Maintenance Supervisor Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Manufacturing experience required
• Ability to access the entire facility and safely maneuver around operating equipment and maintenance work areas.
• Frequent standing and walking throughout the workday; ability to climb stairs and ladders as required to inspect equipment and facilities.
• Ability to bend, reach, crouch, kneel, and use manual dexterity necessary to inspect, troubleshoot, and support maintenance activities.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with temperature variations, noise, and other conditions normally associated with food production and industrial maintenance.
• Ability to understand and communicate verbal and written instructions and tolerate frequent interruptions while managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to perform occasional lifting, pushing, and pulling consistent with safe work practices and the needs of the position.
• Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree in Electro-Mechanical Technology, Industrial Maintenance, or a related field preferred; equivalent combinations of technical training and experience will be considered.
• Minimum five (5) years of industrial electrical/mechanical maintenance experience preferred.
• Previous maintenance leadership, lead, or supervisory experience strongly preferred.
• Food manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience with preventive maintenance programs and CMMS/work-order systems preferred.
• Working knowledge of electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, welding, piping, drives, bearings, and automated manufacturing systems.
• PLC and controls troubleshooting knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible, hands-on leadership and daily direction to maintenance technicians.
• Coordinate maintenance expectations and priorities across all three shifts through the Maintenance Shift Leads, ensuring consistent execution, accountability, and communication throughout the department.
• Set clear work priorities, assign resources, and ensure maintenance activities are understood, documented, and completed effectively.
• Hold team members accountable for safety, work quality, productivity, documentation, attendance, and company expectations.
• Coach team members and provide timely, constructive performance feedback; address performance or conduct concerns in partnership with the Maintenance Manager and Human Resources.
• Develop maintenance technicians through training, cross-training, mentoring, and increasingly challenging assignments.
• Identify technical skill gaps and recommend development opportunities that strengthen department capability and succession readiness.
• Ensure effective shift-to-shift communication, including unresolved work, equipment concerns, priorities, and follow-up responsibilities.
• Build and maintain a positive team environment that promotes accountability, ownership, cooperation, and continuous improvement.
• Support the Maintenance Manager in implementing department standards, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Execute preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance activities in support of established department performance targets.
• Support preventive maintenance compliance and effectiveness by ensuring scheduled work is completed thoroughly, on time, and with accurate documentation.
• Monitor equipment performance and unplanned downtime; coordinate timely response to breakdowns while balancing immediate production needs with long-term equipment reliability.
• Lead or participate in root cause analysis for recurring and significant equipment failures and ensure corrective actions are implemented and followed through.
• Use the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to manage work orders, labor, parts usage, equipment history, preventive maintenance activity, and maintenance backlog.
• Prioritize daily and weekly maintenance requirements and coordinate labor, materials, parts, contractors, and planned downtime as needed.
• Support reliable operation of plant utilities, including water, steam, compressed air, and electrical systems, within the scope of assigned responsibilities.
• Support maintenance of buildings, grounds, structures, and related facility systems as assigned.
• Provide maintenance support to Agriculture, Transportation, and other departments as operational needs require.
• Support machine shop activities and related maintenance work within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Ensure maintenance work is performed in a manner that protects team member safety, food safety, product quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Follow and enforce applicable safety requirements, including lockout/tagout, confined space, hot work, personal protective equipment, and other maintenance safety procedures.
• Maintain compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), OSHA requirements, environmental standards, and applicable company policies and procedures.
• Ensure maintenance repairs, temporary repairs, tools, parts, lubricants, and work practices do not create food safety or product contamination risks.
• Ensure required maintenance and safety records are completed accurately and maintained appropriately.
• Immediately communicate significant safety, food safety, quality, or regulatory concerns to the appropriate leader.
• Partner closely with Production, Quality, Warehouse, Engineering, and other departments to align maintenance priorities with operational needs.
• Support department performance by monitoring and responding to established maintenance KPIs, including preventive maintenance compliance, equipment downtime, work-order completion, backlog, repeat failures, emergency work, and other measures established by the Maintenance Manager.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve equipment reliability, maintenance efficiency, cost effectiveness, and stewardship of company assets and resources.
• Support the development and implementation of capital projects, including equipment installation, commissioning, startup, and maintainability considerations.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities and recommend practical changes that improve safety, reliability, quality, and operational performance.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance
• Corporate Chaplain
• On-site Nurse
• Dependent Scholarship Assistance Program