Maintenance Supervisor

Barry Callebaut Group; Banbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Barry Callebaut Group is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for our Banbury plant. You will schedule and oversee maintenance activities, ensure tasks are prepared with kitting and documentation, and align work with production plans to minimize downtime.

You will lead technicians, coordinate with planning and operations, monitor CMMS records, and drive continuous improvements while upholding GMP, HACCP, and safety standards in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• A technical certification or associate degree in a related field, or equivalent technical experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience as a maintenance technician or maintenance coordinator in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of maintenance scheduling principles, including resource management, labor coordination, and asset availability.
• Proficient in using CMMS or scheduling systems to manage maintenance work and resources.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with production, planning, and technical teams.
• Fluent English, both spoken and written.
• 5+ years' experience leading and managing large teams within maintenance, engineering and operations departments.
• Understands GMP, HACCP, and other manufacturing protocols.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance schedules for the plant.
• Proactively identify and control safety and environmental risks and protect people and assets.
• Coordinate timing of maintenance activities by determining when and who will be assigned.
• Align maintenance schedules with production plans to minimize downtime.
• Serve as gatekeeper for emergency production calls and adjust schedules as needed.
• Monitor availability of equipment, parts, technicians, and resources.
• Maintain technicians' calendar and skills in the CMMS.
• Track maintenance activities and keep records up to date.
• Drive continuous improvement by analyzing scheduling data for optimization.
• Collaborate with maintenance, engineering and operations to ensure compliance with safety and food safety standards.

Skills

Maintenance scheduling

Team leadership

Communication

English fluency

CMMS experience

Education

Technical certification or associate degree

Tools

CMMS

Job description

About The Role

The Maintenance Supervisor ensures that all planned maintenance activities are executed on time and with maximum efficiency within the BCOS (Barry Callebaut Operating System). Acting as the link between Planning and Operations, this role assigns the right technicians at the right moment, aligns maintenance work with the production schedule, and helps minimize operational disruptions. The Supervisor ensures tasks are fully prepared, including kitting and documentation, and may also directly supervise a team of technicians depending on the site's organizational setup.

The Maintenance Supervisor ensures that all planned maintenance activities are executed on time and with maximum efficiency within the BCOS (Barry Callebaut Operating System). Acting as the link between Planning and Operations, this role assigns the right technicians at the right moment, aligns maintenance work with the production schedule, and helps minimize operational disruptions. The Supervisor ensures tasks are fully prepared, including kitting and documentation, and may also directly supervise a team of technicians depending on the site's organizational setup.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance schedules for the plant, ensuring efficient use of resources and minimal impact on production
• Proactively identify, assess and control safety and environmental risks, rigorously follow safety and environmental standards, and take immediate action to protect people, assets, and the environment in everything you do.
• Coordinate the timing of maintenance activities by determining "when" tasks will be performed and "who" will be assigned, based on availability and skill sets
• Ensure that maintenance schedules are aligned with production plans, working closely with the production team to minimize downtime and ensure smooth operations
• Serve as gatekeeper for emergency production calls. Adjust maintenance schedules in response to emergencies, production changes, or other unexpected events, ensuring flexibility while maintaining operational efficiency. Determine whether to immediately dispatch a technician
• Monitor the availability of equipment, parts, technicians, and other resources to ensure scheduled maintenance tasks can be executed on time
• Maintain technicians' calendar and skill sets in the CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)
• Track maintenance activities completion, ensuring that transactions are timely documented in the CMMS and maintenance records are up to date
• Drive continuous improvement by analyzing scheduling data and metrics to identify opportunities for optimization and efficiency.
• Collaborate with the maintenance and technical teams to ensure all scheduled work complies with safety, environmental, and food safety standards

About You

• A technical certification or associate degree in a related field, or equivalent technical experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience as a maintenance technician or maintenance coordinator in a manufacturing environment (preferably in food manufacturing industry).
• Strong understanding of maintenance scheduling principles, including resource management, labor coordination, and asset availability.
• Proficient in using CMMS or scheduling systems to manage maintenance work and resources.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work closely with production, planning, and technical teams.
• Fluent English, both spoken and written.
• 5+ years' experience leading and managing large teams within maintenance, engineering and operations departments
• Technically astute and understands various types of equipment, systems, and facilities.
• Understands all aspects of product manufacturing and operational protocols (e.g. GMP, HACCP, etc.)
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills both upward and downward
• Works well under pressure, enabling their team to thrive under all circumstances

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we've experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.