Business Unit Overview
Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.
Location Description
Michael Foods, Inc. located in Norwalk, Iowa is a southern suburb in the Des Moines, Iowa metropolitan area. We are known for knowing our neighbors and enjoying a great quality of life! Our location produces high quality precooked egg patties as well as various French Toast products.
Responsibilities
SUMMARY:
The Corporate Asset Reliability & Maintenance (ARMED) Engineer is responsible for supporting multiple Plants to enable and deliver on a sustainable asset reliability and maintenance program. The ARMED Engineer must champion the MFI ARMED Program and assist in implementation & development at the plant level. This role requires up to 50% travel to plant sites to drive solutions to complex technical issues and to positively affect change management. The role could have certified predictive plant Reliability Lead technicians as in-direct reports.
The ARMED Engineer is responsible for partnering with responsible plant leadership teams to establish a continuous improvement culture of proactive maintenance. The position provides support, coaching, training, and development of asset care practices within the plant sites. The ARMED program should result in sustained proactive planned maintenance that enables positive results in availability, performance, uptime, cost, and utilization.
This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Promote, and foster Michael Foods culture, values, and principles.
- Must observe and practice all MFI/plant procedures including wearing the required PPE.
- Adherence to plant safety, food safety, sanitation standards, and following all GMP guidelines.
- Core Competencies
- Drive continuous Improvement initiatives by partnering with plant teams and the corporate engineering team to ensure improvement in equipment uptime and OEE, while reducing annual direct manufacturing expenses.
- Transforming organization from reactive organization to a proactive organization through utilization of Michael Foods Inc. ARMED strategies and provide inputs to improve the overall company’s strategic plan.
- Develop effective utilization of conditional monitoring and/or predictive and other non-destructive testing methodologies (vibration, thermal imaging, oil analysis, ultrasound…etc.) designed to identify and isolate inherent reliability problems.
- Perform and lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), RCM2 analysis for critical equipment and FMECA (Failure Modes and Effects Criticality Analysis) for unreliable assets based on economic evaluation.
- Develop precision maintenance training including development of material for the training and conducting the training for mechanics and operators.
- Propose and monitor key performance indicators in accordance with maintenance best practices and encourage alignment between all functions (Engineering, Production, Quality Management, etc.) to close KPI gaps.
- Work with the reliability team to revamp existing procedures/technical guidelines including establishing any new guidelines and standards.
- Drive conformance to Reliable Manufacturing Standards with plant personal through partnership and education.
- Provide technical expertise and mentoring to plant site technical personnel as required i.e., Offer input to the site teams on materials selection on an as needed basis.
- Ensure the implementation of all repairs/modifications resulting from gap assessments, plant audits, notifications, and loss improvement activities of existing equipment.
- Perform audits and inspections at contractor’s shops to ensure quality of new and repaired rotating equipment.
- Capital Plan: Provide input to the 3-yr Capital Plan
- Applies value analysis to repair/replace, repair/redesign, and make/buy decisions.
- Deliver technical support to the Engineering Department on the selection of mechanical equipment based on reliability improvements through industry codes, standards, and best practices.
- Provide specifications and recommend design modifications for equipment such as processing, packaging, and utilities equipment.
- From time to time supervise contractor engineering professionals that may be assigned to support different reliability programs
- Accountable for a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
- Adhere to Quality work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
Qualifications
EDUCATION AND EXPEREINCE REQUIRED:
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or electrical engineering from an accredited university or equivalent technical experience
EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Maintenance or Engineering roles
- Utilizes critical thinking: use of logic, reasoning, and calculations to identify alternative solutions, conclusions, and approaches to solve equipment problems.
- Knowledge and understanding of predictive technologies for rotating equipment evaluations.
- RCM Practitioner and RCFA Methodology to identify the casual factors for component, equipment, or system failures. Must have Applied knowledge of RCM2 (Reliability Centered Maintenance) practices.
- Strong knowledge of API, ASME, and ANSI specs/standards, specifically API 610/682/686 (Certifications is an added advantage)
- Preferred to have Continuous Improvement Knowledge (5S, Kaizen, Standard Work, TPM, RCA)
- 480v 3 phase knowledge required. Knowledge and practice of NFPA 70E is preferred.
- Skilled or Knowledge in mechanical power transmission equipment, hydraulic and pneumatic systems,
- process pumps, control valves, sensors, positioners, actuators, manifolds, vacuum systems, air filtration, lubrication devices and basic electrical AC/DC Troubleshooting and related system.
- Skilled or Knowledge in welding, sanitary welding, pipe fitting, soldering, rigging application and use of mechanical tools, hand tools, and power tools.
- Skilled or Knowledge in machine shop to fabricate within specific tolerance using various measuring equipment Vernier, calipers, and depth gauges etc.
- Read and decipher mechanical drawings, schematics, and piping diagrams.
- Experience or knowledge of personal/process control computers, programmable logic controllers (PLC), and Networking devices a plus. Allen Bradley experiences a plus.
