Maintenance Supervisor

Who We Are

Since 1955, we have been on a mission to passionately feed millions daily with high‑quality food people enjoy! We are a third‑generation family‑owned and professionally managed organization committed to strategic growth. Our success comes from talented people, just like you, who join our family and call E.A. Sween home. We pride ourselves on fostering a welcoming, respectful, and rewarding culture where employees are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work every day.

At E.A. Sween, team members are seen, heard, and appreciated not just for what they do, but for who they are. We hope you’ll join us!

The target salary range for this position is $100,000–$110,000 annually, consistent with our internal compensation framework. This position is classified as Grade 14, with a full pay range of $73,548–$110,431. You are eligible for an incentive bonus up to 5% of your annual salary, prorated based on your start date. Final pay will be determined by your experience, skills, internal equity, and available budget.

A reliable, quality‑focused leader for our Annandale facility with excellent attention to detail who actively seeks opportunities to improve team and department processes for greater efficiency without compromising product quality. Demonstrates a positive, “can‑do” attitude that inspires and motivates others. Supportive with team development and promotes open communication within the team and throughout the company.

Preventive/Predictive Maintenance

• Implement a world‑class, preventive/predictive maintenance framework and best practices.
• Work with Maintenance Planner to ensure timely execution of preventive maintenance and work orders.
• Maximize the maintenance teams operating efficiency, troubleshoot, root‑cause investigations, countermeasure implementation, and preventive/predictive maintenance activities while contributing to internal projects.
• Oversee maintenance contracts and vendor relations.

Continuous Improvement/Lean Initiatives

• Foster a collaborative culture with the Operations team focused on implementing sustainable improvements to maximize machine uptime/overall equipment effectiveness and continuous improvement KPIs, and utilize data from Asset Essentials (CMMS) and Redzone to improve department effectiveness (including safety, reliability, productivity, and quality).

Leadership

• Provide direct supervision and coaching & development to direct reports.
• Hire, train, coach, and review the work of the maintenance team to ensure processes are accomplished safely, timely, and cost‑effectively.

Budget Managing

• Ownership of maintenance budgets.
• Support capital project development and execution.

Problem Solving

• Take on and solve frequent problems that arise in a typical workday. Identify a problem or situation and find the best solution.

Delegation

• Effectively re‑assign tasks and give authority to the right employees to facilitate quick results, optimize productivity, and ensure accountability.

Health & Safety

• Participate in safety meetings and training.
• Cooperate with all aspects of the Company Safety Program.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment by educating and directing employees on compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Enforce safety policies and procedures to decrease the potential for employee injuries.

Food Safety

• Hold team members accountable to following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) to ensure safe, quality food.
• Work to ensure all corrective actions from audits are completed and reviewed.
• Ensure the company actively maintains the facility and prioritizes repairs based on food safety risk.
• Comply with food safety regulations and GMP to deliver safe food products.

Required

• Minimum of 5 years of hands‑on maintenance experience.
• Manufacturing industry experience.
• Experience leading a maintenance team.

Preferred

• Food industry experience.
• Lean manufacturing experience.
• Ability to structure ambiguous problems, analyze complex processes, synthesize data and drive toward insight and solutions.
• Ability to identify significant deviations from the operating plan and budget and work with…