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Description

Seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance operations and equipment reliability within a high-volume manufacturing environment. This role is ideal for a leader with experience overseeing production equipment, driving operational performance, and ensuring equipment reliability across a manufacturing facility.

The successful candidate will serve as a key link between Operations and Maintenance, helping maximize production uptime, improve equipment performance, and lead a team of maintenance technicians in support of daily production goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and supervise a team of maintenance technicians supporting production operations.
• Oversee the performance, reliability, and maintenance of manufacturing and packaging equipment.
• Partner with Operations to ensure production schedules are met with minimal downtime.
• Coordinate preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions to eliminate recurring equipment failures.
• Monitor equipment performance metrics and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability, productivity, and efficiency.
• Manage work order priorities, maintenance planning, and spare parts inventory.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, USDA, food safety, and company standards.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and accountability to maintenance personnel.

Must-Have Qualifications:

• 3+ years of leadership experience overseeing production equipment, manufacturing operations, or maintenance teams.
• Experience in a manufacturing, food production, packaging, distribution, or industrial environment.
• Strong understanding of equipment reliability, production flow, and downtime reduction strategies.
• Experience managing maintenance activities for automated production equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot and identify issues involving mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Experience working closely with Operations to support production goals.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to analyze equipment performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications:

• Food manufacturing experience.
• Reliability Engineering or Reliability Supervisor experience.
• Experience with high-speed packaging, processing, or automated production equipment.
• PLC troubleshooting experience.
• Experience with CMMS systems such as SAP, Maximo, or Maintenance Connection.
• Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement experience.
• Technical degree in Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, Electronics, or related field.
• Experience managing maintenance budgets, projects, and capital improvements.
• Military leadership experience in maintenance or operations.

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a professional leader who understands the relationship between equipment performance and production success. This individual may come from a Maintenance Supervisor, Reliability Supervisor, Production Supervisor, Operations Supervisor, Maintenance Planner, or Manufacturing Leadership background and will have a proven track record of improving equipment uptime, supporting production objectives, and leading teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Description

The Process Controls Technician supports production, maintenance, and engineering teams to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective manufacturing processes within liquid product manufacturing, packaging, and sanitation operations. This role is responsible for programming, troubleshooting, monitoring, and maintaining process control systems and equipment across the facility.

The ideal candidate is highly technical, proactive, and experienced with industrial automation, PLCs, SCADA systems, and manufacturing technologies in a fast-paced production environment.

What You'll Do:

• Support and maintain safe operating standards and procedures throughout the facility
• Troubleshoot and optimize automated manufacturing and packaging systems
• Program, monitor, and maintain process controls for manufacturing and sanitation operations
• Support controls and programming for filling and packaging equipment
• Maintain and troubleshoot steam, water, and product temperature control systems
• Support SCADA systems and electronic monitoring systems
• Verify bulk ingredient meters and tank level monitoring systems
• Assist with special engineering and process improvement projects
• Collaborate with maintenance, engineering, contractors, vendors, and plant operations teams
• Drive proactive process improvements to reduce downtime and improve efficiency
• Maintain strong internal and external customer satisfaction standards

Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:

• Associate degree in Industrial Electronics, Automation, Electrical Technology, or related field
• OR 5+ years of hands-on industrial controls experience
• Experience with PLC programming and troubleshooting
• Experience with Rockwell Automation software and Allen Bradley components
• Knowledge of SCADA systems and industrial automation technologies
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving skills
• Experience working in manufacturing or food production environments
• Ability to read and interpret electrical diagrams, schematics, and technical documents
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable working around moving equipment, extreme temperatures, and high-noise environments
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform physical tasks including climbing, bending, and standing for extended periods

Nice-to-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:

• Food manufacturing or liquid processing experience
• Experience with filling and packaging equipment controls
• Knowledge of sanitation process controls
• HMI programming experience
• Experience with instrumentation and process monitoring devices
• Preventive maintenance and continuous improvement experience
• Familiarity with electrical safety procedures and lockout/tagout practices
• Experience supporting capital projects or equipment installations

Work Environment:

• Manufacturing and production facility environment
• Frequent exposure to wet, humid, hot, cold, and high-noise conditions
• Work around moving machinery and industrial equipment

Description

As a Maintenance Technician, you’ll play a critical role in keeping advanced production equipment running safely and efficiently. You’ll troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventive maintenance on electro-mechanical systems in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Your day-to-day will include:

• Troubleshooting and repairing electrical and mechanical equipment
• Preventive maintenance on motors, conveyors, pneumatic systems, and production machinery
• Working from electrical schematics, diagrams, and technical documentation
• Diagnosing equipment failures and minimizing downtime
• Ensuring all work is completed safely and in compliance with plant standards
  

Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:

• 2+ years of electro-mechanical maintenance experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Strong electrical troubleshooting skills
• Comfortable using a multimeter
• Experience working with 480V, 3-phase electrical systems
• Willingness to work nights and 12-hour shifts
• PLC exposure or industrial controls familiarity
  

Nice-to-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:

• Military maintenance backgrounds strongly encouraged
• Navy: EM, MM, FC
• Aviation Electrician
• Similar MOS / AFSC experience
• Food manufacturing, packaging, or high-speed production experience