Maintenance Supervisor

Job Summary

Job Summary

Shift Details:   Wed - Sat, 11:00 am to 9:00 pm EST

Oversees the day-to-day operations of the maintenance department. Evaluates systems or facilities to determine maintenance or repairs that need to be performed. Assesses production equipment to plan work assignments and project schedules. Develops maintenance procedures and schedules. Provides technical support to the production equipment, plant equipment, utility equipment, and overall mechanical integrity of the building.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides strong safety leadership and ensures that employee safety is the primary objective of the maintenance
• Ensures compliance with all safety
• Models safe behaviors and personal work
• Ensures maintenance personnel stays current with all required
• Provides feedback to direct reports through coaching, mid-year, and year-end
• Manages department vacation schedules to ensure adequate
• Reviews and approves timecards for the
• Ensures work scheduled is finished in a timely
• Ensures trouble calls are resolved in a timely
• Ensures quality standards for maintenance work are
• Provides support in the hiring process for the staff in the maintenance
• Evaluates the department’s training needs and assist in the
• Provides direction in the prioritization of planned
• Ensures adherence to the work order
• Participates in Daily Direction Setting and other meetings as
• Thrives in a challenging entrepreneurial atmosphere, open to change and creating
• Willingness to be on-call for support of the
• Works with all people and equipment across the shift to lead the
• Interfaces with multiple functions with the plant, as well as WHQ Engineering, Process Safety, Product Development, Reliability, and network teams
• Ensures operational standards are executed with
• Ensures the proper application of the CMMS system to record preventive maintenance and repairs in the production
• Creates, schedules, implements, and manages a preventive maintenance program for production machinery and
• Evaluates jobs in the process and on completion to ensure products meet safety and work quality
• Procures materials, supplies, and repairs parts to maintain inventory as
• Work with the Maintenance Manager to suggest, plan, and oversee equipment needs and acquisition to maximize production efficiency and return
• Oversees and plans the layout of electrical and mechanical equipment; recommends and implements modifications to
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Required Skills

• Excellent coaching skills
• Strong communication skills, both oral and
• Skilled problem solver
• High level of personal initiative, self-driven, action and result oriented
• Excellent interpersonal skills, team player, generates enthusiasm, builds effective working relationships at all levels
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to identify issues and determine repairs that are needed
• Ability to plan maintenance schedules for building systems
• Excellent management and supervisory skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software
• Thorough understanding of OSHA and EPA regulations as they pertain to plant operation and maintenance
• Ability to understand and operate the systems and equipment used at the facility
• Ability to perform and analyze various system checks
• Ability to prioritize tasks and delegate them when appropriate

Qualifications and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Food manufacturing maintenance and engineering experience preferred
• Computer skills – working knowledge of SAP, and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• Operations experience with a strong understanding of various plant functions
• Strong drive and initiative to make improvements in a variety of areas with a minimum of supervision
• Strong commitment to personal development and growth
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills - relies on facts and data
• Strong interpersonal and communication (both written and verbal) skills
• Good planning, prioritizing, organization, and multiple prioritizing skills
• Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language in order to ensure effective new hire training and on-going communications about safety and quality issues

Desired Skills

• Ability to manage the performance of others
• Ability to train employees
• Ability to prioritize and follow through to achieve results
• High level of personal initiative, self-driven, action, and results oriented
• Thrives in a challenging, entrepreneurial atmosphere; open to change and creating change
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written
• Excellent interpersonal skills, team player, generates enthusiasm, builds effective working relationships at all levels
• Self-starter able to conceptualize and drive initiatives forward
• Positive attitude and motivation by contributing to the overall success of the team
• Able to develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Obsessive attention to detail, well organized, and able to juggle many projects at once
• Comfortable moving at a fast pace and in ambiguous
• Passionate about food
• Willing to address difficult situations head on with patience and respect

Responsibility

• Works with little supervision, but work is reviewed. Exercises discretion within areas of responsibility
• Recommends actions and alternatives to supervisor and others
• Position has little to no contact with customers
• Position makes an indirect contribution to efforts that generate moderate levels of revenue
• Decisions or actions may have a moderate impact on other departments and/or external relationships of the organization. Errors are usually detected after the fact and may result in moderate interruption and delays in work output

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Maintenance Supervisor encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Physical Demands/Efforts

• Must be willing to work all shifts, weekends, and some
• Extensive walking 
• Work requires occasional physical exertion, including some lifting of objects weighing up to 50

Mental & Visual Demands

• Work performed in this position requires moderate concentration to effectively execute moderately complex situations
• Work occasionally requires some degree of visual effort

Work Environment and Hazards

• Employee works in a manufacturing setting with some exposure to heat, cold, dust, or other factors 
• The position has some exposure to hazards that might cause minor injury
• Less than 25% travel is required for this Travel would be to other sites via airplane
• May need to work weekends or overtime as needed 

• Must be able to traverse property and facility to diagnose building issues and plan repairs or
• Must be physically able to perform repairs when needed
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds at a time

Americans with Disabilities Act

Kettle Cuisine complies with all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state disability laws. This means we will not discriminate against qualified individuals with a disability in any phase of the employment relationship including application for employment, hiring, promotions and/or advancement opportunities, termination, compensation, training and any other conditions or privileges of employment.

Core Values

Kettle Cuisine takes the utmost pride in its people, products and reputation. Each employee is expected to understand and live our Core Values every day.

Honor Food We create and produce the best tasting, safest, all natural recipes that strive for perfection in every batch, from bench to kettle

Honor Each Other We seek to develop trusting, respectful and mutually rewarding relationships with all our team members and business partners

Honor Development We recognize and nurture each other?s talents, strengths and interests in order to further strengthen and grow our team

Honor Innovation We continually strive for creative and sustainable ways to achieve excellence

Pay Range for Maintenance Supervisor

The Maintenance Supervisor base pay range $85,000 - 95,000 USD/annually. The listed salary range represents Kettle Cuisine?s good faith estimate for this position and represents the minimum and maximum for new hire salaries for the Savage, MD location only. Ranges will be reviewed on a regular basis. An employee?s rate of pay within the range is determined by their qualifications, relevant experience, and demonstrated performance over time. In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical to allow for future and continued salary growth. The Maintenance Supervisor position is eligible for our comprehensive benefits package and is eligible for the annual discretionary bonus program up to 10%. Kettle Cuisine and all its legal entities comply with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their application online using the link below.