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Wells Enterprises

Produces Blue Bunny ice cream products

Lead Maintenance Technician

Equipment MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHenderson, NV, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A minimum of 2 years of experience in Wells maintenance.
  • Ability to be trained on and execute computerized maintenance management systems such as CMMS.
  • Ability to apply pneumatic, mechanical, and electrical principles to high-speed production machinery and support equipment.
  • Ability to understand and interpret schematics and other technical publications.
  • Thorough knowledge of occupational hazards and the corresponding safety precautions necessary for safely performing assigned duties at Wells.
  • Strong interpersonal, time management, leadership, decision-making, communication, teambuilding, organizational, and analytical skills.
  • Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office.
  • Ability to follow written and oral instructions and coordinate work with the planner and maintenance technicians.
  • Ability to solve problems, work independently, and adapt to changing priorities.
  • Ability to work effectively with individuals at many levels of an organization.
  • Ability to manage, diffuse, and resolve conflict.
  • Ability to lead and manage change.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to solve complex problems.

Responsibilities

  • Improve overall business performance and build internal preventative and reactive maintenance capabilities.
  • Initiate, lead, and support ongoing maintenance activities.
  • Reduce plant downtime, mean time between breakdowns, and time to repair while improving line performance metrics and preventive maintenance completion rates.
  • Transfer technical knowledge through hands-on coaching during projects, repairs, and preventive maintenance activities.
  • Coach, mentor, and guide line technicians and the facility operations team in using tools, troubleshooting strategies, repair techniques, and technical knowledge related to equipment function.
  • Engage employees at all levels to focus on equipment reliability and drive SQDC results.
  • Drive root cause analysis processes to improve machine downtime.
  • Understand mechanical systems and manufacturing processes and their impact on key metrics.
  • Assist with the preventive maintenance program by reviewing downtime trends, creating new preventive maintenance activities, and ensuring equipment preventive maintenance is completed on time in coordination with the maintenance planner.
  • Work with the Parts team to order critical spare parts and develop preventive maintenance kits.
  • Analyze factory processes and line equipment for improvement opportunities.
  • Design and implement process improvements, training, and equipment upgrades to improve sustainable performance while maintaining a safe and positive workplace.
  • Provide customer service through detailed startup reports, attendance at daily production meetings, and communication and coordination with production and maintenance supervisors, operators, and planners.
  • Drive equipment and process reliability improvements through continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Use internal and external technical resources to develop and maintain predictive and preventive maintenance schedules for inspections and condition-based monitoring programs.

About the Company

Wells Enterprises

Produces Blue Bunny ice cream products

Wells Enterprises is the largest privately held ice cream maker in the United States, producing over 900 ice creams and frozen novelties under Blue Bunny and Bomb Pop. It operates two Le Mars plants plus facilities in Henderson, NV and Dunkirk, NY, with products made in advanced facilities and shipped nationwide through grocery, club, mobile trucks, and foodservice channels. It stands out as a long-time family-run business that operates as an independent unit within the Ferrero Group. Its goal is to keep expanding its nationwide frozen dessert lineup while leveraging Ferrero’s scale to reach more customers.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Le Mars, IA
Founded
1913

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