Night Shift Maintenance Supervisor

Night Shift Maintenance Supervisor

A premier, family-owned specialty-food manufacturer with over 35 years of industry leadership is seeking a hands-on Night Shift Maintenance Supervisor for its modern production facility in Northern New Jersey. This is a true working-supervisor role designed for a maintenance leader who wants real shift authority without being trapped behind a desk. You will lead, coach, and deploy the shift technician crew while stepping in alongside them to troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automated systems when production needs support.

Key Responsibilities

• Shift Leadership: Direct daily workflow, assign tasks, conduct shift huddles, coach technicians, and manage end-of-shift reporting and handoffs.
• Hands-on Response: Act as first responder for major line breakdowns across freezers, cooking systems, fillers, portioners, packaging, X-ray, metal detectors, and robotics (ABB/Fanuc).
• PM & RCA Discipline: Drive preventive maintenance execution, execute root-cause analysis (RCA) to eliminate repeat downtime, and maintain strict CMMS records.
• Safety & Compliance: Enforce LOTO, OSHA, food safety, GMP, and sanitation protocols across the shift while managing contractor safety on site.
• Resource Management: Communicate critical spare-parts needs, supervise contractor projects, and ensure efficient resource allocation during production runs.

Qualifications

• Experience: Proven experience leading maintenance technicians in an industrial manufacturing facility (food, beverage, or high-speed automated packaging environment strongly preferred).
• Technical Expertise: Strong cross-functional troubleshooting skills across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automated systems.
• Equipment Familiarity: Hands-on exposure to high-speed packaging, processing/cooking equipment, freezers, and industrial robotics.
• Leadership Style: A visible, floor-focused leader capable of prioritizing multiple urgent requests during production shifts.
• Schedule Availability: Able to work the regular 4:00 PM 1:30 AM shift, Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend coverage as plant needs dictate.

Why Apply?

• Visible Leadership: Direct ownership of shift uptime, team development, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Stable & Growing Brand: Family-owned business with 35+ years of stability, state-of-the-art facility upgrades, and active national expansion.
• Comprehensive Package: Competitive salary paired with a solid benefits package and consistent weekday scheduling.