Maintenance Technical Supervisor (12 Hour Days- Rotating Weekends

fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.

With over $3B in annual retail sales, fairlife’s portfolio of delicious, lactose‑free, real dairy products includes:
fairlife® ultra‑filtered milk
; Core Power® High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post‑workout recovery;
fairlife® nutrition plan™, a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.

A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca‑Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry‑leading innovation.

To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit

This position may initially be assigned a Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM schedule, with participation in a rotating weekend on‑call requirement. Based on operational needs, the position may transition to a 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM rotating 2‑2‑3 schedule: two days on, two days off, three days on, followed by two days off, two days on, and three days off.

This would include every other weekend, including Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

The Maintenance Technical Supervisor provides frontline maintenance leadership for an assigned 12‑hour shift within a 24/7 fairlife manufacturing operation. This role leads technicians, coordinates shift maintenance activities, supports safe and reliable equipment performance, and ensures strong communication between shifts and cross‑functional partners. The role balances immediate production support with long‑term reliability, TPM, food safety, and asset‑care expectations.

• Lead, coordinate, and prioritize all maintenance activities during the assigned 12‑hour shift with a focus on safety, food safety, quality, production support, and equipment reliability.
• Provide coaching, technical guidance, and performance feedback to maintenance technicians while reinforcing fairlife values, accountability, urgency, and professional standards.
• Respond to breakdowns, lead troubleshooting efforts, and ensure repairs are completed safely, effectively, and to established maintenance and GMP standards.
• Ensure accurate use of D365/CMMS for work order creation, labor entry, failure documentation, parts usage, work order closure, and maintenance history.
• Lead formal shift turnover by communicating equipment status, downtime events, open work orders, ongoing repairs, parts needs, safety concerns, quality risks, and incoming‑shift priorities.
• Partner with the Maintenance Supply Supervisor, MRO Buyer, Planners, and Reliability team to ensure critical assets have appropriate safety stock, validated min/max levels, and timely escalation of stock‑out or obsolete parts risks.
• Coordinate with Production, Quality, Engineering, Utilities, Planning, Reliability, Stockroom, and Procurement to minimize downtime, support schedule execution, and protect business continuity.
• Support TPM, autonomous maintenance, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, and continuous improvement through floor presence, Gemba‑style observations, and action‑item follow‑up.
• Participate in root cause analysis for repeat failures, critical downtime events, safety incidents, and quality‑related maintenance issues; ensure corrective actions are documented and completed.
• Ensure compliance with safety policies, LOTO requirements, food safety programs, GMPs, environmental expectations, and regulatory standards.

• Associate degree in a technical field preferred, or equivalent industrial maintenance experience and leadership capability.
• Minimum of 5 years of maintenance experience; FDA or high‑speed packaging experience preferred.
• Ability to lead in a 24/7 operation while making sound decisions in coordination with Operations.
• Possesses a strong technical aptitude for troubleshooting complex equipment and systems, using available engineering and operational documentation.
• Familiarity with P&’s, BOM’s, and Work Order System root cause analysis, reliability improvement, and critical spare parts management.
• Exhibits exceptional cross‑functional leadership capabilities, driving collaboration through…