Ice Cream Maintenance Supervisor
About The Position
The Maintenance Supervisor leads maintenance operations across assigned production areas to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of equipment, facilities, and utilities. The role provides front-line leadership to maintenance technicians and mechanics, with responsibility for equipment reliability, preventive maintenance compliance, safety performance, and continuous improvement. As a partner to manufacturing operations, the Maintenance Supervisor minimizes downtime, prioritizes maintenance resources, coordinates planned work, and ensures maintenance activities are successfully executed. The position calls for technical expertise, leadership, and effective communication across organizational levels, along with a strong commitment to employee development, safety, food safety, quality, cost management, equipment reliability, and continuous improvement. The position is based in Sikeston, Missouri. It operates across manufacturing, warehouse, utility, maintenance shop, and outdoor environments. The role may require responding to equipment emergencies outside normal working hours. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Minimum 3–5 years of maintenance leadership or supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience with preventive maintenance, equipment reliability, and maintenance planning systems.
- Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automation systems.
- Understanding of industrial maintenance practices, troubleshooting methods, and reliability principles.
- Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, equipment drawings, schematics, and specifications.
- Experience using CMMS systems for work order management and preventive maintenance planning.
- Strong leadership, coaching, and employee development skills.
- Effective problem-solving and root cause analysis capabilities.
- Strong communication skills and ability to engage employees at all organizational levels.
- Working knowledge of OSHA requirements and industrial safety programs.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now and in the future.
Nice To Haves
- Associate's degree, technical certification, or journeyman-level training.
- Experience leading skilled trades employees in a 24/7 manufacturing operation.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, ICMS, 5S, and continuous improvement principles.
- Experience with food manufacturing, utilities, refrigeration, or process systems.
Responsibilities
- Lead a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with company, OSHA, environmental, food safety, and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure maintenance work follows applicable procedures, including LOTO, confined space, hot work, working at heights, and electrical safety.
- Conduct safety observations, audits, inspections, and coaching; investigate equipment incidents, safety concerns, and near misses and ensure corrective actions are sustained.
- Support Process Safety Management requirements and maintenance procedure compliance.
- Direct and supervise maintenance technicians, mechanics, electricians, and contractors during assigned shifts.
- Coach, train, and develop maintenance employees; establish expectations and maintain accountability for safety, performance, attendance, workmanship, and compliance.
- Support staffing, scheduling, training, performance management, and employee engagement.
- Lead preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to maximize equipment uptime and reliability.
- Prioritize work orders and allocate maintenance resources; ensure preventive maintenance is completed on schedule and accurately documented in appropriate systems.
- Analyze equipment failures, support root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to prevent recurring issues.
- Monitor equipment performance metrics and identify opportunities to improve asset utilization and reliability.
- Partner with Production, Quality, Engineering, and Utilities to support manufacturing operations and coordinate work while minimizing disruptions and maintaining safety and quality.
- Provide troubleshooting support for mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automation systems.
- Support equipment startups, shutdowns, changeovers, planned outages, and timely response to breakdowns and operational issues.
- Plan and coordinate maintenance work for scheduled downtime, shutdowns, and capital projects; ensure work orders are scoped, prioritized, scheduled, and completed appropriately.
- Manage contractor activities and verify work is safely completed to company standards.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records, documentation, and reporting systems.
- Participate in capital project planning, equipment installation, commissioning, and startup.
- Drive ICMS, Lean Manufacturing, 5S, reliability, and other continuous improvement initiatives.
- Identify and implement cost savings, equipment improvements, and process optimization opportunities; use maintenance KPIs to improve performance.
- Support continuous improvement teams focused on reducing downtime and increasing operational effectiveness.
Benefits
- Market-competitive pay and performance-related rewards; the position is bonus eligible.
- Flexible ways of working.
- Medical, dental, and, where applicable, vision coverage.
- Health and wellbeing support, including employee assistance programs and wellness initiatives.
- Health-related savings and spending accounts.
- Retirement savings programs with a competitive matching plan.
- Life insurance and disability benefits.
- Parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation, and paid holidays.
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
- Additional employee perks, such as corporate discounts, commuter support, or learning support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
