Maintenance Supervisor

The J.M. Smucker Co.; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The J.M. Smucker Co. is seeking a Technical Maintenance Supervisor in Columbus, GA.

You will supervise, mentor, and develop maintenance personnel, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement while overseeing equipment maintenance and new installations. On-site 10-hour shifts with potential off-shift hours. You will lead PM programs, root-cause analysis, and ensure GMP/BRC compliance, PM documentation, and spare parts readiness.

Qualifications

• High school diploma.
• 3 years of relevant experience supervising technical personnel.
• Proven ability to teach and lead teams.
• Strong technical and mechanical skills with good troubleshooting.
• Experience with PLCs and HMIs.
• Experience in manufacturing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance to promote safety and GMP compliance.
• Develop PM programs and predict breakdowns.
• Direct and deploy resources to repair equipment.
• Mentor hourly staff and develop their skills.
• Maintain equipment documentation and spare parts.
• Collaborate with operations to improve uptime.
• Manage timekeeping, attendance, and payroll approvals.
• Ensure quality standards and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

English communication

Maintenance supervision

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

PLC

HMI

MS Office

Job description

Your Opportunity as a (Technical) Maintenance Supervisor

In this role you will supervise, lead, mentor, and develop maintenance personnel while fostering a strong culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement. Oversee the upkeep of existing equipment and the installation of new equipment. Partner with plant operations to plan and direct maintenance and facility activities with a focus on quality, productivity, downtime reduction, and defect prevention

Location: 1969 Victory Drive Columbus, GA (Hostess Manufacturing Plant)

Work Arrangements: 100% on-site, PM 10-Hour shift. Flexibility required. Willingness to work off shift (including nights, weekends, and/or holidays) and flow to the work as needed

In this Role You Will:

• Lead maintenance in a manner that promotes safety while abiding by LOTO & GMP policies and procedures

• Provide problem solving expertise and root cause analysis to Operations

• Responsible for instilling Smucker’s Basic Beliefs and Our Culture in Action

• Ability to lead and mentor a group of hourly employees to promote JMS culture while enhancing their skillset in all areas of maintenance, building and grounds and facility upkeep related tasks

• Develop and execute predictive and preventative PM programs

• Direct and deploy technical resources to repair or maintain equipment

• Build mastery level skills in advanced technicians, advanced technical skills in equipment owners, and basic technical and trouble-shooting skills in all technicians

• Ensure technical documentation, PMs, and spares for department equipment and systems are identified and in place

• Create necessary PMs and SOPs to properly maintain equipment and enable resources to execute work

• Provide technical expertise and guidance to technical resources within a department

• Collaborate with Area Leaders, Process Engineers, and Coordinators in the development of work plans that maximize sanitation and startup effectiveness and efficiency

• Administrator of timekeeping, attendance tracking, and payroll approval processes to ensure accuracy and compliance with company policies.

• Assure compliance with all quality standards including but not limited to: SOPs, GMPs, and BRC requirements

• Other duties as assigned

What We are Looking For:

Minimum Requirements:

• High school diploma

• 3 years of relevant experience supervising technical individuals

• Demonstrated experience teaching and leading others

• Strong technical and mechanical ability, including problem solving and troubleshooting capabilities

• Troubleshooting and programming line control systems (PLC’s, HMI’s, etc.)

• Prior experience in manufacturing

• Proven ability to communicate and comprehend specifics regarding equipment malfunctions; visual ability to identify equipment problems; computer skills for ordering parts and troubleshooting.

• Assure compliance with all quality standards including but not limited to: SOP, GMP and BRC requirements.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook) is required to support daily job functions.

• Ability to effectively communicate in English (written and verbal) to perform job-related duties.

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:

• Prior food manufacturing experience is highly preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

• Project management experience

Work Environment

This job operates in a manufacturing environment. The noise level in the work environment and manufacturing sites can be loud.

Physical Demands:

• Regularly required to talk and hear.

• Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

• Able to lift objects up to 50 pounds frequently.

• May push and pull heavy objects.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

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