Description Position at JBS USA
Job Title: Boiler Room & Refrigeration Maintenance Superintendent
Department: Maintenance
Reports to: Mike Mortensen
Location: Beardstown, IL
Effective Date: 07/29/2026
Job Status: Full Time
FLSA Status: Salaried
Work Schedule: Flexibility Needed
Travel Requirements: 0-5%
Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes
Purpose & Scope: The Maintenance superintendent is a leader in the facility organizational structure that reports directly to the Maintenance Manager. This position offers broad exposure to all elements of Maintenance and Operations. Principle Responsibilities: List and describe (in order of importance) the specific tasks, assignments, level of discretionary authority and/or functions performed.
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- Maintenance and Reliability: Leverage labor, materials and equipment to prevent, and eliminate, equipment failures through targeted deployment of maintenance strategies, reliable execution of work management practices and reliability engineering principles. Champion failure investigation and problem identification and resolution activities.
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20% - Talent Management: Lead the development of human assets by effectively training, engaging, promoting, coaching, appraising and responding to the needs of employees. Ensure key results areas, and goals, are aligned with the organization's strategy and long term success.
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15% - Food and People Safety: Ensure all engineering practices and procedures support a safe working culture and one that promotes the manufacturing of healthy and safe food and food ingredients.
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5% - Plant Leadership: Serve as a key member of the plant leadership team, providing overall plant and business leadership, role modeling, mentoring and coaching to others in all functions and at all levels of the operation.
Working Conditions:• Ability to work all shifts
• Ability to work in hot and cold environments
• Ability to work in areas that have unique smells
• Ability to work at heights above 4 ft
Requirements: Describe necessary knowledge or skills, and type and amount of formal schooling, and work experience normally required to obtain these. Do not describe your own particular background.
• 4-year degree in engineering or manufacturing technology or at least 5 years of proven maintenance leadership in a complex, labor intensive environment
• Knowledge of OSHA, Food Safety, Safety and Environmental Regulations
• Demonstrated skills of team building, conflict resolution, innovation and change within the work force
• Must work equally as well in a team environment and alone
• Work management processes
• Professional verbal and written communication skills to complete proposals, presentations, policies, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems using formal techniques to evaluate systems, equipment and failures.
• Moderate Skill leveling Microsoft Office Suite of applications
The Applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:
Benefits:
- Base Salary: $90,005 - $109,356
- Health, Dental, Vision coverage begins after 60 days of employment
- Paid Time off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays
- 401(k): company match beings after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule
- Incentive pay: This position is eligible to participate in the Company's annual bonus plan, the amount of bonus varies and is subject to the standard terms and condition of the incentive program
- Career Development: Our Company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs.
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- JBS/Memorial Hospital Partnership
- On-site bank
- On-site cafeteria
- Employee Assistance Program
- Discounted meat sales
For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in states where it is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for any given position, compensation ranges are specific to those states and takes into account various factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to a candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiencies for the role.
This position does not have an application deadline. We will continue to recruit until the position has been filled
