Maintenance Supervisor

Join our team as a Maintenance Supervisor at our fluid milk manufacturing facility in Minneapolis, MN, where you'll play a critical role in keeping our operation running smoothly and efficiently. In this leadership position, you will guide and develop a skilled team of maintenance technicians, ensuring our equipment and systems operate at peak performance while supporting a culture of safety and continuous improvement.

Shift: Monday - Friday - 3rd Shift

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Prioritize and assign daily jobs and work orders and provide clear direction to maintenance employees. Oversee pass down issues. Monitor activities to ensure an efficient and safe maintenance operation.
• Implement an effective predictive/preventive maintenance program which has a maintenance strategy for all assets to remove unscheduled down time and increase the lifespan of assets by keeping them in optimal condition with maintenance strategies, so assets are timely maintained to minimize costs of asset breakdowns.
• Use systems (e.g., SAP) to support task planning with time required, parts required, and job descriptions to maximize maintenance activities during normal plant operation, in time made available during washes, planned downtime, and periodic maintenance shuts. Use project management charts detailing activities of planned downtime.
• Ensure maintenance staff has a good understanding of work practices and procedures.
• Assist the maintenance manager to ensure that all preventative maintenance work orders are completed within the given time. Assist with everyday maintenance issues and repairs.
• Actively support and implement preventative maintenance programs; schedule and provide constant monitoring of the preventative maintenance program and make adjustments as needed.
• Serve as first point of contact for emergency maintenance requests.
• Oversee the repairs and maintenance of all plant equipment.
• Assist in developing procedures and policies for maintenance department.
• Complete and maintain record keeping using databases and computerized maintenance management systems.
• Support work for proper root cause analysis on breakdowns or failures to ensure equipment breakdown issues are addressed and resolved.
• Assist the maintenance manager on capital and special projects.
• Work with inventory or supply employees to ensure an adequate inventory of spare parts and equipment.
• Demonstrate ability to work unsupervised and make competent decisions when the maintenance manager is not available.
• Remain current with latest and emerging industry regulations and codes relative to mechanical and electrical systems design and operation.
• Provide staff with the necessary training on existing and new equipment.
• Complete supervisory activities such as administering employee promotions and transfers; reviewing and editing employee timekeeping; completing performance evaluations; mentoring, training, and coaching employees.
• Follow all DFA good manufacturing practices (GMP) and work in a manner consistent with all company regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements.

• High school diploma or equivalent required; technical or associate degree in maintenance technology or related field preferred.
• 2 - 5 years of hands-on maintenance experience in the dairy or food and beverage industry, or a related manufacturing environment, with proven experience leading a team or serving in a supervisory or lead role.
• Experience working with food manufacturing equipment, i.e. high-speed rotary fillers. blow mold machines, air compressors, and conveyors.
• PLC experience to include reading ladder logic and editing. (Allen Bradley platform a plus).
• Experience working with ammonia refrigeration systems a plus.
• Working knowledge of fabrication, welding, and machining techniques; ability to support or oversee complex mechanical repairs is a plus.
• Strong computer proficiency with MS Excel and maintenance-related software (CMMS), to support reporting, planning, and performance tracking.
• Experience with HTST (high-temperature short-time pasteurization) experience is a plus.
• Strong commitment to safety with demonstrated experience enforcing and adhering to safety policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Certification and/or License - may be required during course of employment; electrical, welding, boiler, refrigeration, compressed air, wastewater, or plumbing licenses or certificates preferred.

Benefits:

• Health and Welfare benefits begin 1^st of the month after start date
• 401(k) with company contribution
• Competitive pay
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Career growth opportunities - we promote from within!
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits
• Service recognition and employee rewards
• Employee referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Work for dairy farm families

An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans