Job Purpose and OverviewThe Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for leading maintenance operations at the Louisville, KY manufacturing facility. This role ensures equipment reliability, supports continuous plant operations, and drives a safe working environment. Responsibilities include managing maintenance activities across production equipment and facility assets, coordinating contractor support, leading a team of up to 15 union maintenance technicians, and participating in maintenance activities and troubleshooting efforts as needed.
Work Environment: Onsite at the Louisville Manufacturing Plant, supporting 24/7 operations
Schedule: Monday - Friday day shift, starting at 6:00 am to support shift handoff activities, with availability to support off-shifts, weekends, and urgent maintenance needs as required.
What will you do as a Maintenance Supervisor at Dawn Foods?- Direct, coordinate, and facilitate activities of workers engaged in the repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment, to include the maintenance of buildings, grounds, and electrical systems
- Manage proactive maintenance to include all equipment and machinery in the plant
- Keep equipment and machinery in safe working conditions
- Participate in maintenance activities as needed to support staffing and operational needs.
- Work safely and maintain a safe work environment following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and food safety practices
- Develop and implement preventative maintenance programs
- Work with the workforce on continuous improvement to plant equipment and practices in cost, quality, service, and safety
- Identify and execute opportunities to improve plant equipment
- Facilitate a safe work environment through auditing and inspecting areas for safety hazards and observing team member safe work habits
- Correct all OSHA violations and potential hazards in a timely manner
- Manage the training, discipline, and development of the maintenance staff
- Manage maintenance and repair spending within budget levels, to include capital projects
- Exposure to and experience with GMP, British Retail Consortium Global Standards (BRCGS) for Food Safety, and American Institute of Baking (AIB) standards
- Understand Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) programs, OSHA standards, and plant safety programs
- Other duties as assigned
What Does It Take to be a Maintenance Supervisor at Dawn Foods? Below are the minimum qualifications to be a fit for this job.
- A high school diploma or GED is required
- A bachelor's degree in engineering, industrial technology, or related discipline with 1 year of maintenance supervisory, lead, and/or team support experience, OR at least 5 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree
- Experience within a manufacturing environment required
- Experience leading, coaching, and developing team members
- Proven ability to monitor, analyze, and improve maintenance performance metrics to drive results
- Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to drive process improvements
- Demonstrated ability to promote and enforce safety standards within a manufacturing environment
- Ability to resolve issues in a timely, organized, and cost-efficient manner
- Demonstrated knowledge of computers
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.) with the ability to learn technologies and systems
- Food experience preferred
- Union experience strongly preferred
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and lead a team
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Proactive, self-directed, independent worker, with self-confidence
Physical Demands & Work Environment The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Position requires providing constant and continuous support to production and other departments, with work performed in both office and plant environments, including exposure to varying temperatures and conditions in direct work areas
- Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to grasp, move, or utilize objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear
- Frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, or crouch
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Ability to work in all temperatures inside and outside, which may fluctuate from very hot to very cold
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus
- Description of the physical requirements of the job (e.g., motor coordination, physical effort, movement required)
- Description of the work environment (e.g., office setting, manufacturing facility)
Note: The level of physical effort may vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than documented here.
If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply."
About Our Benefits Dawn is proud to employ the top talent in the baking industry, and we reward our people with comprehensive health and well-being coverage, competitive compensation packages, and award-winning benefit offerings. We also help protect your future financial health with a generous 401(k) matching program that provides additional retirement funds and many tools and resources on financial wellness. Dawn encourages professional growth through tuition assistance and educational programs, and we are always searching for ways to improve our industry-leading services and benefits.
CompensationThe base salary for this position is $68,700-$105,800 with bonus eligibility.
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Requisition ID: 38181
