Maintenance Supervisor

Overview

Purpose:

Dole Packaged Foods is a purpose led organization that is a champion of accessible fruit nutrition and builds a brighter future for people through the goodness of fruit.

At Dole, our culture is uniquely driven by core Values. Our commitment to these Values transforms our work into a meaningful journey toward a brighter future together. Here, you'll be part of a respectful, inclusive culture that deeply values our colleagues, customers, and global communities. We strive for excellence, empowering each other to confidently overcome challenges, continuously learn, and achieve world-class results.

Guided by unwavering integrity, our actions consistently reflect our commitment to always doing what's right, fostering lasting trust and strong relationships. Through a spirit of collaboration, we cultivate positivity, generosity, and genuine teamwork, enabling collective success toward our One Dole Purpose. Our innovative spirit leads directly to meaningful outcomes and business success.

The Maintenance Supervisor leads all maintenance activities in a high-speed frozen fruit packaging facility, ensuring maximum equipment uptime, safety, and efficiency. This role is responsible for supervising technicians and contractors, maintaining automated packaging systems, and driving continuous improvement across mechanical, electrical, and automation systems. The ideal candidate brings hands-on expertise with high-speed packaging equipment, strong electrical and controls knowledge, and the leadership ability to build a high-performing maintenance team in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

• Monitor and record system information as necessary, report any abnormal conditions, and ensure proper communication across shifts.
• Work with Production Supervisors and Planners to estimate times of completion for maintenance activity and help establish equipment downtimes for maintenance to minimize the effect on operations.
• Lead others effectively by setting priorities, creating, and managing work orders, delegating jobs, and follow-up to ensure good work practices are used and work is completed.
• Ensure safe, efficient operation of high-speed packaging lines (baggers, weighers, conveyors, sealers, case packers, palletizers)
• Diagnose, analyze, investigate, and correct most causes of malfunction of facilities and utilities equipment.
• Keep work areas clean, neat, and orderly.
• Isolate systems of all potential energy and hazards to ensure proper Lock-out/Tag-out for maintenance work.
• Effectively manage departmental budget and deliver against defined objectives. Reduce maintenance costs through better planning, parts management, and reliability strategies
• Use data (CMMS) and observations to analyze problems and develop alternative solutions.
• Hire, train, motivate, and develop maintenance personnel, mentoring employees, following discipline guidelines, enforcing attendance policies, setting an example by personal work ethic and professional interactions.
• Work with other Supervisors, Planner, Engineering, and Management to implement best practices.
• Must follow and enforce all company policies, safety procedures, GMP’s, and government compliance requirements.
• Maintain equipment in sanitary condition suitable for frozen food production
• Lead equipment upgrades, capital projects, and line modifications
• Supervise, coach, and develop a team of maintenance technicians across multiple shifts.
• Report to the Plant Manager any information that may impede the operation of the plant as soon as it becomes known.
• Troubleshoot PLC-based systems (e.g., Allen-Bradley, Siemens) and HMI interfaces
• Support and improve automation systems to increase line efficiency and reliability
• Conduct weekly Production/Safety meetings with department personnel
• Monitor warranties and service guarantees. Notify personnel of impending expiration dates
• Oversee a selective inventory monthly and verify with a computerized inventory of maintenance parts and supplies.
• Locate O.E.M. manufacturers and after-market distributors to obtain competitive costs
• Must have experience in material flows, continuous improvement practices; and process analysis
• Excellent personal computer skills in a network environment;
  Microsoft products experience preferred
  - Outlook-Word-Excel
• Track record of successful project management
• Ensure assigned departments perform tasks as outlined in Job Instruction Breakdowns, Quality Specifications, and Standard Operating Practices.

• Ability to obtain working understanding of a CMMS system. Document work completed, assign time, and assign parts to proper WO.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common business and technical journals and financial reports.
• Familiar with a variety of concepts, practices, and procedures of fresh to frozen food processing and packaging.
• Strong hands-on experience with high-speed packaging equipment
• Solid electrical troubleshooting skills (motors,…