At Danone, manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demands is a key driver for our plant teams.

We have an opening for a Reliability Leader- Infrastructure/Utilities based in Dallas, TX! This role will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations, systems repair, and maintenance support of the Dallas Utilities Team. Equipment within their control includes ammonia and glycol refrigeration, steam boilers, air compressors, electrical distribution, sewer system, cooling towers, water treatment, HVAC, and facilities.  This leader will have a team of ten (10) employees distributed out all four shifts.

Additional responsibilities you will have,

• Responsible for the (PSM) Process Safety Management Program
• Works with the Maintenance Manager to implement systems, projects, programs, and staffing aimed at achieving departmental mission and long-term objectives.
• Owns Breakdown Elimination, Defect Handling, & Planning and Scheduling. Coaches teams through effective execution of these processes and builds capability and ownership of these systems down to the team level over time.     
• Create daily assignments for mechanics on each shift the support planned maintenance and loss elimination initiatives.  Focuses on engaging mechanics in proactive work that will improve line predictability/stability. 
• Support off shift critical work and emergency repairs where required 
• Monitor metrics, develop plans, and propose solutions for improvement
• Participate in the annual budgeting process, support cost goals, and identify productivity opportunities
• Support Planned Maintenance Pillar, System and Tools implementation
• Support Systems and Equipment Ownership capability development
• Lead and Support Early Equipment Management Activities, including possible startup leadership for projects within their area
• Ensure all equipment/machinery is entered into CMMS
• Create and maintain machine bill of materials
• Provide weekly/monthly work order cost analysis report to Maintenance Manager
• Develop, implement and execute Predictive/Preventive maintenance procedures and plans
• Monitor equipment performance, investigate asset failures, analyze data, and develop and execute action plans to improve asset reliability
• Analyze, identify, recommend, and implement solutions for reducing utilities downtime, and non-value-added activities
• Lead and facilitate RCA/BDE Root Causes Analysis/ Break Down Elimination, and assist in the development of the capitol plan for cost reduction-related projects to support business objectives
• Ensures that environmental systems are operating within permit guidelines and insures that audits of these systems are performed to insure operation.

Education and Experience:

• 7-10 years of progressive work experience in a utility focused role responsible for ammonia refrigeration, steam boiler, and air compressor operations and maintenance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferred
• 3 – 5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education that would provide the level of knowledge, skill and ability required is acceptable
• Experienced in supervising support personnel

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Understand TPM and continuous improvement methods
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance
• Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures

• Availability to be on call nights and/or weekends as required
• Working knowledge of screw compressors, electrical troubleshooting all common types of ammonia central systems, & control/alarm systems, water tube and fire tube boilers, and compressed air systems
• HAZ-MAT training
• RETA 1&2 certification a plus
• Process Safety Management training

At Danone North America, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family. You’ll be part of the largest Certified B Corp™ in the world, working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet. We have 6,000+ employees across the U.S. and Canada. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Danone North America doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We recruit, employ, train and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic characteristic or any other protected status. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all our employees share in the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect. http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

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