Maintenance Supervisor

Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1-3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment focusing on equipment maintenance.
  • Experience managing mechanics for maintenance activities is preferred.
  • Familiarity with utilities and facility equipment is an asset.
  • Strong technical leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop teams.
  • Knowledge of TPM/PM Pillar Tools and maintenance best practices.
  • Understanding of food safety regulatory requirements is crucial.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and experienced with CMMS systems like SAP or Maximo.

Responsibilities

  • Guide factory operations to minimize equipment technical stoppages.
  • Facilitate maintenance activities to reduce planned and unplanned downtime.
  • Develop key performance indicators aligned with best maintenance practices.
  • Maintain equipment reliability and manage planned repairs effectively.
  • Evaluate team member performance and provide constructive feedback.
  • Collaborate with corporate engineers and plant teams to meet operational needs.
  • Conduct regular plant inspections to identify potential issues.

Benefits

  • Monday-Friday flexible schedule with evening shifts available.
  • Opportunity for mentorship and professional development.
  • Engagement in a proactive maintenance culture focused on continuous improvement.
Full Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY:

As the Maintenance Supervisor you will be responsible for all maintenance functions necessary to ensure efficient plant operations: manufacturing, processing, packaging and associated utilities. Maintenance Supervisor also provides mentorship and skill development to the Maintenance and Operations teams in: loss elimination, risk management and life cycle asset management to sustain a proactive - planned maintenance program. Other responsibilities include training, mentoring and assessing mechanics on maintenance & engineering related elements of Nestlé Continuous Excellence (NCE) using TPM as the multi-disciplined approach to establish "Continuous Improvement and Zero Loss" culture, in addition to supervision and regulatory compliance of the environmental program.

SHIFT / SCHEDULE:

Monday-Friday, 2pm - 10:30pm OR 10pm - 6:30am (hours flexible based on business needs)

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:• You will guide the factory to reduce technical stoppages in equipment or areas of common occurrence (priority given to areas of highest incidence or impact). Ensure the detailed review all line, processes, and utilities that are essential to the business and those where failure can have an unacceptable impact on safety, personnel safety, food safety, environment, or compliance with the law.• Monitor plant/equipment trends to ensure highest possible operation and reduction of planned/unplanned downtime.
• Propose and monitor key performance indicators in accordance with the Best Maintenance Practices.• Facilitate the evolution/refinement of maintenance activities to minimize planned and unplanned downtime (PM's, changeovers, etc.).
• Maintain processing and packaging equipment and systems, decreasing unplanned downtime and growing reliability and availability.• You will implement of all repairs/modifications resulting from Gap assessments, plant audits, and notifications are executed on time and offer a high quality workmanship.
• Own the job planning, and validate all material and services planning for accuracy and efficiency.• Lead the documentation for equipment history, damage code and root cause analysis are completed accurately.
• You will develop and lead a network of Factory SME's (subject matter experts). Train and guide them in the implementation and leadership of the NCE Reliability program in their factories.
• Evaluate the performance of team members and provide periodic feedback to ensure development.• You will share other maintenance-related standard methodologies across all Nestlé factories, via the corporate engineering website, leadership/training guides, etc.
• Collaborate with corporate engineers, suppliers, contractors, and plant partners to ensure customer needs are met.
• Encourage close partnership between all functions (Engineering, Productions, Quality Management, etc.).• Conduct regular inspections of plant to seek out potential problems and to solicit operator feedback.
• Consolidate and analyze the factory M&R budgets, drive valuable and sustainable improvements with the assistance of Group Engineering Specialists and Engineering Managers.
• Run the technical stores, scheduled Work Orders, labor hour allocation and the equipment Bill of Material (BOM).• Support and back-fill the rollout and sustainability of TPM-PM Pillar across all Nestlé USA and Canada factories.
• Assures compliance with government regulatory agencies.
• Other duties as assigned.

EXPERIENCE:
  • 1-3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment and knowledge of production equipment maintenance.
  • Direct experience in management of mechanics for the maintenance of equipment, preferred.
  • Some knowledge of utilities and facility equipment, preferred.


KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
  • Strong technical and leadership skills: Ability to lead, motivate and develop others; able to prioritize, coordinate, and direct users, teams and multiple tasks.
  • Knowledge of TPM / PM Pillar Tools including:
    • Breakdown Analysis
    • Reliability Center Maintenance Practices
    • PM Optimization and Predictive Maintenance Technologies including (infrared, ultrasonic, vibration analysis, etc...)
  • Understanding of regulatory requirements for food safety.
  • Proficient in computer programs such as Microsoft Office.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the cost drivers of maintenance in manufacturing operations.
  • Good working knowledge of CMMS systems (SAP, Maximo) with the ability to mine and analyze data for trends/reports.


COMPETENCIES:
  • Results Focus: Strong impact to operations performance. The role requires discipline to meet performance objectives
  • Lead People: Strong skills leading direct reports in order to promote operating efficiency
  • Proactive Partnership: Ensure that the maintenance team operates in a multi-functional team with clear and open communication with other areas
  • Service Orientation: Understand the customer's expectations and needs and provide them high quality service


The approximate pay range for this position is $90,000 to $115,000 base annual salary. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith est

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