Maintenance Supervisor; 3rd shift

Maintenance Supervisor (3rd shift) at Sara Lee Frozen Bakery

Sara Lee desserts have always stood for incredible flavor and superior value in the frozen food aisle and away from home markets. The Sara Lee Frozen Bakery collection of top brands includes Sara Lee®, Chef Pierre®, Van’s®, Bistro Collection®, Superior on Main® and Cyrus O’Leary’s®.

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery is proud to take these iconic brands into a new era and to continue the evolution that transformed one small Chicago bakery into an American institution. Using carefully sourced ingredients and time‑honored recipes, the company is committed to making life’s moments a little sweeter, putting its customers first and discovering new ways to make everyone’s favorite foods even better.

Our vision is to be the world’s most beloved bakery by creating irresistible foods, growing with our customers, and delivering value for all. We believe that each of us has unique points of difference and experience to offer. We will achieve success through collaboration and innovation in an environment where employees feel empowered to execute with speed.

The Maintenance Supervisor oversees and directs Maintenance Mechanics to ensure efficiency and reduced downtime.

• Plan, schedule, and supervise preventative maintenance tasks, daily work orders and small projects.
• Develop scope of work, estimate work time and labor cost, determine groups necessary to complete work, prepare material requisitions and monitor material delivery for requested projects, work orders and PM duties.
• Monitor progress of assigned work, communicate problems, document scope of changes resulting from work completed and provide periodic reports as requested.
• Assure mechanics’ work tasks are completed in a timely and efficient manner through acceptable quality work standards.
• Ability to build and lead an agile, high‑performing team.
• Daily supervision of up to 15 mechanics.
• Participate in team meetings and decision making within the work unit.
• Ensure continuous improvement, development, and continuation of plant maintenance program.
• Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical problems as needed.
• Participate in Continuous Improvement and Total Preventative Maintenance activities.
• A trained designee will be appointed by plant management to cover for absences or vacancies.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related engineering degree or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of work experience in the field of maintenance/production equipment including supervisory experience in a manufacturing facility.
• Blueprint reading of building and mechanical systems.
• Must have working knowledge of programmable logic controllers (PLCs); electro‑mechanical systems; PLC programming techniques; advanced industrial controls; operator interface components; detection devices.
• Thorough knowledge of maintenance control systems, including scheduling of all work orders (preventative, corrective and mechanical and mechanics).
• Ability to implement MSC systems at the floor level.
• Must have strong organizational and leadership skills.
• Able to work with cross‑functional departments within the organization.
• Good problem‑solving skills.
• Strong computer skills with experience using Word, Excel, Access, Power Point.

• Must be able to wear personal protective equipment while performing job (i.e. safety glasses, ear plugs, bump cap, hair net, steel toe rubber boots, autoclave gloves, goggles).
• May be required to work in hot (up to 102 °F) for intervals of 45 minutes.
• May be required to work in cold and/or wet environments of a minimum of 0 °F.
• Must be able to constantly stand, stoop, walk, bend, push or pull for duration of shift, which may last up to 12 hours.
• May be required to lift up to 50 pounds.
• May work in production or warehouse storage areas.
• May be required to climb ladders/stairs.
• Must have the visual acuity to perform possible pre‑op duties and/or read paperwork and labels.

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.