Maintenance Supervisor

Location: Modesto, California

As a Maintenance Supervisor in Modesto, CA, you will play a critical leadership role in ensuring the reliability, safety, and performance of our manufacturing operations. Reporting to the Maintenance & Engineering Manager, you will lead maintenance personnel, drive preventative maintenance initiatives, and partner with cross-functional teams to minimize downtime and optimize operational efficiency. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact by fostering collaboration, driving continuous improvement, and supporting a culture of safety, quality, and accountability within Arxada's Microbial Control Solutions business. Your leadership will help ensure the site continues to deliver exceptional service and high-quality products to our customers across the globe.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead and coordinate maintenance activities to ensure plant equipment operates safely, reliably, and efficiently while meeting production and quality requirements.
• Prioritize and manage maintenance work orders, establish work standards, and ensure timely completion of maintenance activities.
• Implement and oversee preventative maintenance programs for critical manufacturing equipment.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, and site leadership teams to minimize downtime and drive operational excellence.
• Support capital projects through planning, coordination, and execution, ensuring strong communication and stakeholder alignment.
• Champion safety, food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance, including adherence to OSHA, FDA, SQF, HACCP, and GMP standards.
• Coach and develop maintenance team members while fostering a respectful, inclusive, and high-performing work environment. Qualifications & Experience

Qualifications & Experience

• High School Diploma required; Associate degree in a technical or related discipline preferred.

• 5 years of extensive experience in industrial maintenance leadership within a manufacturing environment.
• 3 years of industrial electrical systems, OSHA requirements, automation technologies, PLC programming, and process controls.
• Experience implementing preventative maintenance strategies and leading continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and CAD documentation.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, problem-solving, and team development skills.
• SQF certification and forklift certification, or ability to obtain and maintain required certifications.

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The expected salary range for this role is 100-103k annually but specific employee compensation may vary depending on factors including experience, education, training, licensure, certification, location, and other jobrelated, nondiscriminatory factors permitted by law.
This role is also eligible to earn a shortterm incentive bonus and the following benefits: 401(k) plan, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, and paid sick leave.

Arxada has world class offering in two distinct areas:

Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on threats posed by microorganisms to people and planet through five distinct business lines including Professional Hygiene, Home & Personal Care, Wood Protection, Paints & Coatings and Material Protection.

Nutrition, Care & Environmental (NCE), meanwhile, provides materials used to manufacture composites for electronics, aerospace and other markets, as well as vitamins and nutritional ingredients, chemicals and performance intermediates, and raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.