Maintenance Supervisor - Fife, WA

GRUMA•Fife, WA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Supervisor will design and optimize mechanical systems, lead reliability and preventive maintenance initiatives, and provide technical oversight to maintenance technicians. This role safeguards product quality, personnel safety, and regulatory compliance across multiple shifts. Responsibilities include modifying and repairing conveyors, ovens, coolers, mixers, and packaging machinery to increase throughput, reduce energy consumption, and meet USDA/FDA sanitary design standards. The supervisor will prepare detailed engineering drawings, bills of material, and technical specifications for new installations and retrofits using CAD and FEA tools. They will develop and own the plant’s preventive maintenance (PM) and condition-based monitoring programs, including vibration analysis, oil analysis, and infrared thermography, to extend asset life and achieve ≥95% planned labor utilization. Generating maintenance procedures, work instructions, and checklists, and verifying execution through regular audits and KPI reviews are key. The role involves leading failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) and root cause investigations for chronic downtime events, recommending design changes or process adjustments to eliminate recurring faults and achieve best in class MTBF. Tracking downtime data, creating Pareto analyses, and presenting counter measures to plant leadership are also required. Managing capital projects from scope development through start-up, including preparing cost estimates, writing RFQs, evaluating vendor proposals, and coordinating contractors during equipment installation, commissioning, and validation, is essential. Ensuring projects are executed on time, within budget, and in compliance with ASME, NFPA, NEC, and company safety standards is critical. The position provides day-to-day engineering support to production supervisors and technicians, troubleshooting complex mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues. Delivering ongoing skill-building sessions on precision maintenance, lock out/tag out (LO/TO), and new technology rollouts, and mentoring technicians in reading schematics and interpreting engineering documentation are part of the role. Conducting monthly safety training and engineering reviews to maintain zero lost time incidents, and investigating any injuries within 24 hours and completing detailed engineering analyses within 48 hours are also required. The supervisor will champion food safety and GMP adherence by integrating hygienic design principles into all mechanical systems. Standardizing maintenance workflows across shifts to drive consistency and maximize Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is expected. Establishing and monitoring KPIs—downtime per line, PM compliance, spare parts turns, energy intensity—and implementing Kaizen and Six Sigma initiatives to surpass plant targets are also key responsibilities. This position supervises five employees.

Requirements

Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or related field
2 years of experience
Some experience or education in Performing predictive and preventive maintenance engineering on manufacturing equipment
Some experience or education in Troubleshooting and repairing complex mechanical, electrical, or control systems
Some experience or education in Using a Computerized Maintenance Management System
Some experience or education in Developing and executing strategic asset management plans
Some experience or education in Applying formal root cause and reliability methodologies to eliminate chronic equipment failures and increase Mean Time Between Failures
Some experience or education in Leading, coaching, and evaluating maintenance or engineering direct reports
Some experience or education in Managing capital improvement or maintenance projects
Some experience or education in Implementing Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma tools
Some experience or education in Interpreting mechanical drawings or electrical schematics to diagnose issues and guide corrective actions
Some experience or education in Communicating technical findings and project status to cross functional stakeholders through written reports, presentations, and on floor briefings

Responsibilities

Design and optimize mechanical systems
Lead reliability and preventive maintenance initiatives
Provide technical oversight to maintenance technicians
Modify and repair conveyors, ovens, coolers, mixers, and packaging machinery
Prepare detailed engineering drawings, bills of material, and technical specifications using CAD and FEA tools
Develop and own the plant’s preventive maintenance (PM) and condition-based monitoring programs
Generate maintenance procedures, work instructions, and checklists
Verify execution through regular audits and KPI reviews
Lead failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) and root cause investigations
Track downtime data, create Pareto analyses, and present counter measures to plant leadership
Manage capital projects from scope development through start up
Provide day to day engineering support to production supervisors and technicians
Deliver ongoing skill building sessions on precision maintenance, lock out/tag out (LO/TO), and new technology rollouts
Mentor technicians in reading schematics and interpreting engineering documentation
Conduct monthly safety training and engineering reviews
Investigate any injuries within 24 hours and complete detailed engineering analyses within 48 hours
Champion food safety and GMP adherence by integrating hygienic design principles into all mechanical systems
Standardize maintenance workflows across shifts to drive consistency and maximize Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
Establish and monitor KPIs—downtime per line, PM compliance, spare parts turns, energy intensity
Implement Kaizen and Six Sigma initiatives to surpass plant targets