At Health-Ade, we create feel-good, bubbly beverages that not only taste great but also offer gut health benefits, inspiring you to follow your gut and show the world what you're made of. Founded in 2012 selling from a booth at the Brentwood Farmers Market, we’ve rapidly grown into a leading national brand, selling our kombucha and newly launched SunSip soda in 50,000+ stores across various channels. Self-manufacturing from our state-of-the-art facility in Torrance, California, we are proud to contribute to the category’s most significant sales and growth. We believe in a positive work environment and promote a culture of wellness so that we can all show up as our most authentic selves. Our ultimate mission? To be the champion of the healthiest and happiest you!

Job Duties

• Ensure team adherence to all safety standards set by Health-Ade and OSHA.
• Manage plant-wide preventative maintenance programming, scheduling, and completion.
• Responsible for uptime and production throughput by implementing proven professional maintenance and reliability improvement processes.
• Maintain preventive/predictive maintenance programs (including failure and root cause analysis).
• Ensure equipment reliability to maximize production line productivity.
• Deploy strategies in reliability that build maintenance and technician capabilities.
• Implement process improvements to drive package and flavor changeover efficiency.
• Utilize visual factory concepts to improve asset utilization and plant performance.
• Track standard manufacturing and parts, metrics and prioritize plant maintenance opportunities.
• Ability to analyze and present maintenance performance data to senior management.
• Ensure proper utilization of Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Schedule and manage preventative maintenance activities.
• Develop a team to handle day-to-day operational issues and reach short- and long-term performance goals.
• Deliver effective change leadership while driving business changes and minimizing people impact.
• Communicate and collaborate cross-functionally to assist team to solve operational issues.
• Builds people capability through effective employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for front-line hourly personnel.
• Motivate team members to achieve plan goals.
• Administer policies and procedures.
• Regular and predictable attendance at the work site.
• Regular presence on the plant floor, lifting up to 40 lbs occasionally, may operate forklift and manufacturing equipment.
• May require off-shift and weekend work.
• Communicate machine improvement suggestions, equipment requiring maintenance, training opportunities, or operational/safety concerns to the manager when appropriate.
• Create SOP’s for troubleshooting machines.
• Service and repair equipment on a continual basis.
• Adhere to established maintenance schedules.
• Maintain safe work environment – hold regular safety meetings and ensure safety compliance. (I.E.: weekly safety meetings, shop safety inspections, enforcement of lock-out/tag-out program and all other OSHA required regulations).
• Select, supervise, and provide professional development to maintenance personnel.
• Maintains all parts acquisition activities.
• Maintain a compliant stockroom operation that provides repair parts for critical process equipment as well as necessary consumables for the plant.
• Manage labor within budget.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of operations maintenance experience preferred, along with 2 years of supervisor experience.
• Preferred: experience working on Krones bottling lines or KHS Can Fillers.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Preferably in engineering, business, operations management, or similar field.
• Lean Six Sigma Experience preferred, proven by successful completion of a major improvement project.
• Ability to think quickly, take initiative, think creatively and challenge team to do the same.
• Possess strong skills in project management.
• Proven ability to work in a results-oriented, dynamic environment.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to get results through mentoring others.
• Experience with packaging/high-speed production (e.g., bottling, consumer products, etc.).
• Working knowledge of basic electrical systems (e.g., starters, fuses, contacts, relays).

Health-Ades mission is to help everyone live their happiest and healthiest life. We authentically celebrate and value diversity, equality, inclusion, and belongingness. As a whole-heartedly committed equal opportunity employer, we remain true to our mission by ensuring that differences are embraced and celebrated.

COMPENSATION At Health-Ade, we know our strongest assets are our people, and we recognize our total compensation package is a huge factor in how you are recognized for the impact you have on the company reaching its goals. For this role, the estimated base salary range is between $125,000 – 150,000 per year. The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, such as market location, level of experience, and job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role will remain posted until filled.

BENEFITS As a full-time employee, Health-Ade offers a wide-range of benefits which include, but are not limited to

• Bonus Eligible
• Paid Time Off
• 13 Paid Company Holidays + Paid Holiday Break
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits 
• Flexible Spending Account & Commuter Benefits
• 401(k) with 100% Vested Employer Match
• Paid Parental Leave 
• Life/AD&D Insurance
• Wellness perks
• Kombucha!