Maintenance Supervisor, 2nd 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 maintenance Leads and Mechanics, ensuring that work is productive, assignments and procedures are followed, required maintenance documentation is completed, and employees comply with company policies, safety requirements, GMPs, and food-safety standards. The supervisor maintains daily checks and effective communication across shifts while supporting continuous plant operations. The core schedule is Monday through Friday, 1:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Maintenance teams provide 24/7 plant support, working Sunday through Thursday or Tuesday through Saturday. This is a hands-on leadership role that includes working alongside the team, responding to emergencies, troubleshooting issues, managing work orders and preventive maintenance, coaching employees, and providing detailed shift handoffs. Relocation is not available.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- At least 3 years of maintenance leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
- At least 5 years of total maintenance experience.
- Safety-focused approach and ability to work closely with the site EHS Manager.
- Willingness to work hands-on alongside the maintenance team.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and a customer-focused approach.
- Ability to be on one's feet throughout the day and perform walking, stooping, and bending as required.
- Good troubleshooting skills.
- Strong people-leadership skills, including coaching, mentoring, and holding the team 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 high-speed food or beverage manufacturing environment.
- Additional education beyond a high school diploma or GED.
- Strong electrical and controls experience.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and track work orders and preventive maintenance on production lines and equipment to maintain efficiency.
- Manage work assignments, hold staff accountable, and ensure maintenance work and equipment performance meet expectations.
- Ensure facility and equipment maintenance documentation is completed during the shift.
- Provide timely feedback, coaching, and mentoring; supervise and develop employees continually.
- Resolve employee issues and document disciplinary actions and recognition in a timely manner.
- Promote teamwork and maintain a positive, constructive work environment within the department and across departments.
- Apply appropriate performance management for underperforming team members.
- Ensure team members remove inventory parts according to inventory management systems and procedures.
- Respond appropriately to emergencies and troubleshoot maintenance issues.
- Communicate across departments and shifts about operating conditions and priorities.
- Enforce safety rules and GMPs, and monitor and supervise forepersons and mechanics.
- Suggest process, procedure, and departmental improvements in support of bakery goals; identify potential cost savings and cost avoidance.
- Provide a comprehensive oral and written shift handoff to the incoming shift and maintenance management, covering issues, current status, expected return-to-production timelines, equipment outages, and anticipated work.
- Write corrective work orders when equipment repairs are identified and follow up to ensure work orders are generated when repairs cannot be made immediately.
- Promote a zero mindset 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
