Maintenance Supervisor

Position Summary

• Lead Maintenance Team driving excellence in Safety, Machine/Equipment Performance, and Compliance.
• Accountable for maintenance, equipment repair, regulatory requirements, safety and sanitation requirements.
• Develops and maintains plant preventative maintenance programs.
• Leads projects involving installation, modification, or renovation of building and equipment.
• Collaborates with corporate engineers, suppliers, contractors, and plant partners to ensure customer needs are met.
• Leads efforts to upgrade facility for efficiency, safety, and reliability.
• Controls labor costs, hiring, scheduling, and development of maintenance partners in a team‑oriented environment.
• Manages repairs, supplies, purchases, and budgets.
• Ensures compliance with government regulatory agencies.

The majority of this role is day shift. November through July each year the Supervisor is on day shift. The mechanics shift during this time is 7am‑3:30pm, therefore the expectation is for the Supervisor to be onsite with a slightly early and later departure time. The supervisor will have approximately two additional weeks of second shift work. August through October is night shift from 7pm‑7am.

• Lead and manage Skilled Trade Employees including a Maintenance Planner.
• Support Maintenance Planner in the planning/scheduling of PM work orders.
• Manage the execution of Skilled Trade workers to plan developed with Maintenance Planner.
• Ensure work orders are executed effectively, promptly, and at a high quality.
• Provide guidance and coaching to maintenance personnel daily.
• Accountable for reporting/escalating violations, non‑compliance, low performance and take supervisory/disciplinary actions as needed.
• Maintain the maintenance budget and develop a plan to reduce maintenance costs in labor and materials.
• Drive all KPI’s related to work order management.
• Utilize external resources as required based on workload and windows of opportunity.
• Work closely with vendors to order materials and guarantee timely arrival to limit production disruptions.
• Provide training for employees and avenues of training on equipment processes, procedures, and safety.
• Develop and execute capital projects to improve safety and throughput efficacy, working with factory engineers and technicians/contractors to develop, validate scope, implementation plan, and execute projects.
• Champion the implementation and execution of Maintenance Foundations, building strong teams and processes.
• Support Operations and Maintenance during production, serving as single point of contact for operational and quality control.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Drive a safety culture by leading through example.
• Ensure compliance of Safety and Good Manufacturing Practices are followed by employees and contractors.
• Work with Factory Leadership Team to resolve identified safety issues in a timely manner.
• Support the development of safe work instructions and have them available for positions, ensuring processes run in accordance with SOPs and other documentation.
• Ensure employees have the required level of safety training for tasks being executed.
• Ensure new equipment installations are well maintained with safety guards and devices, ensuring safety of our people.
• Ensure activities with environmental impact are communicated and accomplished according to the environmental management systems.

All employees will support and participate in Nestlé Continuous Excellence (NCE) and Total Performance Management (TPM) as a part of their job responsibility within their Business Unit or as assigned within the factory.

A bachelor's degree is preferred, or equivalent experience of 10 years in maintenance leadership may be considered.

Up to 10% travel may be required.

• Minimum 10 years progressive Maintenance Leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• SAP/CMMS experience is highly preferred.
• TPM experience is highly preferred.
• Experience in Food Manufacturing or Pharmaceutical industry is highly preferred.

• Ability to communicate with all levels.
• Ability to use problem‑solving techniques using DMAIC tools and…