Maintenance Supervisor

Overview

Lignetics, Inc. offers clean, renewable solutions. We have 30 years of experience innovating eco-friendly essentials for everyday life. Lignetics manufactures a variety of consumer brands in several different categories including wood pellets for home heating, BBQ pellets for grilling, wood pellets and shavings for animal bedding, and a wood fiber-based cat litter. Each of our products have unique features and benefits but are all linked with a wonderful recycled, renewable, sustainable, and carbon neutral story.

We turn recycled sawdust into value-add, branded consumer products.

This is a hands-on maintenance leader role in a 24/5 facility

7am - 3pm, M-F

$75k - $90k DOE

• Manage and participate in the rebuild or repair of wood fiber processing and related equipment to support 24/5 production
• Develop and maintain a preventative maintenance program to ensure safe working conditions, minimal production downtime, and equipment sustainability.
• Maintain inventories and order parts, as needed, for equipment
• Consult, obtain bids, and work closely with outside contractors
• Logging work:
  Utilize CMMS system (Data entry management system) to log preventative maintenance tasks and completions.

• Manage team performance of Maintenance Technicians and Maintenance Planner, including pm process, attendance, hiring, discipline, termination
• Training:
  Train Maintenance Technicians to troubleshoot all equipment on plant site.
• Scheduling:
  Partner with Plant Manager and Production Manager to prioritize and delegate maintenance schedules and activities, track production down time, schedule maintenance days and weekend projects
• Lead safety excellence in all aspects of plant facilities and maintenance within the plant.
• Monthly safety audit and inspection
• Ensure environmental compliance through the site by maintaining equipment and facilities
• Communication: provide regular reports to Plant Manager regarding safety, environmental and maintenance concerns, and projects.

• High School diploma or GED required
• Minimum 5 years of experience Industrial Plant Maintenance/Electrical work.
• Prior experience operating manufacturing systems, equipment, monitoring systems, PLC programming or manufacturing software is a plus.
• Minimum 3 years direct supervisory experience required.
• Full understanding of manufacturing facility electrical concepts.
• Project planning leadership experience/implementation/oversight.
• Experience developing/implementation/managing PM programs
• Project management and supervisory experience required.
• Must have ability to read blueprints and interpret electrical and mechanical schematics.
• Must be able to troubleshoot and repair equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
• Requires experience using all forms of power and hand tools, welding, forklift and heavy equipment operation.
• Needs to be in good physical condition with the ability to lift up to 50 lbs occasionally, stand and work for long periods of time, climb ladders, work at high elevations, and in small confined spaces.
• Must have computer experience and be proficient with Microsoft Office.

• Employee referral bonus program
• 2 weeks paid time off + 2 floating holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (FSA & HSA options)
• Educational assistance
• Life insurance, short term & long-term disability
• 401(k) with employer match & immediate vesting
• Employee heating pellet program
• Lignetics SWAG gear to include an annual pair of work boots & other PPE