Maintenance Supervisor- Delhi Feedmill

Company Description
Foster Farms has been serving families since 1939. Since the founding days, Foster Farms has always been committed to providing consumers with the highest-quality, best-tasting poultry products available. Our commitment to excellence, honesty, quality, service, and our valued TEAM Members will shine through in everything we do.
Foster Farms is always looking for talented individuals to join the Foster Farms TEAM. We offer the experience of a large organization; however, we operate like a family business. More than half of our job openings are filled by internal promotion, and we encourage TEAM Members to gain a variety of experiences across different functional groups.
Job Description
Salary Range: $85,000 to $105,000
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• To plan and direct the maintenance of the Delhi Feedmill.
• Prepare, submit and administer a maintenance budget in excess of $1 MM.
• Contribute to the profitability of the company by investigating and implementing new methods reducing cost relative to equipment, energy, and manpower.
• Responsible for minimizing downtime of all facilities through an effective preventative maintenance program with the intent to optimize equipment reliability.
• Coordinate with all affected departments for necessary maintenance projects.
• Oversee matters pertaining to maintenance personnel (including but not limited to policies, procedures, hiring, safety awareness, training, etc.).
• Insure compliance with all regulatory agencies including: San Joaquin valley air pollution control district, EPA and FDA.
• Oversee and lead with troubleshooting of production problems on a timely basis until successful resolution, including major and minor maintenance of automated and non-automated equipment.
• Monitor proper function of Mill automation system and replace hardware devices and electrical equipment as needed.
• Oversee the maintenance parts room and keep proper parts inventory against maintenance needs.

• Ability to respond to emergency situations and coordinate a response for facilities operating 24/7.
• Ability to function as incident commander and environmental coordinator for entire facility.
• Make strategic and sound decisions pertaining to industrial controls, department safety, and department efficiency for maintenance team.
• Monitor controls systems of the plant related to production processes, and overall plant facilities and develop plans to provide preventative modifications to maximize equipment uptime, product quality, safety, and cost control.
• Build and manage an effective employee team by engaging, mentoring, and developing direct reports.

Qualifications

• BS with an emphasis in facilities maintenance/engineering or related field preferred or relative work experience.
• SAP data processing software experience preferred.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, & outlook)
• Must have a minimum of five years supervisory experience.
• Must have strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Must have strong technical abilities.
• Must be self-motivated with hands-on experience in each area of operations.
• Must be able to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Must have experience reading & understanding Allen Bradley ladder logic and P&ID loops.
• Must have experience in PLC/SLC troubleshooting.
• Must be collaborative, innovative, result-oriented and resilient.

Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities, Females, Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Foster Farms participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new TEAM Members.