Maintenance Supervisor

Primary tasks & responsibilities:

• Lead maintenance and production teams in the resolution of issues that impact employee safety, productivity and foods safety through the use of work requests, work orders, 5S principles, and training
• Ensure constant regulatory compliance through action plans and effective trainings (OSHA, EPA, DNR, etc.)
• Monitor work requests, work scheduling, and work order completion rates and address outages as they arise
• Follow-up on work completed, evaluating the timeliness and accuracy of work to address issues as needed
• Foster effective working relationships between maintenance and other departments
• Engage all plant employees in collaborative efforts to resolve breakdowns and close work requests
• Lead development of maintenance work instructions where applicable and support maintenance training plans
• Develop proficiency with the use of CMMS system
• Conduct performance reviews with maintenance team
• Audit safety, quality, and environmental housekeeping procedures
• Perform incident investigations and file written reports and EHS alerts
• Provide daily work assignments to maintenance team members
• Maintain employee schedules to ensure coverage of all shift work
• Provide guidance and resources to maintenance team members to complete tasks as scheduled
• Other tasks as assigned

Professional Expectations:

• Uphold the highest ethical standards
• Comply with standard operating procedures, including but not limited to: Safety, Good Manufacturing Practices. (GMP), Safe Quality Food (SQF), Continuous Improvement (CI) and other policies established by the Company.
• Initiate action on or report all observed safety, quality, and food safety problems.
• Follow procedures for proper handling, labeling, storage, and use of supplies and materials.
• Enforce plant policies and procedures
• Follow through on commitments in a timely manner and perform responsibilities to expected outcomes.
• Maintain a neat and orderly work area.
• Identify and participate in learning activities that promote personal and professional growth.
• Experiment with new processes and ideas to drive innovation and continuous quality improvement.
• Take appropriate risks and learn from resulting successes and mistakes.
• Communicate openly, truthfully, and compassionately with respect for individual differences.
• Respect and promote diversity in the workplace.
• Listen actively to understand and strive for win-win solutions.

Personnel Leadership:

• Resolve employee issues (performance, behavioral, etc.) through problem resolution and input from managers and/or Human Resources
• Coach team members on development and communicate issues to managers as needed
• Appraise employee performance and development, and ensure unbiased probationary period assessments
• Coordinate training on shift and ensure proper documentation is completed
• Create, audit and revise training processes and documentation as needed
• Motivate, engage, and recognize individuals consistently for their contributions and performance
• Issue disciplinary actions fairly and consistently in accordance with policies
• Ensure timely completion and accuracy of weekly department staffing schedules
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality