Senior Maintenance Supervisor

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'Quality without Compromise' is not just a motto at See’s Candies. It is the most important ingredient in our recipe for success. See’s Candies has been in business since 1921 and maintains a reputation for producing the highest quality candy and providing superior customer service.

See’s is a leader in the confectionery industry with over 250 retail shops across the USA, a growing e-commerce business, and expanding opportunities internationally. We are seeking friendly, enthusiastic individuals who are passionate about helping us grow and thrive in our second century.

The Senior Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for leading maintenance operations with a strong focus on equipment reliability, preventive and predictive maintenance, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Lean Manufacturing, safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

This role leads maintenance personnel and partners with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Safety, and other departments to maximize equipment availability, minimize unplanned downtime, improve OEE, and ensure reliable operation of production and facility assets.

The Senior Maintenance Supervisor will drive the transition from reactive maintenance to a planned, preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance culture while overseeing maintenance planning, CMMS utilization, reliability initiatives, maintenance budgets, contractors, and capital projects.

The pay range for this position is expected to be $130k-$170k annually; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

• Lead daily maintenance activities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of production equipment and facility systems.
• Develop and maintain reliability-based maintenance strategies using preventive, predictive, condition-based, and planned maintenance.
• Establish equipment priorities based on criticality, safety, quality, production requirements, and business risk.
• Monitor equipment performance and identify chronic failures and opportunities for reliability improvement.
• Develop equipment criticality assessments and appropriate maintenance strategies.
• Partner with Operations to implement TPM and autonomous maintenance practices.
• Ensure effective shift handoffs and communication of equipment conditions, open work, and reliability risks.

• Lead implementation of TPM, Lean Manufacturing, 5S, standardized work, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support improvement of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by reducing downtime, speed losses, and quality-related equipment losses.
• Utilize the Six Big Losses methodology to identify and eliminate equipment-related losses.
• Lead or participate in RCA, 5-Why, FMEA, Kaizen, and other structured problem-solving activities.
• Develop and implement permanent corrective actions for recurring equipment failures

• Ensure accurate and effective use of the CMMS for work orders, PMs, equipment history, labor, parts, and downtime tracking.
• Partner with the Maintenance Planner to maintain an effective planned work schedule and backlog.
• Monitor PM compliance, schedule compliance, planned versus unplanned work, backlog, and emergency maintenance.
• Utilize CMMS data to identify failure trends, cost drivers, and reliability improvement opportunities.
• Ensure quality documentation of completed maintenance work and equipment history.

• Develop, manage, and monitor the maintenance department's annual operating budget.
• Monitor labor, parts, contractors, repairs, and other maintenance-related expenditures.
• Analyze…