Maintenance Supervisor (Food Manufacturing)

Job Title: Maintenance Supervisor

Reports to: Maintenance Manager

GENERAL SUMMARY

Supervises Leads and Mechanics in their daily activities. Ensures all Leads and Mechanics follow GMP’s, Safety, Food Safety, Operational and Company guideline/policies. Ensures all maintenance employees are productive, completing assignments, and adhering to procedures. Maintains daily checks and effective communication among shifts.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Proactively supervises plant maintenance staff.
• Assists with coordination of maintenance activities (i.e., work assignments, hours, overtime, absenteeism, etc)
• Communicates across departments and shifts to determine condition of operations and priorities.
• Supervises work assignments and ensures that each mechanic is effectively utilized.
• Ensures preventive maintenance program is followed each day and all forms are filled out completely and correctly.
• Continually monitors and supervises leads and mechanics, with focus on work quality and efficiency.
• Enforces all safety rules, good manufacturing practices within the department and continually monitors and supervises leads and mechanics.
• Supervises compliance with AIB.
• Assists production department in monitoring productivity, downtime and waste to standards.
• Monitors and tracks down time reports and work orders to lines and equipment to maintain maximum efficiency.
• Manages work assignments and hold staff accountable for these assignments and resulting equipment performance.
• Conducts daily supervisory tour of the plant.
• Assists leads and mechanics when necessary during repairs.
• Trains mechanics on an ongoing basis.
• Ensures all department procedures are followed.
• Periodically inspects the spare parts bins.
• Monitors and manages employee overtime to achieve stated objectives.
• Monitors, inspects and ensures parts storage areas are maintained in clean, neat and organized condition. Ensures tool and parts room is locked at all times.
• Conducts communication meetings with maintenance staff.
• Ensures safety training compliance.
• Monitors work orders to ensure FIFO and prioritizes work orders with regard to safety, quality and scheduling.
• Promotes safety among plant employees.
• Conducts timely performance evaluations of subordinates and encourages and works with subordinate to reach department and personal development goals.
• Controls budget through reduction and control of overtime and manages receiving budget within operational procedures.
• Enforces company policies through communications and documented training.
• Participates with Safety, Sanitation, Quality and new products Committees.
• Ensures Lead have complied with all their training program responsibilities.
• Resolves any employee issues and documents disciplinary actions and superior performance recognitions for all employees.
• Promotes open communication
• Supervises the compliance of all federal, state, local & Company safety & quality policies.
• Actively participants in the HACCP Team, responsible for but not limited to Internal auditing, training, implementation, and corrective actions.
• Provides suggestions to improve process, procedures and department in support of company goals.
• Verifies all personnel are present and well suited to work.
• Ensures employees are effectively performing assigned tasks and evaluates performance at appropriate intervals
• Maintains a positive and constructive work environment within the department as well as with other departments and promotes teamwork
• Trains new employees and monitors and evaluates their progress (includes Safety, HAACP & Food Safety).
• Conducts monthly Safety training meetings and participates in communication meetings.
• Works in a safe manner, observing all safety requirements
• Verifies GMP’s and Safety standards are maintained at all times and take action and/or follow-up when deficiencies are noted
• Consistently applies company rules per employee handbook and per company policies (i.e. attendance, safety, etc.) and ensures safety regulations, policies and procedures are followed
• Monitors Kronos schedules, timecards, and prepare all HR – related paperwork, including disciplinary actions, ESNs, Attendance Forms, etc.
• Ensures compliance with the HACCP program and AIB gold standard
• Ensures all food safety principles and legal requirements have been applied effectively
• Must work various shifts and hours including holidays and weekends
• Other duties, as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Education:

Requires High School Diploma or GED

Some college preferred

CERTIFICATIONS:

ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL PREFFERRED.

Experience:

3 years

Minimum 3 years supervisory experience in industrial environment

2years’ experience in Food operations preferred.

KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

• REQUIRES BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS
• Must speak, read and write English and Spanish
• Ability to read electrical diagrams, have good electrical skills.
• Familiar with OSHA regulations, AIB standards.