Job Description

Position Description:

The Maintenance Supervisor oversees the daily activities of the maintenance team in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. This role ensures equipment reliability, coordinates preventative and corrective maintenance, supports production needs, and fosters a culture of safety and continuous improvement. The supervisor acts as a hands-on leader, balancing people management with technical troubleshooting to minimize downtime and maintain compliance with food safety and regulatory standards.

Primary Responsibilities:

Maintenance:

• Direct daily supervision of maintenance staff including assigning tasks and managing department projects.
• Train, mentor, and coach team members to improve technical skills and adherence to company standards.
• Promote a strong safety culture by ensuring compliance with OSHA, food safety, and company policies.
• Conduct shift hand-offs and ensure proper communication across maintenance and production teams.
• Oversee the completion of PM’s, work orders and corrective action requests.
• Audit and review PM’s performed by maintenance staff to ensure that equipment is safeguarded from breakdowns.
• Manage work orders, including communicating status to internal customers.
• Participates in the development and implementation of maintenance strategies to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Assists in the training of new technicians and provides ongoing coaching to enhance skill levels within the team.
• Contributes to safety initiatives and ensures maintenance activities adhere to all safety regulations and guidelines.

Production Support:

• Partner with production leaders to align maintenance schedules with production requirements.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns to minimize disruption to manufacturing schedules.
• Assist with line changeovers, setups, and equipment adjustments.
• Continuing to build on the customer mentality to ensure requests are answered and completed in a timely manner.

Compliance & Documentation:

• Ensure maintenance practices align with food safety (GMPs, HACCP, SQF/BRC) and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to audits by maintaining proper maintenance documentation and records.
• Participate in root cause analysis for equipment failures and corrective action implementation.
• Directly participate in the creation of maintenance systems and SOP’s including SCADA, EMMS, purchase order and receiving systems, MRO inventory management and electronic issuance/reordering.

Other Duties:

• Provide coverage for shop floor breakdowns as needed.
• Other duties as assigned by senior management.

Provision to Cover:

Maintenance Manager

Skills & Qualifications

• Education/Experience: Associate degree in a technical field preferred; or equivalent combination of technical training and 5+ years industrial maintenance experience (food manufacturing strongly preferred).
• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a maintenance team in a manufacturing setting.
• Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems; hands-on troubleshooting and repair expertise.
• Systems: Familiarity with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS); ability to track and manage work orders and PM schedules.
• Food Safety: Understanding of GMPs, HACCP, and regulatory standards in food manufacturing.
• Communication: Clear verbal and written communication; ability to collaborate with production, quality, and safety teams.
• Problem-Solving: Analytical mindset with the ability to perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Preferred: Experience with PLCs, VFDs, and automated packaging equipment.

Physical & Environmental Demands:

Based on an 8 hour workday: Never= 0 hours, Rarely= 0-2 hours, Occasionally= 2-4 hours, Frequently= 4-6 hours, Continuously= 6-8 hours

Sit: Occasionally, Stand: Continuously, Walk: Frequently, Bend: Rarely, Squat: Rarely, Kneel: Rarely, Crawl: Rarely, Climb: Rarely, Reach: Frequently, Grasp: Continuously, Push/Pull: Frequently, Twist/Turn: Occasionally

Corrected vision must include:

• 20/20 vision
• Normal distinguishing of colors
• Normal depth perception
• Close vision
• Distance vision
• Color vision
• Peripheral vision

Corrected hearing skills must include:

• Normal frequency sensitivity
• Normal frequency selection

Speaking skills must include being understandable when speaking:

• In person
• In writing

Other: 

Ability to frequently lift and move objects up to 20 pounds and occasionally move objects up to 50 pounds from ground level, move approximately 10 feet and perform this at least 5 times in succession without danger or injury.

Work Environment:

Work is primarily performed in industrial and production areas where conditions can vary from an office environment to exposure to weather conditions and temperature extremes. Noise levels may vary from moderate office environment noise to louder sounds from equipment operation. This role frequently uses hand tools such as various pliers, screw drivers, wrenches, and power tools.

Travel Required:

Travel will be primarily local during business hours.

Join a company that values your professional growth and personal well-being! Here are just a few of the benefits GoMacro offers: 

• Competitive Wages
• Bonus Program – Annual bonus plan for all full-time employees. 
• Comprehensive Benefits – Health, dental, and vision insurance for full-time employees. 
• 401(k) Plan – 4% company match on employee contributions.
• PTO – Accrual that grows; earn more PTO with continued employment.

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