Maintenance Supervisor

Michael Foods; Gaylord (MN); On-site; USD 77,831 - 115,190; Full time

Job summary

Michael Foods, Inc. in Gaylord, Minnesota seeks a Maintenance Supervisor to lead a maintenance team focusing on reliability, safety, and asset health on a 6:00am–6:00pm day shift. You will coordinate with plant operations, uphold GMPs, and drive results through strong leadership and clear communication.

Responsibilities include planning, budgeting input, CMMS usage, SAP/KPI data management, and fostering continuous improvement and safety culture across the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field preferred; can also have an associate degree or certificate.
• Minimum of 5 years of proven leadership or supervisory experience in industrial operations or maintenance.
• CMRP certification preferred; understanding of PLC and equipment automation is beneficial.
• Experience with SAP and CMMS systems preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication across all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise department team members to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Supervise maintenance contractors on site, ensuring safety, food safety, and GMP compliance.
• Balance maintenance initiatives with plant business strategies while on shift.

Skills

Leadership

Verbal & Written Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Safety & Compliance

Time Management

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Associate degree / technical certificate

Tools

SAP

PLC Automation

Job description

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact.

Location Description

Michael Foods, Inc. located in Gaylord, Minnesota is Minnesota's Healthy Heartland! Gaylord is in south central Minnesota about an hour west of the Twin Cities and 35 minutes from Mankato, Hutchinson, and New Ulm. As the County Seat, Gaylord is the "Hub of Sibley County." Our location produces liquid egg, hard‑cook egg, and precooked egg such as scrambled, patties and omelets.

Responsibilities

This is a Day shift Supervisor role from 6:00am–6:00pm.

The Maintenance Supervisor is accountable for leading, directing, and supervising plant reliability and maintenance personnel. The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for keeping the equipment and facilities in optimum operating condition while on shift. The Maintenance Supervisor will be expected to run a professional quality maintenance team by exhibiting strong leadership abilities, setting expectations, and ensuring consistent communication with personnel. This position provides both Maintenance and Reliability services within the plant, championing executional excellence and asset health improvement efforts. The Maintenance Supervisor will ensure results while partnering with the MFI ARM team, plant maintenance team personnel, plant operational team, and all other plant support teams members for success.

This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability. This role must be available to work scheduled work times, weekends, and holidays, as necessary.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise department team members to ensure personal safety, quality, delivery, and cost, are continuously being improved to achieve company objectives. Engage and develop the asset care team members to deliver expected levels of reliability. As part of the greater maintenance leadership team, be an active member who contributes to the MFI culture's advancement. Direct responsibility for the maintenance team members and their performance.
• Responsible for supervising maintenance or project contractors while onsite to include human safety, food safety, and plant GMP requirements.
• Responsible for all maintenance team metrics. Ability to balance maintenance (tactical and strategic) initiatives that align with plant business strategies while on shift.
• Assists with planning and cost estimates for annual and longer-term capital and operating budgets to deliver to business plan. Investigate the condition of buildings, equipment, and grounds, and recommend improvements in the facilities to ensure that business needs are met.
• Utilize MFI approved CMMS to manage, document, and support maintenance reporting and decision making. This will be accomplished through the guidance of MFI ARM standards.
• Keeps accurate and up-to-date records (i.e., SAP data, Kronos, KPI’s, etc.).
• Works with planning and scheduling to utilize team personnel in a cost-effective manner.
• Adhere to established MFI standards for assessing the quality of work performed by employees and contractors.
• Supervise the completion of work through review of reports and frequent site inspections.
• Recognizes and takes steps to resolve operating problems to minimize their impact on the business.
• Provides input for root cause analysis (RCA) and reliability centered maintenance (RCM) to create an environment of continuous asset reliability improvement. Will champion the plant’s RCM and RCA process.
• Create and foster a team environment that demonstrates genuine concern for personal and professional development of all employees by providing team members opportunity for development to their full potential through the MFI ARMED program.
• Ability to coordinate and partner with corporate stakeholder groups to build and maintain programs and processes consistent with MFI standards.
• Promote, and foster Michael Foods culture, values, and principles.
• Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviors. Accountable for a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
• Adheres to quality work practices, follows GMP’s, maintains sanitary conditions and ensures that product quality is maintained. Reports on any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
• Always ensures required regulatory compliance.
• Participate in acquiring talent within maintenance organization. Includes interviewing, recruiting, and selection for salaried and hourly team members. Actively support recruiting events and talent pipeline efforts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field is preferred. Can also have an associate's degree, two‑year technical certificate, and / or a relevant combination of experience which demonstrates technical and leadership aptitude. Demonstrated leadership experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of proven leadership or supervisory experience in industrial operations or maintenance or utilities operations is preferred
• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) certification preferred.
• Understanding of PLC and equipment automation preferred.
• Trained and competent in MFI MTL1, MTL2, & MTL3 skills preferred
• Prior experience in SAP preferred
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with superb time management skills
• Ability to lead teams and hold team members accountable, while successfully achieving results through internal and external resources
• Excellent administrative and follow‑up skills to achieve successful maintenance and repair programs.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee will be exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation

The pay range for this position is $77,831 – $115,190 per year.