Maintenance Supervisor
The Judge Group Inc.

Location: St. Albans, VT
Salary: $75,000.00 USD Annually - $80,000.00 USD Annually
Description: Our food manufacturing client is currently seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for their plant in VT. They are looking for someone who has experience in food manufacturing and dairy equipment would be ideal. The purpose of this role is to effectively interface with operations and other departments while directing a maintenance staff to efficiently execute the operational schedule as well as emergent repairs required within a 24-hour window.

This job will have the following responsibilities:

• Oversee and provide daily guidance to maintenance staff
• Create an environment that empowers employees to drive system improvements and perform reliability centered maintenance
• Facilitate inter-departmental communication regarding equipment reliability and schedule coordination
• Responsible for coordinating with Production Planning on machine availability
• Interfaces with the Plant Engineer to drive details of work orders and projects. Collects information and organizes, plans, schedules and reviews it according to the processes and procedures defined in the Asset Reliability Model
• Manages Planning information in CMMS
• Manages SAP implementation, process integration and daily tasks
• Determines need for special tools and equipment and arranges their scheduling for the job.
• Estimates prep work and job labor requirements
• Responsible for the accuracy of cross-referencing Bill of Materials (part numbers, vendor information, descriptions, etc.)
• Administration of work order systems including managing backlog, providing appropriate status on items, and strategically working through backlog planning
• Is responsible for department shift schedules and time and attendance management
• Serve as first point of contact for emergency maintenance requests
• Ensure maintenance staff compliance to company policies and procedures
• Manage employee's performance through establishing expectations, holding people accountable and developing the understanding of the sense of urgency.
• Support maintenance KPI's
• Ensure that all maintenance tasks are properly completed as assigned
• Prioritize work for the team including emergencies, PM's, and general maintenance activities
• Assist in developing procedures and policies for maintenance department
• Ensure safe work practices and a safe work environment
• Conduct team and individual skills gap analysis and facilitate the development and execution of training plans for maintenance staff
• Support work for proper root cause analysis on breakdowns or failures to ensure equipment breakdown issues are addressed and resolved
• Work with the Supply Clerk to support emergent requirements
• Develop and improve upon existing maintenance work processes
• Attend required training, including but not limited to GMP's, HAACP, SQF, Safety, etc.
• Follow all company GMP's and work in a manner consistent with all corporate and regulatory, food safety, quality and sanitation requirements

Qualifications & Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 5 years' experience in food or processing maintenance
• Demonstrated leadership skills, formal team lead experience, or supervisory experience
• Certificate and/or License - electrical, welding, boiler, refrigeration, wastewater, or plumbing licenses or certificates are a plus
• Able to lead and manage direct reports
• Proficiency with MS Office suite
• SAP proficiency
• Familiarity with maintenance CMMS systems
• Must have good communication skills and an ability to delegate responsibilities
• Must be able to read, write and speak English

Contact: apatt@judge.com

This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Find us on the web at www.judge.com

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