Maintenance Supervisor

Pure Hothouse Foods, marketed under the Pure Flavor® brand, is a family of greenhouse vegetable growers who share a commitment to bringing A Life of Pure Flavor™ to communities everywhere. Our passion for sustainable greenhouse growing, strong support for our retail & food service customers, and focus on engaging consumers is built on a foundation drawn from generations of growing expertise. We are the next generation of vegetable growers, inspired to put quality, flavor, and customers first by providing greenhouse-grown vegetables from our farms that are strategically located throughout North America.

With a dedicated, energetic and highly skilled workforce, we believe our employees make the difference. We offer our employees the opportunity to advance their careers in our progressive, vibrant organization.

Job Summary:

As the Maintenance Supervisor you will oversee the entire maintenance operation to include all process lines, packaging systems and equipment, and facility structure and equipment. You will be held accountable for maintaining food safety, employee safety, customer service (internal and external), quality and productivity standards.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the daily execution of scheduled and non-scheduled repairs and other activities to minimize equipment down time
• Lead the development of an efficient line operation that meets or exceeds quality, food safety, people safety, service and cost requirements
• Develop and coach members of the maintenance team at all levels of the organization to improve people and equipment efficiency for the long-term
• Accountable for R & M performance indicators
• Develop budget and achieve financial targets
• Develop a culture of continuous improvement
• Provide a safe work environment
• Plan, organize, schedule and direct the activities in maintaining the plant manufacturing equipment for all production lines, support utilities, and facility packaging
• Direct responsibility for all the hourly Maintenance staff on all shifts
• Develop the technical skills of mechanics through in-house training programs and facilitate all areas of people management such as corrective action, attendance, PTO, and other plant policies
• Ensure that all equipment is operational and OSHA compliant
• Enhance existing maintenance programs/systems for all manufacturing equipment to further reduce plant equipment down time
• Audit and monitor the refrigeration system and continuously improve processes/procedures by developing and modifying SOP's
• Coordinate purchase orders and maintain necessary inventory of spare parts; operate within budget
• Direct responsibility for R & M and mechanical labor cost
• Achieve and sustain world-class maintenance standards through developing direct reports and associated systems
• Daily execution of preventive maintenance to meet customer service requirements, quality specification, food safety, regulatory requirements, personal safety, equipment reliability, yields, and overhead costs
• Coach Maintenance team to obtain the best performance; institutionalize best practices and continuous improvement
• Build a collaborative working system in the region to improve efficiency, service, quality, and cost
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements and Skills:

• Physical Requirements:
  
  the employee is required to stand for extended periods of time (duration of the shift, 8 hours or more); walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop; kneel; crouch; bend continuously; or crawl
• Able to climb stairs and ladders or step up onto a platform several times throughout the shift; and is occasionally required to sit
• Incumbent must operate light motorized equipment, hand and power tools skillfully and safely
• Work Environment: the employee is occasionally exposed to hot conditions i.e. 35- 40 degrees in C
• Handle noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to occasionally loud, which may require hearing protection
• Knowledge of food processing equipment, such as pumps, hydraulics, pneumatic systems, electrical and process control systems, and utility systems such as compressed air and industrial waste handling
• Working knowledge in ammonia, refrigeration systems,…