Plant Maintenance Supervisor

Clemens Food Group LLC•Hatfield Township, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Maintenance Supervisor leads a multidisciplinary maintenance team supporting a highly automated food manufacturing operation. This leadership-first role directs maintenance and electronic trades, establishes work priorities, improves preventive maintenance execution, and ensures equipment is ready for production. The supervisor leads work and develops the team rather than personally performing every repair. The role is on-site in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, on third shift, Sunday through Thursday from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM. Third shift provides access to equipment while production is down, and much of the work is planned rather than continuous emergency response. The supervisor will initially complete a structured onboarding period across shifts before transitioning fully to third shift. The position involves leading approximately 10 mechanics and electrical/controls trades in a cold, wet food-manufacturing environment. The supervisor will address skill gaps and inconsistent work-execution discipline while guiding the team from reactive maintenance toward stronger planned and preventive work. Food manufacturing experience is not required; experience in other established, highly automated manufacturing environments may transfer well.

Requirements

Approximately 5 or more years of industrial or manufacturing leadership experience.
Experience leading or directing multidisciplinary maintenance work.
Experience with preventive, corrective, and emergency maintenance in an automated manufacturing environment.
Working knowledge across mechanical, electrical, automation, and controls systems.
Experience using a CMMS and maintenance KPIs to manage work execution and performance.
A track record of establishing priorities, accountability, and strong communication across teams.
Sufficient technical breadth to effectively lead multiple trades.

Nice To Haves

Food manufacturing experience; it is not required.
SAP experience.
Familiarity with the company's specific equipment or control platforms.
Formal education.
Equivalent technical and leadership experience may substitute for SAP experience, familiarity with specific platforms, and formal education.

Responsibilities

Assign and drive completion of scheduled preventive and corrective maintenance.
Coordinate troubleshooting of mechanical, electrical, automation, and controls issues.
Lead equipment shutdown, disassembly, reassembly, and production startup support.
Use CMMS data and maintenance KPIs to manage labor utilization, PM compliance, work orders, and equipment performance.
Coach and develop a team of approximately 10 mechanics and electrical/controls trades.
Partner with Operations, Engineering, Sanitation, FSQA, and other maintenance leaders.
Maintain high standards for safety, quality, food safety, and work execution.
Establish priorities and accountability and promote strong communication across teams.
Work toward labor utilization consistently above 80%, PM work-order compliance at or above 90%, improved schedule compliance, and reduced maintenance-related downtime.
Develop skill matrices and active development plans for all direct reports.