Schwan Food Co

Maintenance Supervisor - Night Shift

Schwan Food Co$68K — $113K *
Food & Beverages
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent; Bachelor's degree preferred.
  • Minimum 5 years of maintenance experience, including 2+ years in leadership.
  • Knowledge of general construction, electrical, and mechanical systems.
  • Experience with computerized maintenance management systems.
  • Familiarity with food plant production equipment preferred.
  • Understanding of safety regulations and standards (EPA, USDA).
  • Previous supervisory experience necessary.

Responsibilities

  • Improve workspace organization and effectiveness through the Shop Tools and Facilities system.
  • Supervise daily maintenance work assignments and coordinate resources based on production demands.
  • Participate in DMS meetings and report on maintenance metrics.
  • Track and report maintenance KPIs weekly, focusing on completion rates and breakdowns.
  • Lead troubleshooting and problem-solving initiatives with cross-functional teams.
  • Drive root cause analysis for maintenance failures through Breakdown Elimination processes.
  • Contribute to improving equipment maintenance strategies based on team input and monitoring data.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits package.
  • Time off programs to support work-life balance.
  • Retirement and financial offerings to secure future savings.
  • Eligibility for an annual incentive bonus based on performance.
Full Job Description
Maintenance Supervisor - Night Shift

We are hiring a Maintenance Supervisor to lead and develop a high-performing maintenance team at our ethnic frozen food plant in Sioux Falls, SD. In this role, you'll guide all reactive, corrective, and preventive maintenance activities and help advance our Asset Optimization initiatives, with a focus on Planning & Scheduling, Defect Elimination, and Breakdown Elimination.

What you will do:
  • Improves organization and effectiveness of physical workspaces through Shop Tools and Facilities system (Shop safety, 5S, precision tools, etc.)
  • Supervises daily work assignments including reactive, corrective, planned and condition-based maintenance in coordination with Maintenance Planner/Scheduler. Prioritizes and assigns resources based on shifting production and schedule demands.
  • Actively participates in the site DMS meetings with reporting ownership for maintenance metrics.
  • Weekly tracking and reporting of maintenance KPI's for team: PM and Corrective Completion, Backlog, WO aging, Mean Time to Complete, Breakdowns, Defects, etc.
  • Provides leadership in troubleshooting and problem-solving breakdowns and reliability losses with cross-functional team. Drives failures to root cause using Breakdown Elimination processes.
  • Participates in equipment maintenance strategy improvement using inputs from maintenance team, breakdown elimination findings, defect trends, and equipment condition monitoring.

What we look for:
  • High school diploma or equivalent, Bachelor's degree preferred.
  • Minimum 5 years of maintenance experience, including 2+ years of maintenance leadership.
  • Must have knowledge and skills in the technologies of general construction, electrical systems, electronic systems, microprocessors, mechanical systems (e.g., production/process, refrigeration, boilers, HVAC, hydraulics, and pneumatics), and computerized maintenance management systems.
  • Working knowledge of food plant production and processing equipment preferred.
  • Knowledge of SAP, occupational hazards, safety, EPA regulations, USDA and sanitation standards preferred.
  • Must have previous supervisor experience.

What We Offer:

The base salary range for this position is $68,000 to $113,000 annually, with eligibility for a 10% annual incentive bonus based on organizational performance. The range reflects factors such as experience, skills, education, certifications, and location, and starting salary may fall anywhere within the stated range.

Beyond base salary, we offer a competitive Total Rewards package designed to support your overall well-being, including comprehensive health benefits, time off programs, and retirement and financial offerings.

About Schwan Food Co

The Schwan Food Company is a privately held company that manufactures and markets frozen foods. The company sells frozen foods from home delivery trucks, in grocery store freezers, by mail, and to the food service industry. The company produces, markets, and distributes products developed under brands such as Red Baron, Freschetta, Tony's, Mrs. Smith's, Edwards, Pagoda Express, and Larry's. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Marshall, Minnesota.
Learn more about Schwan Food Co
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12,000 employees
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Founded
1952

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