About us:
Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances and flavors, cosmetic active ingredients as well as functional ingredients. Its customers include perfume, cosmetics, food and beverage manufacturers, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of dietary supplements and pet food.
With sales of around €5.0 billion in the 2024 financial year, the company is one of the world's leading providers. The Group, headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, has more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia, the USA and Latin America.
Together with its customers, Symrise develops new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an indispensable part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked.
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Your role:
Maintenance Supervisor (Night Shift)
Position Summary
The Maintenance Supervisor - Night Shift leads maintenance activities and technicians supporting safe, reliable, and compliant operations at the Hodges, South Carolina Pet Food plant. This role directs preventative and emergency maintenance, staffing, work orders, troubleshooting, contractor support, and cross-functional coordination in a 24/7 GMP manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead preventative, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance activities during the night shift to maximize equipment reliability and minimize downtime.
- Supervise, schedule, train, coach, and evaluate Maintenance Technicians; support hiring, staffing, onboarding, and team development.
- Generate, prioritize, assign, and close work orders while maintaining accurate maintenance records through the site CMMS or established process.
- Troubleshoot mechanical, plumbing, industrial electrical, controls, and automation systems and coordinate specialized support when required.
- Oversee outside contractors and verify work meets safety, quality, sanitation, and technical requirements.
- Partner with Production, Quality, Engineering, and plant leadership to resolve equipment issues, plan repairs, and communicate downtime.
- Lead root-cause problem solving and maintenance performance improvements involving safety, quality, reliability, cost, and environmental performance.
- Provide clear shift handoffs and promptly escalate significant equipment, staffing, safety, quality, or environmental concerns.
Quality & GMP
- Ensure the quality and completeness of work performed by Maintenance Technicians and outside contractors.
- Ensure employees and contractors follow GMP, food safety, sanitation, and site access requirements.
- Protect products and equipment from contamination during maintenance work and ensure tools, parts, and work areas are controlled and cleaned.
- Immediately notify the appropriate manager and Quality team of any actual or potential quality or food safety issue.
Safety & Environmental Responsibilities
- Ensure work is performed safely for employees, contractors, and others in the area, including required lockout/tagout and permit procedures.
- Ensure required Personal Protective Equipment is worn and maintained in good condition.
- Promptly report and address safety risks, spills, leaks, unsafe conditions, and near misses.
- Follow waste-management requirements.
Project Support
- Participate in internal and external project communications, including stage-gate reviews, status reporting, installation planning, commissioning, and cross-functional project acceptance.
- Support brownfield equipment and facility projects while protecting GMP operations, production schedules, employee safety, and product quality.
- Coordinate maintenance resources and technical input for equipment modifications, installations, start-ups, and post-project follow-up.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong leadership, coaching, accountability, and team-development skills.
- Strong troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and problem-solving ability.
- Clear written and verbal communication with effective cross-department collaboration.
- Dependable attendance, strong work performance, attention to detail, and a professional attitude consistent with company standards.
About you:
Qualifications & Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required; associate or bachelor's degree in engineering, industrial technology, maintenance, or a related technical or scientific field preferred.
- Previous experience leading employees in a high-productivity manufacturing environment; leadership experience in a 24/7 GMP facility preferred.
- Thorough working knowledge of mechanical, plumbing, and industrial electrical systems.
- Hands-on experience troubleshooting electrical and automation equipment; ABB experience is a plus.
- Ability to plan and prioritize preventative and emergency maintenance work and manage technicians and contractors.
- Understanding of basic engineering concepts, including strength of materials, structural loads, and member forces.
- Project management experience; brownfield project experience in a GMP facility preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; CMMS experience preferred.
Our offer:
Become part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.
Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Symrise.
If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.