Utilities Supervisor

Fresh Express•Morrow, GA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Supervise, coordinate, delegate and perform skilled work maintaining and repairing utilities equipment and a variety of building maintenance assignments. Lead and direct the activities of the Facilities Mechanics (4 Building and Grounds Mechanics and 1 Assistant Supervisor) and Refrigeration Technicians (7 refrigeration technicians and 1 Assistant Supervisor). Give 24/7 support for plant operations and for outside contractors when projects are scheduled. This position supports the daily business to the factory by operating and maintaining crucial components of our processes to include water systems, industrial wastewater, comfort heating and cooling, electrical systems, lighting, building, grounds, gates, doors, automatic doors, ammonia refrigeration system, compressed air and nitrogen, hydraulic power system, and Fire System. At the same time managing cost to eliminate waste and increase profitability. Maintain the plant's safety, food safety, and quality programs. Identify, create, and manage PM tasks, work orders, frequency of completion for all facility equipment.

Requirements

2-3 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing, facilities, utilities or maintenance environment
3-4 years supervisory experience with ammonia refrigeration system
Mechanical skills and electrical troubleshooting
Requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull or push heavy objects and materials
Must work indoors in cold temperature environment and outdoors
Solid working knowledge of ammonia refrigeration is a must.

Nice To Haves

RETA Certification as an ammonia operating engineer a plus
Experience with MS Word, Outlook and Excel is a plus.

Responsibilities

Ensure training requirements are defined for all positions related to food safety and quality within his/her area of responsibility.
Ensure direct reports are trained to complete work assignments, evaluated for effectiveness and documented, and deemed competent to perform their jobs.
Take immediate corrective action when training gaps are identified, including retraining, coaching, and/or disciplinary actions, which must be documented.
Communicate work assignments to associates.
Maintain records of agreement or contracts defining the responsibility and authority of external experts when their assistance is required for food safety development, implementation, operation, or assessment.
Ensure new hire orientation is conducted and a training matrix is developed for each area of responsibility.
Enforce all elements listed in PROC 6.2.2.
Understand the Food Safety Statement, complete required training, perform work assignments in accordance with training, and display acceptable competency with Quality Assurance/Safety/Security policies and training requirements.
Request additional and/or refresher training if needed to effectively perform requirements in specific areas of responsibility.
Lead Facilities Mechanics, maintain and repair plant building, grounds and landscaping.
Supervise carpentry, electrical, paint, plumbing and mechanical maintenance and repair tasks.
Supervise concrete (pour, repair, floor repairs), tile (ceramic, Vinyl), drywall, thermo panels, windows and doors work.
Lead Facilities Mechanics, maintain and repair drains, toilets, urinal and sinks.
Lead Facilities mechanics in all hazardous materials disposal.
Lead Facilities Mechanics, maintain and repair forklifts.
Perform inspections and repairs on eyewash stations, fire extinguishers, ceiling, spill kits, and hand wash areas.
Lead Facilities Mechanics, maintain and repair dock levelers, dock seals, docks shelters and overhead doors.
Lead Facilities mechanics in maintaining infrastructure needed to support Production and other departments.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Manage cost to eliminate waste and increase profitability.
Identify, create, and manage PM tasks, work orders, and frequency of completion for all facility equipment.