Autonomous Maintenance Supervisor

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.

Position Summary: 

This position is accountable for the training of the production employees for the facility in autonomous maintenance operations.  The Autonomous Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for providing an effective autonomous work environment and monitoring the development of production, autonomous and production maintenance team members by teaching, coaching and counseling to improve their performance. This position has the responsibility to always comply with Safety work rules as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Production Efficiency: Achieve daily/weekly production goals and objectives. Directs on the job trainers to ensure all employee training is completed and that employees are ready on time. Leads autonomous programs to teach operators and production maintenance the fundamentals of autonomous maintenance.

2. Employee Safety: Supports all plant safety programs. Ensures a safe working environment for all employees. Monitor’s safety performance and assures compliance with established policies, procedures and goals. Trains all employees on all safety measures to include but not limited to: LOTO, Bradford graphics, two points of control and machine guarding.

3. Food Safety: Ensure food safety and food security through adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices, Sanitation Guidelines and understanding of all Hazard Analysis Critical Controls and meet required SQF Code.

4. Continuous Improvement: Works with process team leaders with implementation of process improvements and enhancements as well as plans to reduce costs. Oversees implementation of corrective actions to fix deficiencies in production.

5. Employee Development: Establishes a working environment that allows autonomous and production maintenance employees every opportunity to reach their potential. Develop them in the 7 steps of autonomous maintenance:

6. Customer Satisfaction: Monitor’s manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with good manufacturing processes while delivering products on time at the lowest total cost by conforming exactly to the customer’s requirements.

7. Regulatory Compliance and Environmental Stewardship: Oversees the development, operation and enhancement of processes within the manufacturing plant that protect the land, environment, and natural resources.

8. Follow all SQF principles pertinent to your position as specified by the SQF Practitioner. Focused on training.

9. All food safety and human safety concerns need to be reported to appropriate personnel such as QA staff, Safety Manager, FSQ Manager, etc.

10. Other duties may be assigned.

Proactively manage safety by ensuring compliance with all Federal and State regulations and internal Company policies.  Regularly complete behavior-based safety observations.  Ensure unsafe conditions are corrected in a timely manner.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Directly supervise the job trainers, autonomous and production maintenance staff members.  Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

In the absence of the Autonomous Maintenance Manager (Day Shift) the Reliability Supervisor has been identified as the designated back-up.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. 

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.  Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of SAP;  SIGGA;  RedZone;  Database software; Internet software; Manufacturing software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and use hands to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts and high, precarious places. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This position has been identified as having the potential for exposure to blood borne pathogens (BBP’s).  This potential exposure is from working with employees that may have an accident, need a bandage, or the cleanup of bodily fluids.  Pineland Farms has a BBP policy that documents what the risks are, what the sanitation processes are, and what the company will do to help protect you.  It is important that you read this document and bring your questions to HR personnel.