Maintenance Supervisor

Refresco•Modesto, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for providing leadership for the maintenance functions, ensuring proper preventive maintenance of physical plant and all operating equipment, electrical troubleshooting, minimizing equipment downtime to provide maximum production capacity, and compliance with all Occupational Health and Safety regulations. The shift is Night, 2pm - 10:30pm, with hours potentially varying based on production needs.

Requirements

Proficient in Excel, Word, SAP and Power Point.
Proven Leadership experience in a Production environment.
Strong team player who can work across multiple functions.
Ability to analyze and solve problems, results oriented.
Able to work under deadline pressures.
Organized and detail oriented, adaptable to change.
Leadership - Foster a culture of empowerment by building relationships based on trust, lead courageously on a day-to-day basis, and inspire growth with a clear and ambitious vision that guides the collective effort toward success.
Quality: Understanding of quality standards and requirements for manufactured products, implementation of quality control measures to ensure product consistency and reliability, collaboration with quality team to address related issues.
Continuous Improvement – Lead department process improvement through lean principles, team feedback, and CI events (Kaizen).
Troubleshooting – Skilled in resolving process and equipment issues to minimize downtime and waste.
Documentation Skills – Accurately record production data and maintain organized records.
Safety and Compliance – Ensure OSHA, environmental, and corporate compliance. Timely and accurate completion of monthly Alchemy training.
Communication Skills – Communicate effectively with direct reports and all levels of the organization. Collaborates to ensure smooth workflow. Follows equipment down-time escalation process.
Decision Making & Judgment – Make informed decisions with sometimes limited data, learning from outcomes.
People Management – coach others regardless of performance level; help others identify key goals and use their talents to achieve those goals; build relationships; offer praise and recognition.
Ownership – Proactively take initiative and responsibility for tasks and challenges, demonstrating independent thinking.
Problem Solving Skills – Develop creative solutions, evaluate results, and incorporate feedback for continuous improvement.
Time Management – Optimize production schedules by prioritizing tasks and minimizing downtime to meet deadlines.
Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent required.
5-7 years relevant work experience in a manufacturing facility

Nice To Haves

Undergraduate degree in a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Adhere to and ensure compliance to all health and safety policies/procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and PPE requirements.
Adhere to and ensure compliance to food quality and food safety as per the standard(s) provided by corporate, customer, and/or governing bodies (ex. SQF).
Leads and directs the work of other employees.
Have some authority for personnel decisions related to hiring, performance, or disciplinary actions.
Continuously improving manufacturing processes in terms of quality and performance measurements and identifying and eliminating bottleneck areas.
Seek to ensure reliability of plant and equipment operation while optimizing maintenance and operation costs and satisfying all safety, environmental etc. regulations in the process.
Identify and solve safety concerns encountered during design and study of manufacturing processes.
Devise hands on improvement processes to reduce scrap and defects while improving throughput and document SOPs and the implementation of Best Practices into the facility.
Assist in coordinating the installation of new equipment to maximize production efficiency and maintainability.
Work with production to make modifications to equipment and work areas for maximum efficiency of operation.
Maintain a knowledge base in the capacity of existing utilities and the current level of utilization.
Stay abreast of the latest safety, environmental and other regulations which affect the facility to ensure compliance.
Support the Maintenance Manager in overseeing the maintenance of the equipment and the facility to ensure the company receives maximum utilization of its assets.
Implement and ensure compliance with the systems designed by the manager, focusing on execution and direct oversight.
Assist in keeping written documentation of environmental compliance current.
Periodically prepare reports to satisfy environmental and safety regulations and ensure a safe and professional work environment.
Reviews, evaluates, counsels, disciplines and discharges employees as necessary to ensure department meets or exceeds productivity requirements.
Evaluates and recommends improvements to product manufacturability.
Ensure compliance to all OHSA and environmental regulatory and corporate standards. Investigate and identify root causes of any non-compliance.
Accountable for a safe working environment through the development of strategies focused on accident reduction as well as energy and waste minimization.
Oversee effective deployment of human resources throughout the plant and ensure the correct administration of the collective Bargaining Agreement (if applicable).