Maintenance Supervisor - Night Shift

Job DescriptionJob Description Location: Hugoton, KSWorking Model: On-siteContract Type: Full timeWhy this role matters In your first year, you will build and lead a strong night shift supervisory team that keeps our plant equipment running smoothly and efficiently. Your leadership will directly reduce downtime and improve plant performance, ensuring we meet our targets for reliability and efficiency. This role is vital to Flora Food Group's mission of delivering better food by maintaining the essential machinery that supports our culinary production. Your work ensures that kitchens everywhere receive the quality ingredients they depend on.What you'll doLead and develop the night shift maintenance team to deliver consistent, high-quality support.Prepare the team to respond effectively to escalated maintenance calls during night shifts.Monitor and improve key performance indicators such as preventive maintenance completion and mean time before failure.Drive reduction in equipment downtime through proactive planning and swift response to breakdowns.Manage a balanced scorecard focused on reliability, cost, planning, safety, and people development.Performance You will own the night shift maintenance function's contribution to plant reliability and efficiency. Success will be measured by reductions in downtime, improved preventive maintenance completion rates, and faster response times to breakdowns. Your data-driven approach will ensure the plant meets its operational targets, supporting Flora Food Group's commitment to delivering better food, every day.Care This role reports to the Maintenance Manager and involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams across operations and safety. You will foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement within your team, ensuring safe and sustainable maintenance practices. Your leadership will build a resilient team that supports long-term plant performance and the communities we serve.Passion You bring a genuine care for the craft of maintenance and a passion for keeping complex food production equipment running reliably. Your curiosity about how equipment performance impacts food quality and production efficiency drives you to raise the bar. You understand that every repair and maintenance task contributes to the taste, nutrition, and functionality of the food Flora Food Group delivers.About you You have proven experience leading maintenance teams in an industrial or manufacturing setting, with a strong focus on reliability and operational excellence. You demonstrate clear ownership of team performance and use data to drive continuous improvement. Your leadership style balances firm accountability with care for your team's development and safety. You are comfortable managing escalations and thrive in a structured environment where your decisions have direct impact on plant success.You are genuinely interested in food culture and curious about how consumer behaviour and future food trends shape innovation. You understand that strong brands are built by anticipating what's next in taste, nutrition and functionality, and by translating insight into meaningful consumer experiences.Where this could lead to This role typically leads to senior supervisory or management positions within maintenance or plant operations. Over time, you could expand your leadership scope to include multiple shifts or broader operational responsibilities, shaping the future of plant performance and maintenance strategy.What's next If this opportunity sounds exciting, we'd love to hear from you.We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles. Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias. No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.