Job Abstract

Company and Position Information:

Del Monte Foods, Inc. (DMFI) is a multi-national food company headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA, with a powerful portfolio of brands, including iconic Del Monte®, Contadina® and College Inn®. Our premium-quality meal ingredients, snacks and beverages can be found in six out of ten U.S. households.

At Del Monte Foods, we believe in supporting one another. In helping our people shape their own careers - in letting them grow outward, upward and across disciplines. We are tending to the greater good, providing accessible, nourishing, great-tasting food for all. We are Del Monte Foods – Growers of Good.

The salary range for this role is:

Responsibilities:

• Facilitates excellent environmental, health and safety programs.
• Develops and controls the maintenance budget that provides for optimized spending to achieve the agreed upon capacity and asset reliability.
• Ensures standard reliability and maintenance work processes are followed. Implements and tracks maintenance KPIs. Analyzes operational data and equipment performance history to deliver improvements in critical maintenance related metrics / KPIs.
• Develops and leads the reliability process to continuously improve equipment uptime and reduce related maintenance cost. Develops and executes maintenance strategies to achieve plant availability of 90%+.
• Implements and details Standard Maintenance Procedures (SMP) on plant equipment.
• Manages reliability-related communications and best practice sharing.
• Manages the reliability workforce, develops succession plans, skills assessments, and training.
• Manages the parts warehouse to maintain critical spares, minimize necessary inventory and automate materials requisition functions.
• Periodically benchmarks current performance with internal and external sources to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Enforces Management of Change processes. Ensures the reliability strategy is properly executed.
• Fosters a culture that does not tolerate equipment failures and seeks to understand and eliminate the causes using techniques such as Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Implements organizational structure, systems, tools, and technologies that promote a proactive approach to maintenance.
• Ensures effective
• use and integration of standard corporate work order planning, scheduling, and materials kits.
• Develops, recommends, and implements strategies for improving the reliability of the manufacturing processes.
• Quality and Food Safety – Ensure maintenance of machinery, and construction of equipment to meet quality and food safety standards on open product zone areas.
• Develop and maintain plant preventative maintenance program. Document corrective action on preventive maintenance performed.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of Del Monte Foods Quality Systems to assure compliance with quality and food safety requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Del Monte Foods Leadership Behaviors:

As leaders we:

Ground Our Teams

• Connect our teams to a clear strategy.

• Provide the support our teams need for success. 

• Hold ourselves and our teams accountable.

Create the Climate

• Solve problems together with our teams.

• Enable smart risk taking. 

• Empower our teams to make decisions and take action.

Nurture the Good

• Are intentional about building trust.

• Lead with empathy.

• Grow and develop our teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or Industrial technology, or equivalent work experience with minimum of 5 years’ experience in reliability and/or maintenance positions required. Non-degreed candidates must have a minimum of 5 years of directly related work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Failure Modes & Effect Analysis preferred
• Prior experience with standard corporate maintenance workflow processes
• Demonstrated ability to lead Root Cause Failure Analysis reviews
• Must possess a demonstrated high degree of tact in dealing with both plant staff and maintenance personnel
• Strong verbal, written and listening communication skills required
• Excellent administrative and analytical skills including intermediate to advanced knowledge of Excel
• Strong problem-solving skills and analytical skills required
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects and priorities at one time
• Strong PC-skills relating to spreadsheet, database, and word processing programs.
• Demonstrated experience with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) or comparable system required, preferably experience in SAP Plant Maintenance and Materials Management Modules.

WE OFFER:

• Competitive salary.

• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401(k).

Please be advised that your application is not complete until you fill out, sign, and submit an Application for Employment for a specific position for which Del Monte Foods, Inc. is actively recruiting. Your application must reflect that you possess the required qualifications for the position.

No sponsorship is available for this position.

No agencies or 3rd party vendors.