Maintenance Supervisor

Maintenance Supervisor - Rothschild, WI

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier, and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

Key Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Engineering & Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Supervisor will provide leadership and direction to the plant maintenance department responsible for repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment in manufacturing operations. Responsible for site asset care and process optimization.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The essential functions of this job include, but are not limited to:

• Perform follow-up analysis to identify and resolve recurring downtime / inefficient operational issues
• Ensure that all manufacturing/facility systems are properly resourced and that all resources are efficiently utilized.
• Manage maintenance department costs.
• Ensure that appropriate inventory levels for standard replacement parts are maintained.
• Manage the buildings and grounds such that good manufacturing practices (GMP) are adhered to and a professional appearance is maintained.
• Drive employee engagement, training, and development to maximize manufacturing, quality, safety, and productivity goal attainment.
• Collaborate directly with Human Resources/Ask HR to ensure employee issues or concerns are correctly addressed and resolved.
• Effectively communicate results and action plans
• Initiate cost saving measures.
• Responsible for working with Asset life cycle management.
• Provide leadership in implementing/maintaining preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Perform follow-up analysis to identify and resolve recurring downtime/inefficient operational issues.
• Provide technical support for efficient troubleshooting.
• Effectively communicate results and action plans to appropriate employees and managers.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Shift – Primary day shift however the Maintenance Supervisor does supervise employees who work afternoon and night shifts, thus needs to ensure that they are connecting with them on a regular basis as well

Qualifications and Skills

Key competencies:

• Preventive Maintenance programs
• CMMS, SAP experience strongly preferred
• GMP
• Budget tracking, reporting and control
• Lean / Continuous Improvement a plus.

Education/Qualifications:

• Degree in Industrial Management or other technical discipline strongly preferred. Consideration will be given to equivalent training and experience.

Experience:

• Food industry knowledge required.

• 5+ years maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment required

• 3+ years Supervisory / Management experience strongly preferred

• Experience implementing/improving Preventative Maintenance programs

• Strong computer application skills, network, and PC business application software

• Strong mechanical and electrical skills

• SAP or other CMMS skills are a strong plus

• Basic financial skills and understanding

• Experience with formal Asset Reliability programs a strong plus, especially Predictive Maintenance

The pay range for this position is $76,000 - $103,000 in Annual Salary. Kerry typically does not hire an individual at the top or near the top of the range, as we are a pay-for-performance company, and this range is set to continue to reward performance annually while in role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The specific compensation offered to a candidate within the above range may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity. In addition, this position is also eligible to earn a performance-based incentive compensation. Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, Employee Share Plan, Life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Kerry is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants. We prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. This commitment applies to all employment practices, including recruitment, hiring, promotions, training, and career development. Kerry also takes affirmative action to ensure that minorities, women, disabled veterans, and other protected groups are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities.