HARVEST MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

Pilgrim; Cactus (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Pilgrim is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to oversee the direct and indirect activities of the plant’s maintenance team. You will enforce safety policies, monitor compliance, and coordinate day-to-day maintenance work orders.

You will direct mechanics, collaborate with supervisors, and ensure proper training and shift handovers while striving to minimize downtime and maintain high safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that all aspects of the company safety policy and procedures are adhered to in the plant.
• Directs assigned employees in the performance of approved maintenance work and production operations.
• Works closely with Supervisors and Peers on all assigned work schedules.
• Ensures that conduct of personnel assigned with respect to company policy and work rules are adhered to.
• Advises superiors and other appropriate members of the engineering department of equipment failure or items requiring excessive maintenance.
• Insures that all aspects of the food safety, HAACP and Government programs are adhered to.

Job description

• Ensures that all aspects of the company safety policy and procedures are adhered to in the direct and indirect areas of the plant
  1. On a daily basis fills out all safety documentation as required
  2. Monitors and affirms that all safety policy and procedures are adhered to
  3. Ensures that proper corrective action is taken for violation of any safety infraction observed
  4. Ensures that good housekeeping and safe work practices are followed
• Directs assigned employees in the performance of approved maintenance work and production operations
  1. Records progress of jobs scheduled and ensures that daily time distribution of employees are properly recorded and reported
  2. Provides immediate response and service to emergency needs in Slaughter Maintenance area
  3. Assigns mechanics at the start of and throughout the shift, specific jobs, preventive maintenance, planned work orders and associated maintenance needs
  4. Instructs mechanics in the best job methods, materials, tools and equipment required for assigned work
• Works closely with Supervisors and Peers on all assigned work schedules
  1. Advises peers of variances from the status of the daily work schedule
  2. Determines with peers the best methods, materials, tools, and equipment to be used in accomplishing specific jobs
  3. Recommends equipment to be included in the preventive maintenance program. Assists the Superintendent in developing stocking requirements for spare parts
  4. Ensures overtime approval with peers prior to shift schedule
  5. Adheres , as closely as possible, to the daily work schedules without wasting manpower or materials
  6. Meets work specifications and quality work standards for each job
  7. Performs all tasks assign by peers
• Ensures that conduct of personnel assigned with respect to company policy and work rules are adhered.
  1. Co-ordinates his efforts with other shift supervisors in Rendering Maintenance area to provide orderly shift change over
  2. Ensures general mechanics are trained in order to maintain and improve skill level
  3. Indoctrinates new personnel and advises Superintendent of training needs
• Advises superiors and other appropriate members of the engineering department of equipment failure or items requiring excessive maintenance
  1. Ensures on modification or change are made without a valid work order; advises details of changes
  2. Seeks ways to promote conservation of energy
  3. Provides technical assistance to production department on how to best and economically operate equipment
• Insures that all aspects of the food safety, HAACP and Government programs are adhered to with emphasis on the continued compliance to these programs