Maintenance Superintendent

Find your future at Iowa Premium!

Iowa Premium, a National Beef Company, of Tama, Iowa is looking for a qualified professional to join our Team as Maintenance Superintendent. With competitive pay and benefits, stable work, and an environment that is caring and supportive, National Beef could become your next career move!

Competitive wages and benefits:

Family-friendly benefits including health, vision and dental
• 401K Retirement Plan with company match
• Paid Vacation
• Employee Meat Purchase Sales
• Paid Life Insurance

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Maintenance Superintendent responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Job Summary

Responsible for managing the activities of the maintenance department to keep building and equipment in proper state of repair. This is done in order to reduce mechanical downtime and keep product flow and production lines running at maximum. Responsible for the development and implementation of maintenance systems associated with High Performing Manufacturing Organizations (Preventative/ Predictive Maintenance, etc.).

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for assisting with the management of maintenance systems associated with high performing manufacturing organizations (Root Cause Analysis, Reliability-Centered Maintenance, etc.)

• Manage the maintenance staff through delegation, policy and procedure administration, assignment of work responsibilities, planning, organizing, directing and follow-up of the work assignment. Promote plant safety performance through administration, enforcement of company and plant policy/procedure and training consistent with the objectives of Iowa Premium and in compliance with Federal and State agencies

• Accountable for providing short and medium term solutions and day-to-day support to all operating teams having issues with troubleshooting, problem analysis, equipment failures, etc. Ensure the smooth daily operation of the plant with minimal repetitive issues

• Assist the Plant Maintenance Manager in developing and managing an effective Preventive and Predictive Maintenance program using E-Maint PM Module. Extract and analyze program data to ensure a constant state of continuous improvement

• Maintains compliance with Key Performance Indicators for tracking and reporting the performance of the maintenance function (supplier performance, equipment reliability, overall equipment effectiveness, etc.)

• Manages work assignments in staffing, scheduling, coordinating, and planning of team members engaged in manufacturing engineering activities

• Knowledge of environmental regulations and wastewater operations ensure compliance with all operational permits

• Provides technical expertise and leadership for the timely resolution of manufacturing process problems. Serves as a resource for cause/effect analyses, investigations, and corrective action planning

• Support department efforts to provide technical training and guidance to management and team members

• Performs other duties as assigned

This is a safety sensitive position. This is an on-site position.

Qualified candidates for Maintenance Superintendent position should possess the following:

• Minimum five years management experience in food plant maintenance. Advanced work in electrical, hydraulics and PLC's preferred

• Excellent administrative and follow up skills to achieve successful maintenance and repair programs

• Must have refrigeration and boiler system knowledge

• Must be computer literate; experienced in using computer software applications such as CAD and Microsoft Office applications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with superb time management and project scheduling skills

• Working knowledge of E-Maint CMMS system

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

Iowa Premium, a National Beef Company, is dedicated to being the premier supplier of premium family farm-raised corn-fed Black Angus beef. Our employees are key to our success. We offer a variety of employment opportunities in our production and packaging facility in Southeast Iowa. We strive to be a preferred employer in Tama County, whether it's measured by the number of people employed or the good we do in the community. Come join our family!

National Beef is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, natural origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, or status as a disabled individual.