Maintenance Supervisor - 2nd Shift

United Petfood•Decatur, AR

4d•$80,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Supervisor oversees daily maintenance operations and maintenance personnel at United Petfood’s Decatur, Arkansas manufacturing facility. The role provides hands-on leadership, coordinates preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance, supports equipment troubleshooting and repairs, and works to ensure safe, reliable, efficient equipment operation and minimize unplanned downtime. The supervisor maintains appropriate staffing, develops employee capabilities, coordinates maintenance work with production requirements, and enforces safety, food safety, quality, and company standards. The role monitors maintenance work orders, equipment records, performance indicators, parts usage, and inventory, and identifies opportunities to improve equipment reliability and maintenance performance. Working closely with Production, Operations, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance Planning, and other teams, the supervisor supports equipment installations, shutdowns, improvement projects, root cause investigations, and continuous improvement. The work takes place in offices, a maintenance shop, and active manufacturing environments, with regular production-floor presence. The position is scheduled for the second shift, 2:00 PM–10:30 PM, and may require occasional overtime, weekend work, or emergency response as operational needs require.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Three to five years of industrial maintenance experience, including maintenance leadership, supervisory, or team lead responsibilities.
Demonstrated experience supervising, coaching, and developing maintenance employees.
Strong knowledge of industrial maintenance practices, preventive maintenance programs, and equipment troubleshooting.
Experience working with mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems in a manufacturing environment.
Experience maintaining and troubleshooting industrial production equipment, including extruders, packaging systems, conveyors, or similar machinery.
Demonstrated ability to manage employee performance, conduct evaluations, address performance concerns, and administer corrective action in accordance with company policies.
Strong leadership skills and ability to supervise and coordinate maintenance teams of approximately 10 or more employees.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, equipment manuals, maintenance procedures, and technical documentation.
Ability to prepare routine reports, maintain accurate records, and communicate effectively with employees and leadership.
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while managing multiple operational priorities.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, climb stairs and ladders, and access production equipment as needed.
Ability to safely use hand tools and maintenance equipment and wear required PPE while following safety procedures.
Ability to work in office, maintenance shop, and active manufacturing environments, with exposure to noise, dust, odors, chemicals, and varying temperatures.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or technical degree in Industrial Maintenance, Engineering, Maintenance Technology, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
Maintenance supervisory experience in food, pet food, beverage, or other continuous-process manufacturing environments.
Experience using a CMMS to manage work orders, preventive maintenance, and equipment history.
Experience with Lean Manufacturing, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Experience coordinating planned downtime, maintenance shutdowns, and equipment improvement projects.
Familiarity with food manufacturing safety and quality standards, including GMP and BRCGS requirements.
Experience supporting maintenance operations across multiple production shifts.

Responsibilities

Directly supervise, coach, and evaluate maintenance personnel; provide daily direction and support employee development.
Plan, assign, and coordinate maintenance work, staffing, and employee schedules to meet production and maintenance requirements.
Participate in interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and training maintenance employees; address performance, attendance, conflict, and disciplinary matters in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.
Conduct employee communication meetings and promote accountability, teamwork, safety, quality, and operational excellence.
Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance and ensure work is completed accurately and on schedule.
Coordinate equipment troubleshooting, repairs, installations, modifications, shutdowns, and improvement projects; provide technical guidance and hands-on support as needed.
Coordinate maintenance work orders and repairs around production schedules and planned downtime, in partnership with Maintenance Planning and Operations.
Monitor equipment performance, recurring failures, downtime, maintenance backlogs, work order completion, and other performance indicators; identify corrective actions and improvement opportunities.
Support maintenance of extruders, mixers, conveyors, dryers, packaging equipment, motors, electrical systems, and other industrial production machinery.
Oversee maintenance work orders, equipment records, preventive maintenance documentation, and other records in the CMMS.
Coordinate parts usage and inventory transactions, and work with the Maintenance Planner and Inventory Controller to ensure parts, tools, and materials are available.
Support maintenance audits, compliance reviews, documentation requirements, and equipment reliability analysis.
Promote safe work practices and compliance with safety regulations, company policies, LOTO, confined space, machine guarding, electrical safety, and PPE requirements.
Conduct safety observations, address unsafe conditions, report hazards and incidents, support investigations, and serve as an on-shift maintenance representative during emergencies.
Ensure maintenance activities comply with GMPs, sanitation requirements, food safety standards, BRCGS requirements, and company procedures.
Coach employees on practices that protect product quality and prevent contamination; maintain clean and sanitary work areas, tools, and equipment.
Complete required quality and food safety documentation, report deviations, and support corrective actions in partnership with Quality and Production.
Promote continuous improvement using Lean Manufacturing, root cause analysis, and problem-solving; support cost reduction and process improvement initiatives.
Collaborate with Production, Operations, Engineering, Quality, and other departments to resolve equipment concerns and communicate maintenance priorities across shifts.
Perform other related duties as assigned.