Overnight Maintenance Supervisor

Our story goes back more than 150 years, to the chilly southern coast of Scandinavia. From our early success in Sweden and Denmark, we’ve grown into the world’s leading specialist producer of plant-based oils, employing more than 4,000 people all across the globe.
We work with our customers to make the products you love even better. The oils we produce go into making your chocolate extra-creamy or putting the crunch into your croissant. And it’s not just food — we work across industries to make products that are higher quality, healthier and better for the planet.
Everything we do is about Making Better Happen™.

AAK Louisville

Louisville, KY

About the role

The Overnight Facilities & Package Maintenance Supervisor is involved with the successful nightly maintenance of the oil refining and packaging facility. The function of this position is to preserve assets so that they can safely and economically continue to provide benefit to the organization. The maintenance supervisor’s duty is to work efficiently to reduce and eliminate the need for maintenance. The overnight maintenance supervisor will work continuously to improve maintenance service and assist in the continuous improvement of all processes within the organization.

Responsibilities

Safety & Environmental Performance

• Support full plant wide compliance with safety rules to further our goal of 0 accidents and encouragement of reporting and correcting near misses.
• Support 0 contractor accidents during major construction or anytime maintenance contractors are on site.
• Identify high-risk safety/ productivity issues and help remedy them.
• Adhere to SOPs and other work procedures as required to assure product quality and consistency to our customers.

• Work the hours of 11pm - 7am
• Participate in projects development and project meetings.
• Substitute for the Maintenance Manager in his absence at meetings regarding processing and control issues.
• Specify new technologies and run trials to prove effectiveness.
• Assist in the planning and direction of strategic improvements to keep plant process controls up to date using current best practice and latest technologies.
• Work closely with vendors to specify, select and supervise inventory levels and organization.
• Responsible for the scheduling of maintenance personnel
• Responsible for the assigning of maintenance work.
• Maintain and troubleshoot PLCs, wiring and field devices.
• Program PLC logic for process changes and improvements.
• Install, maintain and troubleshoot single and three phase industrial motors, VFDs, electrical distribution and protection circuits up to 480VAC.
• Install, maintain and troubleshoot packaging equipment
• Install, maintain and troubleshoot conveyor systems.
• Install, maintain and troubleshoot steam and condensate systems
• Install, maintain and troubleshoot pumps and piping systems.
• Maintain, operate and troubleshoot refrigeration systems
• Ability to read and interpret P&Ids, ladder logic and electrical schematics.
• Maintain Facilities; lighting, windows, doors, roofs, etc…
• Execute work in a safe and expedient manner according to the following priorities:

• Provide practical solutions to operations/ controls problems.
• Scope, estimate and execute small capital / maintenance projects along with maintenance manager/ project director/ operations, etc.
• Provide training to other employees based on company needs.
• Oversee the work by contractors as required on site to assure safety, quality, efficiency and performance.
• Seek out opportunities to help work get done safer, faster and more cost effective.
• Participate in company activities such as; Safety Committee, Audit committees, employee task forces, etc.
• Heavy lifting with vigorous physical activity in an often hot and slippery environment.
• Regularly On-call 24 hrs as necessary.

• Contribute to the effort in controlling costs and minimizing downtime, scrap, poor quality, accidents, utility usage and reduced productivity in pursuit of your daily work.
• Use predictive maintenance techniques to plan and budget major repairs.
• Minimize carrying costs by analyzing both the need for and quantity of spare parts prior to purchase.
• Work with purchasing to find the lowest cost on comparable equipment and supplies.

Minimum of 5 years industrial maintenance experience

• High school diploma or GED
• Certification in welding (Preferred)
• Certification in electrical with emphasis on industrial (Preferred)
• General knowledge of automation, PLCs, ladder logic, etc… (Preferred)
• General knowledge of packaging equipment (Preferred)
• General knowledge of conveyor systems (Preferred)
• General knowledge of heating and air-conditioning
• Certification in refrigeration, both freon and ammonia (Preferred)
• General knowledge of plumbing and pipefitting (Preferred

• Career paths, training and development, e-learning and tuition reimbursement programs offering potential for you to progress your future career
• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental and vision) starting date of hire
• Health Savings Account with AAK annual contribution of $1,000-$1,500
• 401(k) Plan with 100% match
• Free Life and Disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection and Legal Insurance Plans
• Discounts on travel, amusement parks, concerts, movies, and more
• Celebrations, events, and activities on site and supporting our communities
• Amazon AwardCo recognition incentives for service and peer to peer recognition

About AAK
Everything AAK does is about Making Better Happen™. We specialize in plant-based oils that are the value-adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume. We make these products better tasting, healthier, and more sustainable. At the heart of AAK’s offer is Customer Co-Development, combining our desire to understand what better means for each customer, with the unique flexibility of our production assets, and a deep knowledge of many products and industries, including Chocolate & Confectionery, Bakery, Dairy, Plant-based Foods, Special Nutrition, Foodservice and Personal Care. Our 4,000 employees support our close collaboration with customers through 25 regional sales offices, 15 dedicated Customer Innovation Centers, and with the support of more than 20 production facilities. Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and with our headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, AAK has been Making Better Happen™ for more than 150 years.

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