Supv Maint Wednesday Midnight-6am,Thurs-Sat 6pm-6am

Simmons Foods•Southwest City, MO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Supervisor leads, motivates, and develops a technical maintenance team responsible for equipment repair and preventive maintenance. The role drives improvement in system performance, establishes consistent work standards, supports production results, and develops employee skills and teamwork. The supervisor directs maintenance operations for assigned areas and supports site-wide packaging, process, mechanical, electrical, building-maintenance, and stationary-engineering functions. The role focuses on production-line reliability, reduced machinery downtime, efficient operating costs, performance measures, regulatory compliance, and coordination with Engineering & Technical Services on capital projects and automation. The position develops the maintenance team’s capabilities in preventive and predictive maintenance, MRO inventory control, maintenance planning, process control, and OEE/downtime data collection and interpretation. It also builds troubleshooting skills and supports the development and accountability of shift maintenance employees, mechanical and electrical staff, the Inventory Coordinator, and the Maintenance Planner. The supervisor manages employees, including directing and monitoring work, participating in hiring, administering disciplinary actions, recommending performance improvements and compensation decisions, and fostering positive employee relations. The role participates in team planning, communication, meetings, policy implementation, and continuous improvement, while supporting Simmons operating systems and performing other duties as needed. The role is salary exempt and requires travel between facilities or work sites, potentially with overnight stays. Required PPE includes steel-toed shoes, ear plugs, and a hair net. The work includes computer use, visual verification, communication and presentations, working in various temperatures, and moving around a manufacturing environment and surrounding property.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, or four years of related work experience, including at least one year in a leading role.
Demonstrated knowledge of mechanical systems, electrical systems, safety, and preventive maintenance programs.
Willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
Ability to read and write English.
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and techniques for effective manufacturing and distribution.
Knowledge of business and management principles, including strategic planning, resource allocation, human resource management, leadership, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Computer familiarity and proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite.
Ability to work in various temperatures and move about a manufacturing environment and surrounding property.
Ability to travel to and from multiple facilities or work sites, possibly with overnight stays.
Ability to wear required PPE: steel-toed shoes, ear plugs, and a hair net.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading a maintenance team.
Experience within a food-processing organization.

Responsibilities

Direct daily maintenance operations for assigned areas and direct or perform equipment repairs, preventive maintenance, and project layout work.
Consult with engineers and vendors and verify that repairs are performed correctly and efficiently.
Support site-wide packaging, process, mechanical, electrical, building-maintenance, and stationary-engineering functions.
Improve production-line reliability and reduce machinery downtime.
Optimize maintenance and operating efficiencies by minimizing costs and implementing performance indicators and measurements.
Coordinate with Engineering & Technical Services to introduce capital projects and advance facility automation.
Ensure compliance with health and safety requirements, environmental standards, and equipment operating requirements.
Develop maintenance capabilities in preventive and predictive maintenance, MRO inventory control, maintenance planning, process control, and OEE/downtime data collection and interpretation.
Develop troubleshooting capabilities for technical and process failures and determine when and how to obtain support.
Support performance development, ownership, empowerment, and accountability for shift maintenance, mechanical and electrical employees, the Inventory Coordinator, and the Maintenance Planner.
Direct and supervise employees, assign and monitor work, and manage performance.
Collaborate with Human Resources to screen, interview, and hire candidates; administer disciplinary actions and recommend performance improvement actions with the HR Manager.
Monitor work performance and recommend compensation decisions according to guidelines.
Foster cooperative employee relations, positive morale, productivity, and continuous improvement.
Participate in team development, communication, implementation of concepts and policies, meetings, planning, and coordination of best practices.
Support Simmons operating systems, including quality, security, office environment, company policies, and LEAN, and communicate concerns and improvement ideas.
Travel to multiple facilities or work sites, potentially requiring overnight stays.
Perform other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.