Maintenance Supervisor - Dairy Manufacturing
About The Position
Crystal Creamery is seeking an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance operations at its dairy manufacturing facility. This hands-on leadership role is responsible for equipment reliability, production efficiency, safety, and developing a skilled maintenance team. The supervisor balances daily troubleshooting with long-term improvements, builds accountability, and supports a proactive maintenance culture. The role works cross-functionally with Production, Engineering, Quality, and plant leadership to achieve operational goals. It requires regular interaction with production equipment and maintenance personnel. Flexibility to support occasional overtime, weekends, and equipment emergencies may be necessary.
Requirements
- At least five years of industrial or manufacturing maintenance experience.
- At least two years of supervisory or team leadership experience.
- Strong mechanical troubleshooting and equipment repair skills.
- Experience with preventive maintenance planning and maintenance management systems.
- Ability to lead a team, prioritize work, and communicate effectively across departments.
Nice To Haves
- Dairy, food processing, or other food manufacturing experience.
- A bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field; equivalent technical training and hands-on experience may also be considered.
Responsibilities
- Supervise, coach, and develop maintenance technicians.
- Coordinate daily assignments, staffing, and maintenance priorities.
- Promote safety, teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
- Troubleshoot equipment failures and coordinate timely repairs.
- Identify recurring equipment problems and implement solutions to prevent future breakdowns.
- Monitor equipment performance and minimize unplanned downtime.
- Coordinate maintenance schedules with Production and other departments.
- Prioritize work orders and ensure scheduled maintenance is completed.
- Manage maintenance parts, tools, contractors, and service providers.
- Track maintenance performance and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and control costs.
- Ensure maintenance work follows applicable safety requirements and company procedures.
- Reinforce safe work practices, including lockout/tagout and machine guarding.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and support plant inspections and audits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
