Building Maintenance Supervisor

KeHE Maintenance Supervisor

Good people, working with good people, for our common good.

KeHE-a natural, organic, specialty and fresh food distributor-is all about "good" and is growing, so there's never been a more exciting time to join our team. If you're enthusiastic about working in an environment with a people-first culture and an organization committed to good living, good food and good service, we'd love to talk to you!

Primary Responsibilities

The Maintenance Supervisor will assist the maintenance team and will support all aspects of the maintenance department as needed, ensuring all plant equipment is functioning at optimum levels by performing repairs and long-term improvements.

Leadership & Supervision

• Supervise, coach, schedule, and evaluate maintenance technicians and contractors
• Assign work orders, monitor task progress, ensure quality and safety compliance
• Lead or assist in hiring, training, and performance management
• Maintain a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and responsiveness

Preventive & Reactive Maintenance

• Develop, implement, and monitor preventive maintenance programs for all building systems
• Oversee repairs and replacement of industrial equipment including conveyors, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Diagnose problems, troubleshoot issues, and drive root-cause corrective actions
• Manage and oversee contractor relationships (e.g. HVAC services, roofers, electricians)

Budgeting, Planning & Reporting

• Assist with or lead maintenance budget preparation, capital spending, and forecasting
• Monitor maintenance KPIs (downtime, mean time between failure, cost per square foot, etc.)
• Report maintenance status, work backlog, and resource needs to management
• Implement cost control and efficiency initiatives

Safety, Compliance & Environmental Standards

• Enforce safety protocols, PSM, lockout/tagout, confined space, and other regulatory requirements
• Lead or coordinate facility audits, inspections, and regulatory compliance (OSHA, EPA, etc.)
• Ensure safety training, documentation, and incident follow-up

Miscellaneous / Support Functions

• Provide on-call support and emergency response as needed
• Evaluate and recommend new maintenance technologies, tools, and methods
• Foster cross-department collaboration (operations, quality, warehouse)

Other exciting benefits to joining the KeHE team:

• Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, Life & Prescription Drug Insurance benefits after 30 days of full-time employment.
• Eligible to participate in the annual profit-sharing bonus plan after 90 days.
• Eligible to participate in our ESOP – Employee Stock Ownership Plan after one year of full-time employment.
• Eligible for a total of 13 days or 104 hours of Paid Time Off (PTO) per fiscal year.

Essential Functions

Responsible for maintenance and repairs of the building (interior and exterior structures and related fixtures and utilities) through the use of a variety of skills consisting of advanced carpentry, masonry, plumbing, electrical, welding, conveyor, HVAC and ammonia systems.

Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• Must have at least (2) two years' experience in commercial building maintenance functions including the following: carpentry, plumbing, electrical, welding, conveyor repair, rack building

Qualifications / Additional Skills / Aptitude:

• Preferred Electrical Certification, Welding Certification, or HVAC Certification
• Ability to read blueprint and schematic diagrams
• Ability to work with outside contractors
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• The understanding of problem solving and time management
• Must have a valid driver' license
• Operate a variety of maintenance equipment, including but not limited to hand and power tools, snow plow equipment and fork lift
• Reliability, dependability, multi-task, oriented, flexible in scheduling and after hour on calls

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be able to carry 20 pounds, lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee is frequently required to stand, climb, bend, and walk. May need to drive between stores as per assignment. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is subject to both a typical office/store environment and all outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environments is low to high.