Director of Maintenance, Engineering & Automation
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Job Location:
Visalia, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 135000 - 175000
Posted on:
14 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Location: Lindsay Ca
Salary Range:$135000 - $175000
The Director of Maintenance Engineering & Automation is responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight of the maintenance engineering and automation functions across all facilities. This role ensures that citrus processing ingredients processing and dried ingredient operations run at peak efficiency reliability and compliance with safety food safety and regulatory standards. The Director will manage teams in maintenance and engineering lead automation initiatives coordinate capital projects and drive continuous improvement to maximize uptime efficiency plant expansion and product quality.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Department Management
- Direct and oversee the Maintenance Engineering and Automation functions including supervisors planners technicians engineers and automation specialists/contractors.
- Establish team goals performance standards and training programs to build a skilled cross-functional workforce.
- Foster a culture of safety accountability and continuous improvement.
- Ensure all staff are adequately trained equipped and motivated to achieve operational goals.
Maintenance & Engineering Operations
- Lead the development and execution of preventive and predictive maintenance programs across citrus processing drying blending and packaging operations.
- Monitor key metrics such as downtime MTBF asset utilization and maintenance cost efficiency using data to drive improvements.
- Ensure timely troubleshooting and repair of mechanical electrical and automation systems.
- Manage spare parts inventory vendor relationships and contractor performance.
- Plan and execute plant improvements expansions and capital projects.
- Establish and maintain a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to track work orders spare parts and maintenance history.
Automation & Technology Integration
- Develop and execute an automation roadmap to optimize juice extraction drying blending packaging and material handling.
- Oversee PLC programming SCADA systems robotics and other automated technologies.
- Partner with production and quality teams to implement automation solutions that improve throughput product consistency traceability and food safety.
- Integrate IoT AI-driven monitoring and advanced analytics to support predictive maintenance and operational decision-making.
Compliance & Safety
- Ensure all maintenance engineering and automation practices comply with FDA USDA OSHA GMP and HACCP standards.
- Partner with Quality Assurance and Sanitation to validate systems that support food safety and traceability.
- Direct maintain and enforce the safety program for the department; review safety records to uphold maximum standards.
- Ensure compliance with all city county state and federal regulations.
Capital Projects & Budget Management
- Manage capital and operational budgets for maintenance engineering and automation initiatives.
- Oversee planning and execution of major equipment installations upgrades and plant improvement projects.
- Track and report ROI on all major projects.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with Production Quality Sanitation IT and Supply Chain to align efforts with business goals.
- Support operations during peak production cycles and coordinate resources for optimal plant performance.
- Serve as a key technical advisor to senior leadership on long-term equipment lifecycle engineering and automation strategies.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Electrical Automation or Industrial Engineering (Masters preferred).
- 10 years of progressive experience in maintenance engineering and automation with at least 5 years in a leadership role in food or beverage processing.
- Strong expertise in mechanical electrical and controls systems including PLCs robotics SCADA and industrial automation.
- Proven experience developing and leading preventive/predictive maintenance and engineering programs.
- Knowledge of citrus juice extraction evaporation drying or food packaging equipment preferred.
- Solid understanding of GMP HACCP and food safety standards.
- Excellent leadership communication and project management skills.
Core Competencies
- Strategic Leadership & Team Development
- Technical Mastery in Maintenance Engineering & Automation
- Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Strong Business & Financial Acumen
- Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
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