Maintenance Supervisor

The Marzetti Company; Horse Cave (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Marzetti Company in Kentucky is seeking an experienced maintenance professional to support safety, quality, and production of our food products. This role focuses on preventive maintenance, equipment reliability, and teamwork across shifts.

You will lead maintenance activities, ensure OSHA standards, coordinate with other departments, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. The position is on-site at our Kentucky facility and offers opportunities to impact manufacturing performance.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Leadership experience in a food-related industry preferred.
• Ability to handle confidential information and correspondence.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Industrial maintenance degree or certification preferred; HS diploma required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate shift maintenance activities under supervision to meet objectives.
• Maintain preventative maintenance program to keep production equipment safe and efficient.
• Assist in audits and reduce downtime and maintenance costs.
• Respond to deviations from standards and communicate with other departments.
• Ensure scheduling of the maintenance department and timely reporting.

Skills

Maintenance

Leadership

Safety compliance

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Industrial Maintenance Degree or Certification

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Responsibilities

• • Engagement – Marzetti Values: Work Safely, Communicate, Communicate, Communicate, Respect Each Other, Be Positive -You Can Make It Happen, Act with Integrity, Be Accountable – stand behind what you do

    • Works respectfully with all team members to ensure the Safety, Quality, production and support of our products and goals on a daily basis.

    • Practices integrity, respect, accountability, continuous improvement and positive interactions with all Team Members and visitors.

    • Actively participates in Marzetti Operational Excellence, special projects or tasks, and modification programs as needed with prior approval.

    • Actively participates in department/shift/team meetings and is involved with improvement/resolutions & follow-up.

  • Safety – Marzetti Values: Work Safely

    • Maintains highest standard of Safety for all functions on an ongoing basis and ensures compliance for self and others to OSHA standards.

    • Performs daily inspection of all PPE required including but not limited to SLIP-RESISTANT/STEEL-TOED SHOES, safety glasses, gloves, shields and aprons to ensure good overall condition of items that provide optimal personal safety & protection while working in the facility.

    • Successfully acquires and maintains Lock Out-Tag Out Certification for machine and safely performs all functions in accordance to OHSA and company requirements and standards.

    • Performs daily inspection of power equipment with proper documentation.

    • As a member of the T. Marzetti Company, completes his/her Behavior Based Safety Observations (BBSO), corrects issues when identified, and participates in problem solving.

  • Quality – Marzetti Values: We bring delicious food to the table and deliver superior service and value at all times. Be Perceptive-see work through your customers’ and consumers’ eyes, winning is just the Beginning.

    • As a member of the T. Marzetti Company, completes his/her Behavior Based Quality observations (BBQs), corrects issues when identified and participates in problem solving.

    • Ensures compliance to quality, food safety / HACCP, FSMA, Food Defense, 5S, OSHA and other support programs; assures conformity to all company, customer and government standards.

    • Communicates any concerns related to product safety, integrity, quality and legality to management or to the confidential hotline if the need for anonymity is necessary.

  • Functional Capability - Marzetti Values: Be Perceptive-see work through your customers’ and consumers’ eyes, winning is just the Beginning, Continuous Improvement, Be Accountable – stand behind what you do

    • Promotes integrity, respect, accountability, continuous improvement and positive interactions with all Team Members, customers & vendors.

    • Coordinates shift maintenance activities through the supervision of employees to ensure the shift’s maintenance objectives are accomplished in a timely, cost-effective and safe manner.

    • Coordinates the preventative maintenance program to maintain production equipment in an efficient, safe operating condition.

    • Responsible for audits controls and minimizing the overtime labor costs, maintenance / repair costs and equipment downtime.

    • Oversees corrections and running adjustments of equipment to maximize production capabilities during shift.

    • Coordinates with other department managers to ensure proper coordination of maintenance activities with production and ensure adequate & efficient materials, supplies, & parts inventory control activities and procedures.

    • Responsible for ensuring scheduling of the maintenance department.

    • Coordinates changeovers of equipment or preventative maintenance according to production schedules.

    • Ensures required maintenance reporting is accurate and timely.

    • Maintains close working relationship with all departments and responds to deviations from standards immediately.

    • Responsible for & maintains positive employee, corporate and community relations along with appropriate interface with customer service, vendors & contractors.

    • Regular Attendance is required in accordance with Company attendance policy and procedures.

    • Performs tasks or responsibilities as assigned by Management.

    • Complete initial/annual training to ensure the individual is properly qualified (QI) to perform all required job tasks as outlined in training programs/records.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment required, preferably with leadership experience in a food-related industry.

• Demonstrated ability to appropriately work with confidential information and situations and manage correspondence.

• Positive leadership and self-motivation skills.

• Must be able to successfully obtain industrial truck and lift operating certification and safely maintain per company and OSHA standards.

• Strong organizational abilities, capable of multi-tasking.

• Working knowledge of manufacturing effective staffing, scheduling, budgets, equipment mechanical processes with proven troubleshooting and resolution aptitude.

• Ability to read & interpret written & verbal direction while working in a safe, effective & productive manner within a fast-paced environment.

• Industrial Maintenance Degree or Mechanical/Technical School Certification preferred; High School Diploma or GED required.

Competencies

Action Oriented

Decision Quality

Peer Relationships

Approachability

Integrity and Trust

Self-Knowledge

Courage

Organizing

Working Conditions/Environment

• Works in a manufacturing environment where the Team Member is regularly required to speak, read, and comprehend, stand, walk, reach, lift, grasp, climb, and bend while working in a fast-paced production environment.

• Must be able to push/pull 150 pounds short distances.

• Lift up to 75 pounds repetitively.

• Stand for up to 12 hours with regular breaks.

• May be required to work overtime and/or weekends as needed.

• The employee is regularly exposed to heat, fumes, odors, dust, oil, slippery floors, moving parts/equipment and non-toxic industrial waste and scrap.

• SLIP-RESISTANT/Steel-toed SHOES, Earplugs, safety glasses, hairnets, beard nets (if facial hair exists) are required to be worn/used in accordance with company GMP and Safety standards. Condition of these items must be inspected by employee daily and be replaced when no longer providing the optimal protection of the Team Member.