Plant Maintenance Supervisor - 1St Shift

Maintenance Supervisor

POSITION SPECIFICS

Reports To: Maintenance Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt

ROLE

SUMMARY

The supervisor will lead a team of maintenance technicians to ensure the facility and all equipment, both production and building related, within the plant is operational, maintained and functioning correctly.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Supervise maintenance and facility technicians in all aspects of troubleshooting, repairs and maintenance of plant equipment.
• Troubleshoots electrical and mechanical problems on all equipment throughout the facility.
• Work on capital projects to ensure that the scope of work and all budgets and timelines are met
• Continue on-going technical training with all maintenance technicians on how to improve safety, mechanical uptime, preventative maintenance and mechanical talents.
• Be an active member of all plant safety and food safety initiatives.
• Be a leader of the maintenance team and work with all mechanics to ensure that all plant mechanical needs are met.
• Conduct quarterly evaluations on all maintenance associates and work with them on achieving all pre-assigned goals.
• Maintain complete equipment maintenance records and PM schedules for all equipment within the facility. Be the leader on the current CMMS system and ensure that all work assigned to the team is completed on time and validated from a quality perspective.
• Design, measure, analyze, implement and control mechanical process improvements alongside all departments and management teams.
• Repair downed equipment in a fast-paced, time critical and safe work environment.
• Recommend, manage and validate equipment modifications approved by the management team to improve the process or improve the safety of the associates.
• Other duties as assigned.

Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this position.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintenance Technicians
• Preventative maintenance programs
• Refrigeration technicians
• May be required to assist in other areas of the plant as required

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

• Five years of Food Industry experience.
• Must have prior maintenance lead or supervisors experience.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS

• Certificate from college or technical school is recommended but industry experience can also be used.
• List areas of study: Industrial fabrication, machining, electrical troubleshooting, refrigeration experience, safety training, HACCP, Lean Management and SQF understanding.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Read machine diagrams and parts breakdowns.
• Read and interrupt electrical drawings.
• Use of hand and machine tools.
• Able to use a volt meter.
• Able to work effectively in the following environment; cold, hot, wet, high areas.
• Able to obtain certification with material handling equipment.
• Above average mechanical abilities.