Maintenance Supervisor

Company:

Sabrosura Foods is one of the leading marketers of Hispanic products sold throughout the U.S. under the well-known brand names of El Viajero, Reynaldo’s, La Morenita, Caribe, and Bio Salud!. Sabrosura Foods is also one of the largest private label producers of Hispanic cheese in the U.S.

Job Summary:

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising daily activities of the maintenance department and ensuring all tasks performed by team members and others are performed safely, efficiently, and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire plant in the areas of Safety, Quality, and Reliability. This position is responsible for working closely with all departments to coordinate and communicate maintenance activities to ensure a highly efficient operation. This position is responsible for effectively managing a budget, preventive maintenance, departmental purchasing, a team, and coordinating installations and projects.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has direct supervisory responsibilities.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage maintenance team by ensuring safety standards are maintained and following established programs, policies, and practices to produce safe quality foods (SQF) that meet regulatory and company requirements; identify skill gaps and providing coaching, training, feedback, and mentorship to ensure the team is trained in all aspects of troubleshooting, diagnostics, and repairs through Sabrosura’s Career Tier Program and/or by identifying continuing education needs; fostering a collaborative work environment and setting expectations around maintenance customer service; ensure that good housekeeping and safe work practices are followed in the shop and on all job sites.
• Coordinate installations and projects; ensure that projects are done according to proposal specifications and that the installations meet Company safety, quality, and production standards; monitor tasks assigned to ensure job quality and progress; communicate with the manufacturing team on any changes in duration or any other conditions that impact the schedule; build relationships with outside vendors to secure repairs and training for the Sabrosura team.
• Coaches and supports the site's continuous improvement (CI) initiatives through total performance management (TPM) which includes supporting the Daily Priority System, Defect Handling, and Breakdown Elimination.
• Utilize best practices to drive and support operational excellence in areas such as predictive/preventive maintenance, mentoring, and technical support for the maintenance of processes/equipment; develop and maintain key maintenance metrics measuring progress against maintenance goals; develop plant maintenance and reliability plans, including expected deliverables and KPIs.
• In collaboration with the Maintenance planner, ensure preventative maintenance programs are in place for each asset.
• Manage the maintenance department budget by handling scheduling of staff within budget, while meeting the needs of the manufacturing team; keeping accurate records of expenses per piece of equipment or system and to make departmental purchasing decisions that best meet the budgetary goals of the company.
• All other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Leadership, problem-solving, coaching skills.
• Detail-oriented and organized.
• Self-motivated and results oriented.
• Proficient interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent technical knowledge of equipment, products, and processes. Ability to troubleshoot and repair manufacturing and other equipment.
• Knowledge of electronics and experience in controls systems and instrumentation.
• Familiarity with VFD’s, PLC Programming (Allen Bradley).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office spreadsheets, databases, and word processing.
• HVAC, Boilers, General Electrical, and general process engineering principles experience.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent years of experience.
• Food or beverage manufacturing background; well-versed in FDA, GMP, SQF guidelines
• Five years of operations experience in a food manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Prior leadership experience is preferred.
• Prior maintenance experience is required; licenses and certifications preferred.
• Knowledge/Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing/TPM/Continuous Improvement Processes and Tools.

Physical Requirements:

• Moderately strenuous work involving standing, walking with frequent bending, twisting, pushing, and squatting; Repetitive lifting of up to 50 lbs.
• Fast-paced clean environment; frequently cool, wet, and moderate noise; along with working with chemicals