Maintenance Supervisor

External•Laurel, MD

24d

About The Position

The Maintenance Supervisor coordinates and supervises Maintenance Technicians who provide daily support across the site, including outstanding work orders and special or emergency requests. The role assigns technicians based on their skills and abilities, production schedules, priorities, and parts availability. It maintains communication with the Maintenance Team and Purchasing to help ensure maintenance parts and equipment inventory reports are accurate and minimum reorder levels are calculated. The position compiles maintenance reports and evaluates and recommends actions concerning downtime, work orders, and preventive maintenance. It develops, distributes, and continually reevaluates preventive maintenance schedules, reviews downtime reports, and supports effective scheduling of daily maintenance activities. The supervisor also develops work schedules, ensures work orders are completed on time, and participates in planning and coordinating factory coverage. The role supports continuous improvement, regulatory compliance, and a safer facility. It works with a system-wide maintenance network team on coordination, planning, and problem-solving, and develops skill-building plans and standard operating procedures for individuals and the department. The supervisor is expected to represent Froneri’s operating model and core values through ownership, integrity, continuous improvement, inclusion, and teamwork. This position regularly involves working around others in wet or humid, noisy, fast-paced manufacturing environments and near mechanical, electrical, and pressurized equipment. Storage and production areas may be cold and require cold-protective PPE. Work may involve prolonged standing, walking in refrigerated zones, bending, reaching, lifting, repetitive hand and arm movements, and exposure to nuts and other potential allergens. Employees must follow food-safety and hygiene requirements, including wearing protective gear.

Requirements

PC proficiency and excellent organizational and communication skills.
Ability to develop a strong maintenance team in a high-performing environment.
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
Three or more years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
Knowledge of maintenance for utilities, facilities, and production equipment.
Ability to demonstrate the stated competencies, including adaptability, team leadership, coaching, communication, information monitoring, planning and organization, applied learning, and building partnerships.
Understanding of computer-based information systems.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States now and in the future; visa sponsorship and immigration support are not available.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of automatic controls.
Planning, scheduling, and budgeting experience.
CMMS or work-order experience.
Engineering degree or equivalent experience is preferred; military and work experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.

Responsibilities

Supervise and coordinate Maintenance Technicians’ daily activities based on production schedules, work orders, and site needs.
Review work orders and preventive maintenance needs, taking priorities, production schedules, and materials and parts availability into account.
Assign Maintenance Technicians according to the skills required and respond to production requests, prioritizing issues that could cause downtime.
Review factory downtime reports daily and discuss potential improvements with technicians.
Develop, distribute, and continually reevaluate equipment preventive maintenance schedules.
Ensure work order assignments are completed in a timely manner.
Develop work schedules that make effective use of maintenance skills and personnel availability.
Support a safer facility through compliance with regulatory requirements.
Work with the system-wide maintenance network team to coordinate activities, plans, problem-solving, and other plant-wide issues.
Participate in planning, scheduling, and supporting factory coverage as needed.
Develop and implement skill-building plans for individuals and the department, including standard operating procedures.
Represent Froneri’s operating model and core values through the expected behaviors.
Maintain communication with the Maintenance Team and Purchasing concerning maintenance parts, equipment inventory reports, and minimum reorder levels.
Compile maintenance reports and evaluate and recommend actions related to downtime, work orders, and preventive maintenance.