Maintenance Supervisor

Department: Maintenance Job Title: Maintenance Supervisor

Food Safety Role & Responsibility:

• The incumbent is specifically responsible for ensuring that:
• Training requirements are defined for all positions related to food safety and quality within his/her area of responsibility.
• Direct reports are trained to complete work assignments, evaluated for effectiveness, and documented, and deemed competent to perform their jobs. When gaps are identified immediate corrective action must be taken. This includes retraining, coaching, and/or disciplinary actions - which must be documented.
• Work assignments are communicated to associates.
• Where the assistance of external experts is required for the development, implementation, operation or assessment of food safety within his/her area of responsibility, records of agreement or contracts defining the responsibility and authority of the external experts are maintained, as well as records of appropriate education, training, skills and experience.
• New hire orientation is conducted, and a training matrix is developed for each area of responsibility.
• All elements listed in PROC 7.2 are enforced - not only those outlined above.

As an individual, the incumbent must understand the Food Safety Statement, complete the required training, perform work assignments in accordance with training and display an acceptable level of competency with all Quality Assurance/Safety/Security policies and training requirements. Areas of food safety training will include, but are not limited to, GMP, HACCP, facility security, visitor policy and mandatory safety training.

The individual must also request additional and/or refresher training if he or she feels that it is needed to effectively perform requirements in specific areas of responsibility.

Summary:

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the activities and staff involved in maintaining the plant food manufacturing equipment for major production lines and supporting utilities and facility in packaging.

Job Function Statements - Essential Functions:

A Maintenance Supervisor is expected to perform the following essential job functions (detailed):

• Direct responsibility for all the hourly staff on all shifts. Develop mechanics technical skills through in-house training programs & facilitate all areas of people management such as corrective action, attendance, PTO, and other plant policies.
• Ensure that all equipment is operational and OSHA compliant.
• Enhance existing maintenance programs/systems for all manufacturing equipment to further reduce plant equipment down time.
• Operate and monitor the refrigeration system, continuously improve processes and procedures by developing and modifying SOP's.
• Coordinate purchase orders and maintain necessary inventory of spare parts. Understand and operate within a budget, direct responsibility for R & M and mechanical labor cost.
• Achieve and sustain world-class maintenance standards through developing direct reports and associated systems.
• Maintain high level of communication with all levels of organization.
• Facilitate and participate in necessary training.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• The employee is required to lift up to 75 pounds.
• The employee is required to wear cut resistant gloves, hardhat, hearing protection and steel toed shoes and follow all GMP rules and regulations.

Required Qualifications/Skills:

• Working knowledge of food processing equipment, equipment support systems such as pumps, hydraulics, pneumatic systems, electrical and process control systems, and utility systems such as compressed air and industrial waste handling.
• Working knowledge in ammonia, refrigeration systems, preventive maintenance programs, and solid knowledge of industrial electricity and associated standards.
• Ability to work with/in a diverse work group. Proven/demonstrated project management experience and process improvement ability. Must follow safety standards. Must be PC literate with Microsoft Office programs. Ability to use computerized maintenance systems to track work orders, PM's, & inventory.
• Able to work in cold & wet environment.
• Leadership, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Capable of leading process improvement teams.
• Strong leadership, training, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of process improvement-lean manufacturing, Six-Sigma, Kaizen, etc.
• Must be willing to work weekends.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft applications.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Stand, on cement, for the duration of the shift (8 hours or more).
• Work in a noisy, wet, and cold environment of approximately 36 degrees Fahrenheit.

Other Desired Qualifications/Skills:

• BS in mechanical, electrical, reliability, or related engineering field
• Bilingual English/Spanish
• Master or Journeyman electrical license or equivalent for Industrial electrical systems
• General Programmable Logic Controller knowledge and experience (primarily AB for troubleshooting and training purposes)
• Experience with FDA, USDA, and/or other food/quality related systems and standards
• TPC training experience and knowledge
• Ability to become certified in the use of forklifts, aerial lifts, and/or boom lifts.

Experience:

• Five to seven years of supervisory experience in the maintenance field in a manufacturing environment.

Education/Training:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

Other Information:

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed, as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.