading and developing a teamof maintenance technicians in a plant that operates 24/7. The Maintenance Manager will work closely with the Plant Manager and collaborates with representatives of Corporate Engineering, the Quality Systems, Production, and Safety Managers. The ideal candidate for this role excels in a fast paced, rigorous environment and desires a dynamic, professional position that promotes continuous improvement focused work groups.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (other duties as assigned)

Maintain preventive and predictive maintenance programs.

Oversee ammonia and glycol refrigeration systems.

Administer department budget within established guidelines.

Manage a safe working environment for all maintenance personnel.

Maintain plant quality performance standards, assuring compliance with all HACCP, FMSA standards in alignment with maintenance practices.

Work with Corporate Engineering to oversee Capital Expenditure items.

Provide on- and off-hour emergency response to major equipment issues, damage control, and personnel assignment as needed.

Supervise maintenance engineers ensuring ongoing training and development, safety assurance, and collaborative relations with operations.

Ensure integration of maintenance, process controls and operations

Deliver maintenance programs with an emphasis toward OEE based performance and industry KPI standards

Work with a waste reduction mindset and drive continuous improvement in maintenance and production operations

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Dairy, beverage, packaging or process industry background preferred.

Demonstrated knowledge and experience with mechanical systems, fluid processing, control systems, boilers, carpentry, electrical, building maintenance, wastewater treatment and refrigeration systems.

Must have schedule flexibility to work during emergency situations, weekends and off shifts as necessary.

Prior experience managing in a 24/7 environment

Prior experience with continuous improvement processes

Education, Experience and Certifications

Engineering Degree or related field. Extensive Dairy, Bottling, or Culture Industry experience could be considered in the absence of a degree.

5-10 years of experience in the maintenance/engineering field

Supervisory experience 3-5 years; demonstrated ability to achieve results through effective management and leadership of others

Experience in capital project management, including handling vendors and contractors and installation commissioning

Experience in Microsoft Office, CAD, Oracle, 11i, EAM

Experienced with Process Control Systems

We offer our employees a team oriented work environment, competitive salary, an excellent benefit packing including a 401K program and an education assistance program. Darigold is known for delivering fresh, high quality, value-added dairy products to people and customer driven solutions to organizations around the globe. We are the Fifth largest dairy Cooperative in the US and one of the largest privately held organizations headquartered in Seattle, Washington. We produce over 10 billion pounds of milk every year! Since 1928, our farmer-owners have taken great pride in producing nutritious dairy products with unsurpassed quality. Our work environment provides a result driven, collaborative space with open and transparent communication and a culture of celebrating everyone's wins. Our mid-size private company business model provides the ability to have dynamic involvement at all levels of our organization. We're also proud to say we offer an excellent Total Compensation Package and a few other perks unique to our industry!

At Darigold, we embrace diversity & welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, marital status, creed, religion, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law- We're proud to say we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

As a condition of employment applicants offered a role will be required to successfully pass our pre-employment background screen, receive a negative drug screen result & confirm eligibility

to work in the U.S. We participate in E-Verify- please follow the links for details, English / Spanish & view our Right to Work Statement, English / Spanish.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)