Maintenance Supervisor - 2nd Shift - Days Off: Friday & Saturday

 

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This role follows a 2nd shift schedule, working from 3:00pm - 11:30pm, with designated days off on Friday & Saturday.

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The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the effective and efficient maintenance of facilities, equipment, and systems to maximize productivity and minimize downtime through the plant. The Maintenance Supervisor will lead a team of maintenance technicians, prioritize tasks, and contribute to the development and implementation of preventive maintenance programs. They will install, maintain and replace automation systems. These responsibilities include troubleshooting component parts, motion sensors, control components, photo sensors, PLC’s, and other automation-related equipment. In addition, the Maintenance Supervisor will own contractor management as well as ensuring all techs and contractors follow GMP and Safety policies.

Detailed Responsibilities

Employee and Food Safety

• Conducts all work in accordance with sound safety practices and proper work methods or procedures; wears all personal protective equipment (PPE) as required
• Complies with all environmental laws and regulations for chemicals and lubricants as well as disposal and storage
• Performs work in accordance with all quality systems requirements and understands what Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) are and is willing and able to fully support these requirements
• Conducts routine safety checks on the production equipment 

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and supervise a team of maintenance technicians.
• Provide guidance, training, and support to ensure high performance and skill development within the team.
• Foster a positive and collaborative work environment.

Equipment Maintenance

• Services and maintains production-related equipment, which includes motors, conveyors, vibratory fillers, tub washer, flow wrapper, cookers, chillers, vertical and horizontal Form/Fill/Seal, modified atmosphere packaging equipment, etc.
• Installs new production equipment
• Provides guidance and training to machine operators to increase efficiency and reduce downtime on production equipment
• Reads and interprets equipment manuals to troubleshoot equipment and to assess functionality
• Quickly learns how to properly maintain and repair any new equipment brought onsite
• Executes preventative maintenance plans on all equipment as scheduled by the Maintenance Manager
• Maintains records of PMs and emergency work in the CMMS for equipment history
• Identifies what spare parts are needed and communicates with the Maintenance Manager when they need to be ordered to maintain equipment uptime 

Facility Maintenance

• Responsible for keeping the facility in good working order and in compliance with all safety requirements
• Coordinates work orders related to facility improvements and repairs such as dock door and dock leveler repairs, plumbing repairs, building access control, etc 
• Oversees contractors conducting facility repairs on the air compressor, hot water heater, and the fire suppression system 
• Documents work related to facility improvements and repairs in the Home Chef CMMS to maintain history 
• Maintains records of equipment related to compliance requirements such as pH probes, condenser water treatment, or ammonia sensors

Maintenance Shop Organization

• Directly responsible for making the maintenance shop audit ready at all times, this includes but is not limited to properly storing flammable lubricants and maintaining records of critical safety equipment 
• Keeps the shop tools and spare parts well organized so that all shifts can conduct required maintenance 
• Communicates proactively with the Maintenance Manager when spare parts need to be ordered for specific equipment for the facility 

Time Management and Continuous Improvement

• Works under pressure when emergencies occur
• Works with a sense of urgency to minimize production downtime
• Prioritizes work orders to minimize impact to production and employees
• Accurately predicts time to complete work orders
• Communicates progress and expected completion dates with management
• Utilizes Fiix to log hours worked and close work orders
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement and cost reduction

General Responsibilities

• Follow the facility GMPs and help enforce them throughout the facility
• Support the efforts of the company to maintain our food safety system (SQF) and quality programs

This position requires 10% travel.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or other characteristics needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• General high school degree, or equivalent, (e.g. GED)
• Minimum five years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment, food manufacturing background preferred 
• At least 2 years of electrical or programming experience preferred
• Knowledge of pneumatic, hydraulic, PLC, servo systems and industrial electronics systems required
• Must be able to use a variety of hand and power tools and precision measuring
• Must have strong knowledge of electrical wiring repairs and installations, AC/DC controls and schematic diagrams
• PIT and scissor lift OSHA certification required 
• Solid computer skills with ability to input/export information into a CMMS

 

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