Job Description

We’re working with a major food manufacturer in North America that’s seeking a 3rd Shift Maintenance supervisor. This exciting opportunity offers the chance to be a key stakeholder in the launch of a state-of-the-art facility, contributing to the optimization of a major food production network in North America. This role will lead a team of maintenance professionals in a 24/7 operation, ensuring seamless production support and efficient delivery of maintenance services. The role will involve overseeing work assignments, managing employee performance, resolving issues, and ensuring compliance with company policies, OSHA regulations, and all relevant laws. This is an essential position for someone ready to make a significant impact in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Location: Milwaukee, WI

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Plant Engineer, Maintenance Manager, and facility management to utilize equipment to improve employee safety, production quality, equipment reliability, and overall equipment effectiveness.
• Supervise both the maintenance and capital projects for the site.
• Utilize mechanical and electrical expertise to maintain production systems, utilities, buildings, and grounds.
• Utilize a computerized maintenance management system to optimize asset utilization through scheduled preventative maintenance.
• Ensure that all utilities (i.e. refrigeration, electrical, steam, compressed air systems, etc.) are in proper working order to support production.
• Implement corrective actions identified by key maintenance performance indicators to create overall equipment effectiveness.
• Remain current with latest and emerging industry regulations and codes relative to mechanical and electrical systems design and operation.
• Ensure corporate policies and standards are followed in both capital project implementation as well as daily maintenance.
• Complete all paperwork including maintenance records, incident reports and investigations, and others as assigned by the maintenance manager. Maintain current technical documentation on Programmable Logic Controls (PLCs), instrumentation, and equipment (PLC ladder logic, blueprints, manuals, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), maintenance procedures, Preventive Maintenance (PM) program), inventory/parts purchasing.
• Share “best practices” within the Maintenance Department.
• Monitor and enforce policies, plant rules and programs with employees, contractors, vendors, consultants, and suppliers (i.e. safety, food safety, regulatory, etc.).
• Engage in the typical responsibilities of a manager requiring planning, evaluating, organizing, integrating and delegating.
• Provide management of employees directly to ensure effective selection, retention, development, and performance management.
• Evaluate Maintenance personnel skills and abilities and assist Manager with developing training programs for employees’ growth.
• Perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years industrial maintenance experience within Dairy, Food, and/or Beverage manufacturing industry is required or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous supervisor experience required.
• Working knowledge of boilers, refrigeration, Programmable Logic Controls (PLCs), electrical, cooling towers, ammonia compressors and packaging equipment. Skills required in electronics, instrumentation and electrical systems and troubleshooting, reading electrical schematics and understand ladder logic. Ability to calculate basic mathematical equations and formulas.
• Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices in food industry.
• Experience leading and following Safety/Security Policies and Procedures.
• Ability to follow all Sanitation and Quality Policies and Procedures, and report and follow through on any deficiencies.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Maintenance Planning software, SAP/Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system experience a plus.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing organizational and operational needs; ability to lead others through change.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Organized with ability to prioritize and pay attention to the details
• Strong team player and leader with the ability to work across multiple functions and disciplines.
• Ability to select, lead, coach, influence, motivate, develop, engage, and retain a team of employees.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to understand cost containment and budgetary principles
• Ability to work flexible hours including weekends in support of plant operations.
• Ability to work in manufacturing environment which includes but not limited to noise, changing temperatures (hot, wet, cold, humid), standing/walking/bending/stooping/climbing stairs, maneuvering around manufacturing equipment consistently throughout the shift.
• Physical lifting ability up to 40-lbs unassisted frequently throughout the shift.

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