Maintenance Supervisor

Overview

Location:

30800 W. 207th Street, Edgerton, KS 66021 (Hostess Distribution Center). Work Arrangements: 100% on-site, AM Shift 8am‑4:30pm Tuesday‑Saturday – flexibility required. Willingness to work off‑shift (including nights, weekends, holidays) and flow to the work as needed.

Your opportunity as a Maintenance Supervisor: you will supervise, lead, mentor and develop maintenance and facilities personnel while fostering a strong culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement. You will oversee the upkeep of building and grounds, existing equipment and the installation of new equipment. Plan and direct maintenance and facility activities with a focus on quality, productivity, downtime reduction, and defect prevention.

• Conduct maintenance in a manner that promotes safety while abiding by LOTO & GMP policies and procedures.
• Lead and mentor a group of hourly employees to promote JMS culture and enhance their skill sets in all areas of maintenance, building and grounds, and facility upkeep.
• Provide problem‑solving expertise and root cause analysis on machinery malfunction and facility upkeep.
• Develop and execute predictive and preventative preventive maintenance (PM) programs.
• Direct and deploy technical resources to repair or maintain equipment.
• Build mastery‑level skills in advanced technicians, advanced technical skills in equipment owners, and basic technical and troubleshooting skills in all technicians.
• Ensure technical documentation, PMs, and spare parts for department equipment and systems are identified and in place.
• Create necessary PMs and SOPs to properly maintain equipment and facility and enable resources to execute work.
• Collaborate with Ops Leaders to develop work plans that maximize startup effectiveness and efficiency.
• Administrator of timekeeping, attendance tracking, and payroll approval processes to ensure accuracy and compliance with company policies.
• Maintain product safety, quality and legality for storage and distribution of product in accordance with the J.M. Smucker company quality policy and standards.
• Continuously monitor and physically inspect equipment and facilities upkeep.
• Operate band saw, drill press and all types of handheld power equipment.
• Perform repairs, adjustments and overhauls to equipment and document encountered problems, including repairs on forklifts, conveyors, automated lines, maintenance equipment and building and grounds.
• Conduct preventative maintenance related work as required.
• Own and develop department continuous improvement projects.
• Dismantle and reassemble machines to fit or replace necessary parts.
• Conduct electrical repairs (per training and certification).
• Support and abide by the company’s safety program and all safety initiatives, policies, and procedures.
• Complete work orders and maintain reporting.
• Operate a forklift, scissor & boom lift, battery extractor and all other necessary equipment.
• Supervise with Basic Beliefs as a foundation and preserve Smucker culture.
• Display strong organizational, planning, critical thinking, and problem‑solving skills.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree required (Engineering or Technical preferred).
• Minimum 2years of building/facilities/maintenance mechanical experience while leading a team.
• Minimum 2years of people management experience in an operations environment.
• Demonstrated experience teaching and leading others.
• Proven ability to communicate and comprehend specifics regarding equipment malfunctions; visual ability to identify equipment problems; computer skills for ordering parts and troubleshooting.
• Assure compliance with all quality standards, including SOP, GMP and BRC requirements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook) required to support daily job functions.
• Ability to effectively communicate in English (written and verbal) to perform job‑related duties.

• 3years’ experience in the maintenance field of automated packaging equipment, including mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and PLC programming.
• Prior experience in food manufacturing.
• Project management experience.

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