Production Equipment Maintenance Supervisor

About the Role:

SourcePro Search is currently seeking an experienced Production Equipment Maintenance Lead to oversee the safe maintenance, repair, or replacement of production equipment and systems. This individual will direct and coordinate activities related to production equipment and general plant equipment maintenance and new installations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure assigned facilities and equipment are ready for regular business and special events.
• Operate, inspect, troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, service, and maintain equipment according to technical manuals, wiring and hydraulic diagrams, and spare parts manuals.
• Perform major repair work, such as removal and replacement of components.
• Participate in objective setting, plan development, and performance review of production equipment and systems.
• Modify and repair existing equipment for safety and/or performance improvement, as needed.
• Identify vendors and solicit quotes for equipment repair or fabrication services that cannot be done with in-house talent.
• Establish routine inspections of equipment, delegate and manage workflows and tasks.
• Initiate, implement, and manage the production equipment preventive maintenance (PM) program based on best practices as defined within the BRC protocols to ensure uninterrupted operations of the plant.
• Monitor the use and inventories of spare parts and maintenance supplies for production equipment and shop. Initiate sourcing and ordering as needed.
• Supervise production equipment maintenance personnel.
• Ensure that production equipment personnel are adequately trained, equipped, and motivated so that the repair and maintenance work can be accomplished in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner, in compliance with BRC standards.
• Assist with the hiring of production equipment maintenance personnel.
• Assist with production equipment maintenance personnel performance reviews.
• Maintain and repair maintenance equipment.
• Maintain and update operation and training manuals for production equipment.
• Work with Production, QA, and Sanitation personnel to develop SSOP's for new production equipment as well as older equipment that does not have an SSOP.
• Monitor operation of production equipment, including but not limited to dough room mixers, fillo machines, depositor systems, ink jet systems, packaging equipment, ovens (all types), conveyors, fryers, skillets, stoves, etc.
• Coordinate with Plant Engineer and Facilities Manager for power, plumbing, and other support services as they relate to new production equipment installation.
• Coordinate with Plant Manager, Plant Engineer, and Facility Manager on planning and prioritization of tasks that could impact production.
• Responsible for Lock out/Tag out program execution, either personally or through delegation.
• Submit supporting paperwork to CEO/CFO to support purchases and expenses.
• Ensure City, County, State, and Federal regulations relating to the production equipment maintenance department are met at all times.
• Maintain files of warranties, records, licenses, inspections, service agreements, and contracts for various pieces of equipment/assets, inventory, and storage of all items.
• Ability to train and develop junior technicians on each respective area and track their progress.
• Manage and delegate work orders to increase productivity and efficiencies.