5000 Maintenance Supervisor (2nd Shift)

Maintenance Supervisor

We're looking for a skilled, hands-on Maintenance Supervisor to lead our maintenance team in a high-volume, fast-paced food manufacturing environment. This role is ideal for someone who excels at troubleshooting, prioritizing work, and keeping equipment running safely and efficiently.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 2:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Supervises maintenance activities.

Essential Functions

• Oversees and directs installation, maintenance and repair of production equipment and other mechanical equipment on one shift. Assists employees with complex equipment problems or with major equipment failures, repairs or overhauls.
• Follows up and assures all work is being completed on time and accurately.
• Makes sure any mechanical shutdown situation is handled as quickly & correctly as possible, using established DIN procedures.
• Directs preventive maintenance to be performed on a regular basis.
• Works closely with supervisors in production departments to help solve problems & make needed equipment improvements.
• Maintains appropriate computerized and paper files on pertinent information.
• Maintains areas of operation in a safe and sanitary manner. Makes effective use of and makes recommendations on physical assets. Determines that established safety rules, Company policy and good housekeeping are followed.

Other Duties

• May occasionally perform some duties of Stockroom Attendant in absence of same.
• Coordinates with other departments to assure cooperation and timely completion of projects. Communicates and cooperates with other members of management to maintain productive and harmonious working relationships.
• May operate forklift in some job duties.
• Occasionally drives own or company vehicle in performance of some job duties.
• Ensures proper selection, training, evaluation, and discipline of and communication with employees.
• Participates in training, employee meetings, committees, project teams, etc. as appropriate.
• Receives written and verbal instructions on the above job tasks and performs other duties as directed by Supervisor.

Requires technical or specialized training or education in mechanical maintenance equal to 2 years college or technical school. Must have good written and verbal communication skills. Five to seven years experience in mechanical processes and tools and good working knowledge of production processes and equipment. Working knowledge of applicable laws, rules and regulations (federal, state, EEOC, ESC, FDA, EPA, OSHA, etc.). Knowledge of personal computers and related software needed. Must speak, read and write in English.

Must demonstrate aptitude to manage people, set example by own conduct and work habits, make prompt and competent decisions, use authority wisely and maintain discipline, morale and teamwork at high standard.

Exercises normal supervisory functions over small group of Maintenance Technicians.

Personal computer, standard office equipment, hand and power tools, forklift, own or company vehicle.

Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.

Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.

Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.

Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking level with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sound.

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, or up to 10 pounds of force frequently.

The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures: transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.

Office, plant, and shop conditions as well as occasional but often lengthy exposure to outside conditions. Long work days and workweeks required. Access to certain confidential data.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of the position. All employees may have other duties assigned at any time.