Lead Maintenance Supervisor - Food Processing Equipment

Channel Fish Processing; Braintree (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Channel Fish Processing in Braintree, MA seeks an experienced Maintenance Floor Supervisor to oversee daily maintenance and keep production equipment safe and efficient in a refrigerated fish processing facility.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong mechanical troubleshooting, and the ability to manage a maintenance team while coordinating preventive maintenance, troubleshooting breakdowns, and ensuring compliance with food safety, sanitation, and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of industrial maintenance experience, preferably in food processing.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting and equipment repair skills.
• Experience with automated production machinery.
• Working knowledge of electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Previous supervisory or team lead experience preferred.
• Experience with fish cutting/processing equipment is a plus.
• Able to work in a fast-paced, refrigerated environment.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and assist with daily maintenance, troubleshooting, and equipment repairs.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues.
• Maintain production machinery, including cutting equipment, conveyors, and packaging systems.
• Coordinate preventive maintenance to minimize downtime.
• Provide hands-on leadership, training, and direction to maintenance personnel.
• Respond quickly to equipment breakdowns to keep production running.
• Work with production management to prioritize maintenance needs.
• Ensure compliance with safety, sanitation, and food manufacturing standards.

Skills

Mechanical troubleshooting

Equipment repair

Automated production machinery

Electrical systems

Pneumatic systems

Hydraulic systems

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Job description

Channel Fish Processing in Braintree, MA seeks an experienced Maintenance Floor Supervisor to oversee daily maintenance and keep production equipment safe and efficient in a refrigerated fish processing facility.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong mechanical troubleshooting, and the ability to manage a maintenance team while coordinating preventive maintenance, troubleshooting breakdowns, and ensuring compliance with food safety, sanitation, and regulatory standards.