Maintenance Supervisor, 2nd Shift

Makers Pride•Front Royal, VA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Supervisor will work at the wafer and cracker plant in Front Royal, Virginia, a nearly 400,000-square-foot facility with six highly automated production lines. The plant produces more than 150 million pounds annually and employs more than 350 non-union team members. The role supervises maintenance leads and mechanics, ensuring employees follow good manufacturing practices, safety and food safety requirements, operational standards, and company policies. The supervisor ensures that work is completed productively, procedures are followed, and required documentation is maintained, while supporting effective communication between shifts. The core schedule is Monday through Friday, 1:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Maintenance teams work Sunday through Thursday or Tuesday through Saturday to provide 24/7 plant support. This is a hands-on leadership role that requires working alongside the maintenance team, developing employees, responding to emergencies, and coordinating with other departments and shifts.

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.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and a customer-focused approach.
Ability to be on one's feet all day and perform walking, stooping, and bending as required.
Good troubleshooting skills.
Strong people-leadership skills, including willingness to coach and mentor the team and hold employees accountable for assigned work.
Proactive mindset and ability to bring forward solutions and ideas.
Solid work ethic, trustworthiness, and ability to maintain confidential information.
Safety-focused approach and ability to work closely with the site EHS Manager.
Willingness to work alongside the maintenance team in a hands-on role.

Nice To Haves

Additional education beyond a high school diploma or GED.
Experience in a high-speed food or beverage manufacturing environment.
Strong electrical and controls experience.

Responsibilities

Monitor and track work orders and preventive maintenance on production lines and equipment to maintain efficiency.
Assign work, hold staff accountable for assignments, and monitor resulting equipment performance.
Ensure required facility and equipment maintenance documentation is completed during the shift.
Provide timely feedback, coaching, and mentoring to help employees maintain or improve performance.
Supervise and develop employees continually, including resolving employee issues and documenting disciplinary actions and recognition in a timely manner.
Promote teamwork and maintain a positive, constructive work environment within the department and with other departments.
Apply appropriate consequence management for underperforming team members.
Ensure team members remove parts from inventory 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 good manufacturing practices, and continually 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 daily oral and written shift handoff to the oncoming shift and maintenance management, covering issues, current status, expected return-to-production timelines, and anticipated developments.
Write corrective work orders when equipment repairs are identified and follow up to ensure work orders are generated when repairs cannot be completed immediately.
Support a zero mindset among frontline maintenance teams regarding team-member safety risks, quality and food-safety risks, and waste.
Perform additional duties as assigned.