Maintenance Superintendent

Home Chef • Atlanta, GA

22d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Superintendent is responsible for hands-on, day to day preventative and corrective maintenance for all Home Chef equipment.

Requirements

• 5+ years of industrial maintenance experience (food/controlled environments preferred) with a proven track record of leading teams and managing high-level scheduling.
• Proficient in CMMS and MS Excel to analyze data trends, manage maintenance metrics, and drive strategic operational decisions.
• Expert knowledge of PLC, servo, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems, including industrial electronics, AC/DC controls, and schematic interpretation.
• Ability to be on-call and respond to facility needs after hours and/or during weekends.
• Active safety leader with OSHA certifications (PIT/Scissor Lift) and oversight experience in LOTO, Hot Work, Confined Space, and Line Break protocols.
• General high school degree, or equivalent, (e.g. GED).

Nice To Haves

• Associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree or technical degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate the daily operations of the maintenance department.
• Monitor equipment and systems to ensure efficiency and functionality.
• Lead projects in coordination with all plant departments to maximize utilization of automation / equipment to improve overall efficiencies.
• Liaise with other departments and external contractors or vendors.
• Manages the CMMS and ensures work orders are closed in a timely manner.
• Plan, schedule, and manage maintenance activities to ensure minimal disruption to operations.
• Prioritizes emergency as well as planned work orders to keep operations running and the equipment running reliably.
• Manage budgets, forecast costs, and ensure the department operates within financial constraints.
• Prepare maintenance reports and other documentation as required.
• Develops Preventative Maintenance tasks to keep equipment reliable for all existing and future equipment.
• Manages spare parts inventory for all equipment and maintenance needs.
• Conducts trends of work orders to understand which assets are bad actors.
• Acts as site point of contact for all capital improvement work and helps manage project progress when corporate project manager is not on site.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations from team members and contractors.
• Trains all maintenance team members on how to complete PMs.
• Assists CI Manager with overall training and development of members of the CI team.
• Plans day to day maintenance activities for the maintenance team and contractors.
• Ensures all planned work is executed for the maintenance team and contractors.
• Ensures all emergency work is prioritized and completed to prevent impact to operations.
• Ensures all equipment that is worked on is released to sanitation before returning to the operations team.
• Ensures all maintenance team members are trained and retrained on safe work practices (LOTO, elevated work, hot work, confined space, line breaks).
• Enforces safety standards and safe work practices for all Home Chef employees and contractors working on site.
• Ensures maintenance SOPs are developed and maintained up to date.
• Ensures documentation on all maintenance tasks are compliant with Food Safety best practices to ensure we are audit ready.
• Communicates with other plant leaders on required maintenance work that could impact operations or put team members at risk.
• Communicates expectations to the maintenance team and leads by example.
• Coaches maintenance team members on a daily basis.
• Coaches operations team on the work order process to ensure work is getting resolved in a timely manner.
• Manages work order completion on a daily basis.
• Manages equipment uptime and reliability to minimize production impact.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance available
• Paid holidays, sick time and vacation time
• 401k program
• Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED