Bakery Maintenance & Reliability Supervisor

The J.M. Smucker Co.; Columbus (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The J.M. Smucker Co. is seeking a Technical Supervisor to lead maintenance planning, scheduling, reliability, and storeroom activities at the Hostess Manufacturing Plant in Columbus, GA.

This 100% on-site role prioritizes safety, food quality, and GMP compliance while driving continuous improvement on a day shift with potential off-shift coverage. You will build schedules, allocate resources, manage CMMS work orders, coach the team, and analyze downtime to identify reliability improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a related field.
• Minimum five years of maintenance experience in a food-manufacturing environment.
• Experience with CMMS and analyzing downtime trends.
• Knowledge of bakery or food-manufacturing equipment and food safety practices.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain weekly and long-range maintenance schedules.
• Plan maintenance work by coordinating labor, parts, tools, contractors, permits, and resources.
• Manage the maintenance backlog and CMMS work orders.
• Coach the department on CMMS and Operations Excellence tools.
• Lead preventive and predictive maintenance improvements.
• Oversee storeroom operations and spare-parts availability.
• Analyze downtime and asset-performance data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Facilitate root-cause analysis and ensure corrective actions are completed.

Skills

Maintenance planning

CMMS

Team coaching

Excel

Word

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CMMS

SAP PM

Maximo

Job description

The J.M. Smucker Co. is seeking a Technical Supervisor to lead maintenance planning, scheduling, reliability, and storeroom activities at the Hostess Manufacturing Plant in Columbus, GA.

This 100% on-site role prioritizes safety, food quality, and GMP compliance while driving continuous improvement on a day shift with potential off-shift coverage. You will build schedules, allocate resources, manage CMMS work orders, coach the team, and analyze downtime to identify reliability improvements.