Maintenance Supervisor

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Lactalis Heritage Dairy, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Maintenance Supervisor based in Tulare, California. Under the direction of the Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Supervisor will provide leadership to the Maintenance Department in establishing, organizing, planning, and implementing maintenance programs which will support the maintenance strategy across all three shifts of the operation.

• Owner for Maintenance programs such as Preventive Maintenance, Corrective Maintenance, Continuous Improvement, Predictive Maintenance, Equipment Overhauls, and Equipment Upgrades. The position includes the supervision, development, training program and certification needs for the site maintenance team, and the provision of any of the technical services needed to support.
• The Maintenance Supervisor will act as coach/mentor for the Maintenance Planners and Leads for the factory to ensure deep dives into break down elimination and support preventive maintenance planning. Monitor performance of PM compliance goals. Supports Maintenance Leads to prioritize work for execution. Prioritize work as it pertains to food safety and human safety. Provide coaching to areas on equipment reliability.
• The Maintenance Supervisor will provide cross‑functional support with the Engineering Department for capital projects executed at the site. This will include cost justification, design feedback, project implementation when local labor is used, and support y will provide back‑up support for projects as needed.
• This position will know, understand, enforce, and comply with the sites Environmental Policy. This position targets to support and introduce initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint.
• The supervisor ensures maintenance supports production of high‑quality food products. Leveraging team members to propose and execute work that assures compliance to specifications and increases consumer satisfaction.
• The position keeps eye on cash flow per budget (MRO and labor), proposing capital projects where appropriate. Manage stockroom costs and best practices to site practices. Ensure critical spare parts and materials are available as needed.
• The supervisor will support and propose new initiatives to reduce utility costs. This can include through improved efficiency and procurement practices.
• The supervisor will pursue new technologies to improve operations on the processing lines, packaging lines and utilities equipment.
• Is critical to following up with facility team leaders on continuous cost reduction/process improvement ideas and performing other responsibilities as the need arises.
• The position ensures the department is properly trained on how to execute work safely and drive improvements to eliminate any safety risks across the factory.
• Manage properly conservation systems (alarms, security, sprinklers, fire brigade, etc.).
• The candidate must comply with all federal, state, local and company regulatory guidelines. Ensure compliance to PSM guidelines. Be a key member of a HAZMAT team.
• Ensure mechanics and maintenance leads have the proper tools (equipment, training, support, etc.) to support their areas.

• Requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field normally acquired through four years of college resulting in a bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Engineering degree preferred.
• Food Industry experience desired.
• Packaging lines and dryer processing experience a plus.
• Requires intermediate computer skills. For example, using Microsoft Office, SAP, and AutoCAD to present all documents related to any projects.
• Ability to work with clients, vendors, and other team…