Head of Plant Maintenance & Automation

Job description

Summary The Sr. Director of Technical Services will lead all aspects of the manufacturing engineering, automation, utilities, wastewater, MRO, and spare parts inventory management functions at Chobani’s Twin Falls, ID site, which is the world’s largest yogurt manufacturing facility. The successful candidate will bring the necessary experience, personal presence, and leadership to ensure that our manufacturing capability and performance meets or exceeds our expectations. The focus will be to reduce downtime and assure peak plant efficiency, understanding and controlling repair costs. This role has a responsibility for ensuring both food safety and quality of Chobani product. Responsibilities: - Providing leadership for technical services organization, as well as employees in direct and indirect functions - Establish and implement a TPM program in partnership with the Yogurt and Modern Food leaders - Optimize the inventory management functions including planning and tracking MRO budgets and spending - Supporting the plant’s key performance initiatives to ensure timely and effective and interactions with our R&D, Quality, Engineering, Procurement, and Product Supply organizations - En...