PPS customer is a growing food production company. 

Job Summary:

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for management and supervision of asset reliability, capacity assurance, planning, R&M budget and to support leadership with all factory maintenance operations, including equipment safety, machine uptime, productivity and continuous improvement with all plant equipment. 

The Maintenance Supervisor directs and oversees all Union Maintenance and Storeroom personnel.  This position supports hiring within the maintenance department and provides technical expertise and development to hourly employees.

The Maintenance Department is responsible for daily maintenance of all factory equipment throughout the Beet processing campaign, Juice and Extract campaigns, Molasses Desugarization plant (MDS), Chemical Softening plant and Waste Water Treatment equipment to support factory operations and meet business objectives.

During the Inter-campaign months, the maintenance department conducts significant equipment inspection, R&M, equipment improvement, capital project installations and reassembly of the entire factory in preparation for the next campaign.

Primary Responsibilities:

·         Maintain and ensure all employees comply with regulatory & company requirements for personal & facility safety.

·         Maintain equipment to meet environmental compliance.

·         Support management of the factory maintenance department to achieve operational business goals.

·         Assure maintenance meets Feed & Food safety program requirements as they relate to USDA & SQF.

·         On-call 24/7 for emergency response of all equipment issues.

·         Management and adherence to the R&M budget including, capital planning, contributing to controllable margin, and loss control through forecasting, tracking and reporting.

·         Evaluate reliability through Mean Time to Repair & Mean Time to Failure & provide solutions for continuous improvement to minimize downtime and enhance product output.

·         Help lead implementation & utilization of KPI’s to measure asset/equipment performance & total lifecycle maintenance costs.

·         Provide leadership with all preventative, predictive and reactive maintenance/process and reliability functions.

·         Utilization of the Advanced Maintenance Management System (AMMS) for cost and performance tracking.

·         Support development of maintenance targets and timing.  Track results and take corrective actions as appropriate to achieve goals.

·         Management of the Parts Warehouse including asset control, usage tracking, obesolence reduction.

·         Follow the correct policies and procedures with all purchasing functions.

·         Identify and implement training and development for the Union workforce to ensure the necessary people skills and resources are applied currently and in the future.

·         Identification and submission of capital and extraordinary projects that provide solutions for continuous improvement to operations.

·         Ability to work across department lines in regards to internal quality/compliance audits.

Required Training upon hiring:

·         General factory safety requirements (Right to Know)

·         Food-related Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

·         Factory-related environmental regulations

·         SQF certification – principles or SQF

·         Knowledge of GMP+ standards

Key Competencies:

·         Ability to lead and develop cross functional teams.

·         Flexible working hours day and night, able to work in fast paced and varying environments.

·         Ability to deliver results working within collective bargaining agreement.

·         Demonstrated personal leadership and strong conflict resolution skills.

·         Provides model behavior to demonstrate corporate values.

·         Ability to multitask, handle multiple priorities, problem solve and make decisions.

·         Lead by demonstrating ethics and integrity, display drive and purpose, demonstrated capability to learn, and managing self, increase self-awareness.

  Bachelor of Science Degree and/or extensive industrial experience of with progressive maintenance or supervisory responsibilities.

·         Evident business skills with the ability to clearly communicate strategy and vision to various team members.

·         Training or relevant exposure in supervision skills, quality assurance systems, environmental and safety regulations.

·         Strong leadership abilities, communication skills and understanding of mechanical equipment and chemical process.

·         Proficient skills in company data management systems such as AMMS, Oracle PeopleSoft & Microsoft Office.

Required Training upon hiring:

·         General factory safety requirements (Right to Know)

·         Food-related Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

·         Factory-related environmental regulations

·         SQF certification – principles or SQF

·         Knowledge of GMP+ standards

​​​​​​​Key Competencies:

·         Ability to lead and develop cross functional teams.

·         Flexible working hours day and night, able to work in fast paced and varying environments.

·         Ability to deliver results working within collective bargaining agreement.

·         Demonstrated personal leadership and strong conflict resolution skills.

·         Provides model behavior to demonstrate corporate values.

·         Ability to multitask, handle multiple priorities, problem solve and make decisions.

·         Lead by demonstrating ethics and integrity, display drive and purpose, demonstrated capability to learn, and managing self, increase self-awareness.

Direct Hire Opportunity to join our fast-paced leadership team. Excellent compensation and benefits plan.

Must successfully complete a background check and drug screen.

We are a team! The best offering we have is our people. This is a great team to work with and grow with. Join us!

We offer an excellent benefits package!