Summary:

Our client, a well-regarded food and beverage manufacturer, is hiring a Maintenance Supervisor for its overnight shift. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will lead the maintenance crew with a hands-on approach, focusing on equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, electrical troubleshooting, safety, and keeping production downtime to a minimum. You will also support continuous improvement work and help ensure the plant meets OSHA, environmental, GMP, SQF, and corporate standards.

 

Responsibilities:

- Lead, schedule, and direct maintenance personnel so work is completed safely, efficiently, and on time.

- Oversee preventive and corrective maintenance for facility infrastructure, production equipment, utilities, and electrical systems.

- Troubleshoot electrical and mechanical problems to reduce downtime and protect production capacity.

- Work with Production to improve equipment, processes, and work areas for better efficiency, reliability, and throughput.

- Support the Maintenance Manager in carrying out maintenance strategies, systems, and programs.

- Track equipment reliability and look for ways to lower maintenance and operating costs.

- Assist with installing, commissioning, and modifying new and existing equipment.

- Reduce bottlenecks, scrap, defects, and other inefficiencies through continuous improvement.

- Develop and maintain SOPs, maintenance procedures, and best practices.

- Lead or support Lean and Kaizen initiatives.

- Investigate equipment failures, safety incidents, and process problems, then find root causes and implement corrective actions.

- Stay aware of plant utilities, capacity, and utilization.

- Keep the plant compliant with OSHA, environmental, GMP, SQF, PPE, food safety, and corporate requirements.

- Address safety and environmental concerns related to equipment and manufacturing processes.

- Keep accurate environmental, safety, maintenance, and operational records and prepare required reports.

- Promote practices that reduce accidents, energy use, waste, scrap, and equipment losses.

- Help with hiring, training, coaching, performance management, and corrective action for the maintenance team.

- Allocate maintenance resources to meet production needs.

- Communicate clearly with maintenance, production, quality, safety, and other teams.

- Follow equipment downtime escalation procedures and respond quickly to production-critical issues.

- Complete required training on time and perform other duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications:

- High school diploma or equivalent; bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, or a related field preferred.

- 5 to 7 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing or production environment.

- High-speed packaging experience; beverage or food experience preferred.

- Proven leadership and supervisory experience in manufacturing.

- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

- Working knowledge of manufacturing equipment, maintenance practices, and process improvement methods.

- Knowledge of OSHA, environmental, GMP, food safety, and quality requirements; SQF experience is a plus.

- Proficiency with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SAP.

- Strong communication skills and the ability to work across functions, make sound decisions under pressure, and stay organized as priorities change.

 

Core Competencies:

- Leadership and people management: coach and motivate the team while building accountability.

- Maintenance and troubleshooting: diagnose equipment and process issues and apply lasting fixes.

- Continuous improvement: use Lean, Kaizen, and team feedback to improve productivity and quality.

- Safety and compliance: maintain a safe workplace and meet all standards.

- Ownership and time management: take initiative and prioritize work to protect production schedules.

 

Working Conditions:

- Overnight (3rd) shift; hours may vary with production needs. Weekends, holidays, and extended hours may be required.

- Fast-paced plant with frequent exposure to equipment, noise, and varying temperatures; hearing protection and other PPE required.

- Significant hands-on presence on the production floor, with pressure from deadlines, uptime goals, and accuracy.