Position Summary
The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for coordinating and supervising maintenance
activities to ensure equipment and plant assets are functional and optimized while limiting
operational delays and associated costs. Ensures safe work practices during general
maintenance of equipment including but not limited to installation and repairs. Ensures
preventative maintenance of plant assets including mechanical electrical HVAC
plumbing systems structures buildings production machinery boilers and ammonia
refrigeration are routinely taking place.
Position Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Working through direct reports ensures that plant equipment
is maintained in optimum operating condition to avoid or minimize production
downtime and costs
• Responds urgently to equipment related production issues and downtime by
assigning repair work as soon as issues are identified
• Develops maintains and administers all aspects of the critical spare parts and
inventory
• Ensures timely completion of work orders repairs and preventative maintenance
and documentation of all maintenance activities
• Approves all parts orders within approved purchasing limits and budgets
• Continually assessing maintenance effectiveness and works with production team
to identify opportunities for improvement production optimization and
maintenance planning
• Work with other departments and individuals to effectively coordinate equipment
and building maintenance activities
• Responsible for providing afterhours maintenance resources by calling
in appropriate maintenance staff; responds personally in critical or complicated
situations
• Ensures that the Maintenance Shop is kept orderly and clean
• Actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives while achieving budgeted
goals for efficiency on
an ongoing basis
• Provides necessary guidance technical support and training to ensure that all
employees work safely and comply with food safety programs
• Ensures compliance with all quality and food safety programs through regular
adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) according to company and customer expectations
• Responsible for all supervisory activities including but not limited to; new hire
orientation and training scheduling performance evaluations discipline coaching
safety training and employee development
along with recommendations for hiring and terminations.
• Assures that associates have all the proper tools equipment and parts in proper
working condition to
perform their necessary job duties
• Facilitates and promotes a team concept by working with associates as a team
member through coaching leading listening coordinating and supporting
• Conducts counseling sessions and issue disciplinary action as necessary
• Performs other duties as assigned
Position Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field or equivalent
knowledge and skills acquired through on the job training or experience
• 5 years supervisor experience in a manufacturing environment preferably food
manufacturing or consumer goods industry
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with employees at all
levels of the organization
• Must possess a strong leadership skills
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Solid decision making skills and a strong sense of urgency
• Solid technical troubleshooting skills
• Ability to handle multiple assignments in a fast paced environment
• Knowledge of USDA and OSHA regulations including GMPs Sanitation and HACCP
principles and practices
• Knowledge of Boilers Waste Water Treatment Compressed Air Systems and
Ammonia Refrigeration
• Experience using Microsoft Office suite of applications; including Word Excel and
out Outlook