Maintenance Supervisor

Maintenance Supervisor

Our clients are searching for a Maintenance Supervisor who will play a critical role in maintaining the continuous operation, reliability, and efficiency of high-speed protein processing equipment, utility systems, and facility infrastructure. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, this leadership role is responsible for directing a team of multi-skilled maintenance technicians, overseeing preventative and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM) programs, and executing rapid emergency repairs to minimize production downtime. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership skills, hands-on mechanical and electrical troubleshooting expertise, and deep knowledge of USDA-regulated food manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise, coach, and deploy a team of maintenance mechanics, electricians, and technicians across scheduled operational shifts.
• Manage shift schedules, task assignments, work order priorities, and labor allocation to ensure maximum facility uptime.
• Foster a strong culture of safety, ensuring strict adherence to OSHA compliance, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Arc Flash safety, Confined Space Entry, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) standards.
• Oversee execution of preventative and predictive maintenance programs via the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) (e.g., SAP, Maximo).
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automated systems (including PLCs, conveyers, motors, slaughter/evisceration lines, debone lines, and packaging machinery).
• Analyze breakdown root causes (RCFA) to prevent recurring equipment failures and extend component lifecycle.
• Ensure all maintenance practices conform to USDA-FSIS, HACCP, SQF/BRC, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Partner with Sanitation and Quality Assurance teams to ensure sanitary design principles and proper equipment tear-down and reassembly prior to pre-operational inspection.
• Support facility environmental safety standards, including ammonia refrigeration system monitoring (PSM/RMP) where applicable.
• Review and approve work orders, ensuring proper documentation of labor hours, replacement parts used, and job descriptions in the CMMS.
• Work with the Maintenance Planner/Scheduler and Storeroom Coordinator to maintain inventory levels for critical spare parts.
• Assist in installing, commissioning, and testing new processing lines and plant automation projects.

Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree in Industrial Maintenance, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering Technology, or trade certification preferred.
• 3+ years of maintenance leadership/supervisory experience in a food manufacturing or protein processing facility.
• Demonstrated knowledge of 3-phase electrical systems (up to 480V), motors, VFDs, and PLC troubleshooting (Allen-Bradley preferred).
• Hands-on mechanical experience with pumps, gearboxes, hydraulics, pneumatics, conveyors, and high-speed packaging equipment.
• Deep working knowledge of USDA, HACCP, GMPs, OSHA, and sanitary maintenance practices.
• Proficient with CMMS platforms (e.g., SAP, Infor, Maximo) for work order and inventory tracking.
• Ammonia Refrigeration / PSM experience (RETA certification is a strong plus).
• Lean Manufacturing / TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) background.