Maintenance and Safety Supervisor

This position supervises and assists in the completion of the day-to-day activities, including improving maintenance, automation, and manufacturing processes and developing the maintenance team for optimum efficiency. This position also ensures the physical and mental integrity of each employee while at work by maintaining safe work behaviors, safe work conditions and a safe work environment.

The position follows standard work methods and practices safe work habits to ensure production is as efficient and safe as possible

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Directly supervises the maintenance team
• Direct and perform the maintenance of physical assets of the plant to insure continued operation and attainment of line effectiveness, yields and costs
• Direct and perform the maintenance of building structures and facilities in including utilities. Works on new projects, coordinates maintenance operations during shutdowns.
• Manage and support any / all plant equipment and product trials
• Coordinate with Engineering team for installations and projects
• Support the operations team in reviewing operating standards, process efficiencies, yields and identify improvement opportunities
• Develop long-term predictive and preventive plans to improve equipment sustainability, and attainment of process / line effectiveness, yields and competitive costs
• Coordinate with Plant Manager to ensure optimized and competitive costs
• Ensure compliance with all company, city, state and federal regulations
• Ensure compliance to Safety, preventative maintenance policies and procedures
• Coordinate safety initiatives with Plant manager and Industrial Manager
• Conduct routine team meetings (daily / weekly / monthly as applicable), including continuous improvement routine meeting participation
• Ensure efficient, safe and compliant operation of plant facilities; to include electrical, steam, water and waste water functions
• Supports the Plant Manager by coordinating the exchanges with the City of Medford for wastewater treatment. Prepare key performance indicators specific to wastewater.
• Maintain documentation and performance logs of maintenance employees
• Provide yearly reviews for maintenance employees
• Maintain the timekeeping system (Kronos / ADP) for the department and SAP
• Participate in the development of the 5 S method for the department
• Other duties as assigned

Responsibility for Supervision

This position supervises all employees of the maintenance department and is responsible for the performance management and hiring of the employees within that department.

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel

This position requires

Education and experience required

Desired Education and Experience

Physical requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and use fingers to type. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing all day. The employee must occasionally lift or move items up to or over 50 pounds.

Food safety and product quality

This position is responsible for supporting the food safety management system and communicating food safety issues to the quality department.