Associate Manager - Process Maintenance

Own preventive, predictive and breakdown maintenance for potato receiving and preparation, washing, peeling, cutting, blanching, drying, frying, de-oiling, conveying, freezing, grading and packaging equipment within the French Fries plant.

Inspect and maintain pumps, gearboxes, bearings, drives, chains, belts, conveyors, valves, piping, heat exchangers and associated mechanical assemblies. Coordinate work on OEM equipment with vendors and the production team.

Plan shutdowns and weekly maintenance with Production; issue work orders, arrange manpower and materials, verify repairs, test equipment and document handover before restart.

Build and execute equipment-specific PM plans in SAP or the site maintenance system. Track defects, lubrication, condition checks, work order closure, repeat failures and equipment history.

Lead root cause analysis of recurring failures and implement corrective actions. Monitor downtime, availability, MTTR, MTBF and PM completion to improve line reliability.

Identify critical mechanical spares, maintain BOMs and minimum stock recommendations, and prepare technical specifications and purchase requests in coordination with Stores and Procurement.

Support commissioning and stabilization of the French Fries line, including punch-list closure, OEM coordination, equipment trials, as-built documentation and operator training.

Lead technicians and contractors on shift and during planned work; develop troubleshooting capability and verify workmanship, housekeeping and safe restoration of equipment.

Apply permit-to-work, isolation and lockout/tagout, machine guarding, confined-space and hot-work controls as applicable. Escalate mechanical hazards and near misses promptly.

Vacancy: Associate Manager Process Maintenance

Maintain food safety during repairs: follow GMP, hygienic maintenance practices, foreign-material control, approved food-grade lubricants where required, cleaning and line release in coordination with Quality.

Coordinate interfaces with refrigeration, steam, compressed air, water, E&I and automation teams when faults or planned interventions affect process equipment.