Schwan Food Co

Maintenance Supervisor

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

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent; Bachelor's preferred
  • 5+ years of maintenance experience, including 2+ years in a leadership role
  • Expertise in general construction, electrical, mechanical, and electronic systems
  • Preferred experience with food production and processing equipment
  • Familiarity with SAP and safety regulations
  • Previous supervisory experience required
  • Proficient in troubleshooting and optimizing PLC systems, especially Rockwell Automation

Responsibilities

  • Enhance physical workspaces using the Shop Tools and Facilities system
  • Supervise daily maintenance assignments and resource allocation
  • Participate in site DMS meetings, owning maintenance metric reports
  • Track and report weekly maintenance KPIs for the team
  • Lead troubleshooting efforts for breakdowns and reliability losses across teams
  • Contribute to improving maintenance strategies based on team input and defect trends

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Generous time off programs
  • Retirement and financial offerings
  • 10% annual incentive bonus based on performance
Full Job Description
What You Will Do:
    • Improves the organization and effectiveness of physical workspaces through the 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 the Maintenance Planner/Scheduler; prioritizes and assigns resources based on shifting production and schedule demands


    • Actively participates in site DMS meetings, with ownership of reporting maintenance metrics


    • Tracks and reports weekly maintenance KPIs for the team, including PM and corrective completion, backlog, work order aging, mean time to complete, breakdowns, and defects


    • Provides leadership in troubleshooting and resolving breakdowns and reliability losses with a cross-functional team; drives failures to root cause using Breakdown Elimination processes


    • Participates in improving equipment maintenance strategies using input from the 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.
    • Troubleshoot, maintain, and optimize PLC-controlled systems, with a focus on Rockwell Automation platforms (Allen-Bradley)


  • Modify and support PLC programs (Rockwell/Allen-Bradley) to improve equipment reliability and performance

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, which is 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
Size
12,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1952

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