Maintenance Supervisor

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream•Fort Wayne, IN

11d•$85,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for coordinating and supervising the activities of Maintenance Technicians. The primary focus is to provide daily support to the entire site, manage work orders, and address special/emergency requests, aligning tasks with individual technician skills. Key responsibilities include maintaining communication with the Maintenance Team and Purchasing to ensure necessary parts and equipment inventory are accurate, and calculating minimum reorder levels. The role also involves compiling maintenance reports, evaluating downtime, work orders, and preventative maintenance schedules to provide management with timely and accurate information, drive continuous improvement, and optimize daily maintenance activities.

Requirements

PC proficiency as well as excellent organizational and communication skills are a must.
Ability to develop a strong maintenance team in a high performing environment.
Strong problem-solving/troubleshooting skills
Knowledge in automatic controls is desired.
Planning and scheduling and budgeting.
CMMS / work order experience.
Three (3) or more years’ experience in a manufacturing environment and knowledge of Utilities/Facilities/Production equipment maintenance.

Nice To Haves

Engineering Degree or equivalent experience is preferred. Military and Work experience will be considered in lieu of formal education.

Responsibilities

Supervises and coordinates the activities of Maintenance Technicians daily based upon production schedules.
Reviews work orders and preventative maintenance needs, considering such factors as priority, production schedules and material and parts availability. Assigning Maintenance Technicians based upon skills required.
Assigns Maintenance Technicians in response to requests from production, recognizing the areas requiring immediate response to prevent downtime.
Reviews factory downtime reports daily and discuss with the Technicians where improvements can be made.
Develops and distributes preventative maintenance schedules for equipment. Continuously re-evaluate PM schedules for optimal efficiency.
Ensures Work Order assignments are completed in timely manner.
Develops work schedules to utilize maintenance skills and personnel availability.
Strives to make our facility a safer place to work through compliance with regulatory.
Works on system wide maintenance network team to ensure coordination of activities, plans, problem-solving, and other plant wide issues.
Participates on planning, scheduling, and supporting factory coverage as necessary.
Develops and implement skill building plans for individuals and the department, including standard operating procedures.
Represent The Froneri Way of working through the behaviors and characteristics in our Operating Model and Core Values.