Maintenance Supervisor, 3rd Shift
About The Position
The Maintenance Supervisor works at Maker’s Pride’s wafer and cracker plant in Front Royal, Virginia, a nearly 400,000-square-foot facility with six highly automated production lines and more than 350 non-union team members. The role supervises Leads and Mechanics in their daily work and ensures employees follow GMP, safety, food safety, operational, and company guidelines and policies. The supervisor ensures maintenance employees complete assignments productively, follow procedures, and complete required documentation. The core schedule is Sunday through Thursday, 9:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Maintenance teams also work Tuesday through Saturday to provide 24/7 plant support. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for monitoring work orders and preventive maintenance, assigning and following up on work, coaching and developing employees, responding to emergencies, and coordinating with other departments and shifts. The supervisor maintains effective shift handoffs, promotes teamwork and a safe, quality-focused work environment, and identifies process improvements and cost savings. Relocation is not available.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required; additional education is an asset.
- At least 3 years of maintenance leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
- At least 5 years of total maintenance experience.
- Safety-focused, with the ability to work closely with the site EHS Manager.
- Willingness to work hands-on alongside the team.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and a customer-focused approach.
- Ability to remain on one's feet throughout the day and perform walking, stooping, and bending as required.
- Good troubleshooting skills.
- Strong people leadership skills, including willingness to coach and mentor the team and hold team members accountable for assigned work.
- Proactive mindset and willingness to bring forward solutions and ideas.
- Solid work ethic, trustworthiness, and ability to maintain confidential information.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a food or beverage high-speed manufacturing environment is ideal.
- Strong electrical and controls experience is beneficial.
- Additional education beyond a high school diploma or GED is an asset.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and track work orders and preventive maintenance on production lines and equipment to maintain efficiency.
- Assign work, hold staff accountable for assignments and equipment performance, and ensure maintenance documentation is completed during the shift.
- Provide timely feedback, coaching, and mentoring to team members; supervise and develop employees continually.
- Proactively supervise plant maintenance staff and address employee issues, documenting disciplinary actions and recognition in a timely manner.
- Promote teamwork and maintain a positive, constructive work environment within the department and with other departments.
- Apply appropriate consequence management for underperforming team members.
- Ensure team members remove parts from inventory according to the inventory management system and procedures.
- Respond appropriately to emergencies and troubleshoot equipment issues.
- Communicate across departments and shifts about operating conditions and priorities.
- Enforce safety rules and good manufacturing practices, and continually monitor and supervise forepersons and mechanics.
- Suggest process, procedure, and department improvements in support of bakery goals; identify potential cost savings and cost avoidance.
- Provide a comprehensive oral and written shift handoff to the oncoming shift and maintenance management, including shift issues, current status, expected return-to-production timelines, unresolved equipment downtime, and known upcoming needs.
- Write corrective work orders when repairs are identified and follow up to ensure work orders are generated when repairs cannot be completed immediately.
- Foster a zero mindset among frontline maintenance teams regarding team member safety risks, quality and food safety risks, and waste.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
