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. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. 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.
About the role
The Maintenance Supervisor leads the safe, effective, and disciplined execution of maintenance activities during afternoons and midnight shifts to ensure reliable plant operations across manufacturing, processing, packaging, utilities, and wastewater treatment (where applicable). This role owns the “who, when, and how well” of maintenance execution—driving schedule compliance, high‑quality workmanship, and continuous improvement while developing a skilled, engaged maintenance workforce.
The Supervisor partners closely with Maintenance Planning, Production, CI, and Engineering to reduce unplanned downtime, improve asset reliability, and support Kerry’s food safety, quality, and safety standards on Afternoon and Midnight shifts. This role is critical for communication with the day shift maintenance supervisor. They need to have good turnover and communication of emerging issues/risks, mitigation plans, and priorities.
+ Key responsibilities
Maintenance Execution & Schedule Control
+ Own execution of the weekly maintenance schedule, assigning work orders to appropriate trades and shifts for corrective WOs, PMs, and rebuilds.
+ Drive strong schedule compliance, minimizing break‑ins except for validated emergencies or production‑critical events.
Preventive & Predictive Maintenance
+ Lead execution of planned, corrective, and reactive maintenance work.
+ Ensure preventive maintenance (PM) tasks and technical PMs are completed as scheduled.
+ Support efforts to improve mean time between failures (MTBF) and reduce urgent and reactive work.
Field Leadership & Team Development
+ Spend 60–75% of time in the field, coaching and supporting mechanics, electricians, utilities, and other trades.
+ Audit work quality, adherence to standard job plans, and craftsmanship standards.
Technical Oversight
+ Provide technical leadership across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and utility systems (e.g., boilers, refrigeration, compressed air).
+ Champion a safety‑first culture, ensuring compliance with Kerry safety standards, LOTO, permit requirements, and safe work practices.
+ Ensure maintenance work complies with food safety, GMP, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
+ Reinforce proper chemical handling, housekeeping, and documentation standards.
CMMS / SAP PM Discipline
+ Ensure all work orders are accurately executed, confirmed, and closed in SAP PM/CMMS by end of shift.
+ Maintain strong data quality to support planning, scheduling, and reliability analysis.
+ Provide any insights to improve job plans, parts readiness, and schedule integrity.
Qualifications and skills
Required
Engineering degree or extensive technical experience in a manufacturing environment.
Strong working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and utility systems.
Proven experience leading maintenance teams in planned and reactive maintenance execution.
Experience using CMMS / SAP PM or similar systems.
Strong safety leadership mindset and problem‑solving skills.
Preferred
Food, beverage, or regulated manufacturing experience.
Reliability, TPM, or continuous improvement exposure.
Experience supporting wastewater treatment or utilities systems.
Shape
Leadership & Behavioural Expectations
Demonstrates Kerry Values Courage, Ownership, Enterprising Spirit, Inclusiveness, and Open‑Mindedness.
Leads with presence on the floor and accountability for results.
Communicates clearly with hourly teams, peers, and leadership, when needed
Balances urgency with discipline to deliver sustainable reliability improvements.
The typical hiring range for this role is $70,100 - $122,000 annually and is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, location, etc. In addition to your pay, Kerry offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and retirement contribution (all benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements).
Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Additional information can be found at Know Your Rights Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov).
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