Maintenance & Reliability Excellence Manager
Company: Blommer Chocolate Careers
Location: East Greenville
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Blommer has been providing delicious, high quality chocolate and
cocoa products to customers since 1939. Built as a family business,
we are continuing to grow and are looking for motivated and
reliable associates to help in our mission of Bringing Chocolate to
Life! Job Summary: Provide technical expertise to assess and
monitor all process equipment, conduct reliability studies on
existing equipment and recommend needed improvements to improve
equipment performance. Oversee maintenance department, provide
day-to-day leadership, supervision, and direction for the
maintenance team to ensure an efficient, cost-effective operating
facility. Assist with technical troubleshooting as required.
Analyze equipment performance and maintenance operations to drive
improvements to human safety, food safety, product quality, and
overall productivity. Analyze engineering design concepts and
recommend design and test methods for attaining specified product
operational reliability requirement. Responsibilities: Equipment
Reliability and Analysis (70%) Develop, design, and oversee
preventive and predictive efforts in order to minimize reactive
repairs and unscheduled equipment downtime. Determine critical
component performance on equipment to ensure excellent reliability
and extended operating life. Make recommendations and implement
measures to improve reliability of critical components. Implement
equipment asset plans using various reliability techniques such as
Risk Based Inspections (RBI) and Reliability Centered Maintenance
(RCM). Test the reliability of critical components, sub-assemblies
prior to production phases and implementation of equipment. Plan
and schedule maintenance tasks in order to achieve reliability
objectives. Develop and implement means to capture failure data.
Monitor and analyze failure data and furnish reliability test
reports; determine root cause and propose and implement design
modifications/solutions to improve reliability. Analyze equipment
trends, historical data and operator observations to recommend
equipment improvements. Standardize procedures, equipment,
operations where possible and practicable to ease operator usage of
equipment. Work across disciplines and with cross-functional teams
to understand customer usage and site factors impacting reliability
of equipment. Assist in capital projects as needed, providing
technical support for installation and start-up support of all new
critical equipment. Support operational continuous improvement
efforts as technical resource, evaluating current equipment
performance, reviewing design and identifying equipment
recommendations. Maintenance Department Leadership (30%) Provide
leadership for maintenance staff through effective communication,
coaching, training and development. Define future state, set
departmental goals, and communicate goals with supervisory staff,
gain support and commitment. Ensure functional area goals are
aligned to operational and organizational goals. Act as model of
Blommer’s core values in the treatment of employees and customers.
Measure staff against core values and ensure commitment and
accountability. Monitor and track Maintenance Department KPIs;
develop and prime-move initiatives to continuously upgrade
Department performance. Manage the maintenance resources and
coordinate maintenance activities with operations in order to
efficiently execute preventive maintenance and repair routines.
Ensure all safety and quality procedures and policies are followed
on a consistent basis. Inspect and complete confined space entry
and hot work permits. Perform accident investigation as necessary,
identify root cause and corrective action. Build and maintain
relationship between maintenance and operations to create an
optimal balance between equipment operation and reliability,
preventative maintenance activities. Provide assistance and
technical support to operations in order to identify and eliminate
sources. Note: The employer reserves the right to change or assign
other duties to this position Qualifications: Bachelor of Science
degree in Engineering or equivalent experience such as mechanical,
electrical, reliability engineering Minimum Eight (8) years’
experience in Maintenance Management and Reliability Excellence
with manufacturing equipment Food industry experience or Certified
Maintenance Reliability Professional (CMRP) a plus Proficient in
current computer software – CMMS, Microsoft Office, charting
Knowledge and application of lean tools, statistical tools, root
cause analysis, failure mode & effect analysis, statistics
Knowledge and use of schematics, test equipment, multi-meters,
oscilloscopes, digital thermometers, pressure meters, data loggers
and other reliability tools Knowledge in using reliability
prediction and calculation techniques for repairable and
non-repairable systems Communication –strong written and verbal
communication skills, listening skills, conflict resolution skills;
ability to establish rapport and build trust, solicit suggestions
from others, conduct effective training; prepare written reports
that represent the Company Organization & Planning – highly
organized, detail orientated; able to multi-task, work on multiple
activities; strong time management; ability to prioritize and
assess risk to business and adapt to changing situations rapidly.
Blommer Chocolate Company provides equal employment opportunities
to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits
discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race,
color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status,
genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by
federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and
conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement,
promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of
absence, compensation and training.
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