Layton Dairy MFG Maintenance Lead

Kroger•Layton, UT

About The Position

The Maintenance Lead is responsible for leading the department when the Supervisor is unavailable and ensuring that the department operates efficiently and meets its goals and objectives. The role performs work safely, efficiently, and accurately to maintain and improve plant performance in Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR), and the Customer 1st strategy. The Maintenance Lead provides leadership aligned with Kroger Manufacturing’s High Performance Work System Principles and models the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety of others. The role directs daily department work, coordinates training, helps resolve operational issues, supports standard operating procedures, and facilitates communication across teams and shifts. It also supports food safety and quality programs and requires regular, predictable attendance, overtime as needed, and the ability to work around ingredients or finished products containing food allergens.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
Effective verbal communication skills.
Must be forklift certified.
Basic math skills.
Must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens.

Nice To Haves

Previous food manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

Receive assignments from the shift supervisor, determine daily department tasks, and direct associates accordingly.
Coordinate on-the-job training and cross-training with coworkers and newly hired associates.
Address and resolve issues through the Quality Improvement Process and the Work Order Request System.
Assist the Shift Supervisor in developing and complying with standard operating procedures (SOPs), and ensure associates comply with them.
Participate in team meetings, represent shift issues and concerns to management, participate in issue resolution, and communicate management information back to the team.
Facilitate communication within the department, across shifts and departments, and with the shift supervisor.
Complete “if down, do” lists as necessary.
Complete assigned safety observations.
Maintain regular and predictable attendance and work overtime as needed.
Hold employees accountable for acting in accordance with Kroger Values and Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles.
Follow established programs, policies, and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements.
Support development, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the SQF 2000 Systems.
Be accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles.