Maintenance Supervisor

pladis; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

pladis is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead the site maintenance team, ensuring safe and reliable manufacturing while driving continuous improvement initiatives.

This role partners with Production, Quality, Engineering and Supply Chain to maximize asset uptime, manage CMMS UpKeep, and embed Lean and 6S across the plant.

Qualifications

• Lead Zero Harm safety culture and ensure compliance with GMP/HACCP/food safety standards.
• Experience executing preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance programs.
• Proven ability to drive Lean, TPM and Kaizen initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead a Zero Harm safety culture by ensuring compliance with health, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee maintenance activities to meet GMP, Food Safety, HACCP, allergen control, sanitation and quality standards.
• Manage contractor safety programs, permit-to-work systems, LOTO, hot work permits and confined space requirements.
• Support internal and external audits and closure of corrective actions.
• Champion environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives across maintenance activities.
• Lead preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance programs to maximize equipment reliability and availability.
• Drive RCA and reliability-centered maintenance to improve asset performance.
• Monitor and improve PM compliance, uptime and schedule adherence.
• Ensure maintenance planning, scheduling and execution meet operational needs and business objectives.
• Enhance data accuracy and usage of CMMS UpKeep.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Preventive maintenance

Root Cause Analysis

Lean

Tools

UpKeep CMMS

Job description

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don't compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led , resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility , we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

PURPOSE:

At pladis, we take pride in the quality of our ingredients and the people we hire. We are looking for individuals who share our passion for bringing happiness to consumers and who embody our Winning Traits and Behaviors: purpose-led, agile, collaborative, resilient, and positive.

We are seeking a Maintenance Supervisor who shares our passion for operational excellence, continuous improvement, and delivering safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing operations. The role plays a critical part in ensuring equipment reliability, maximizing asset performance, and supporting the plant's business objectives through proactive maintenance and strong people leadership.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Supervisor leads a team of maintenance professionals responsible for maintaining manufacturing and utility assets in a safe, cost-effective, and reliable manner.

This role works closely with Production, Quality, Food Safety, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations teams to support site performance, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives while promoting pladis Winning Traits and Behaviors. This role does require weekend hours, rotating with other maintenance management staff.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND DELIVERABLES:

Safety, Food Safety & Compliance

• Lead a Zero Harm safety culture by ensuring compliance with all health, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure maintenance activities are executed in accordance with GMP, Food Safety, HACCP, allergen control, sanitation, and quality standards.
• Manage contractor safety programs, permit-to-work systems, LOTO compliance, hot work permits, and confined space requirements.
• Support internal and external audits and ensure timely closure of corrective actions.
• Champion environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives across maintenance activities.

Equipment Reliability & Maintenance Execution

• Lead the execution of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to maximize equipment reliability and availability.
• Drive improvements in asset performance through Root Cause Analysis (RCA), failure elimination, and reliability-centered maintenance practices.
• Monitor and improve key maintenance performance indicators, including equipment uptime, breakdown frequency, PM compliance, and schedule compliance.
• Ensure maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution activities support operational requirements and business objectives.
• Drive data accuracy and effective utilization of the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), UpKeep.

Operational Excellence (OE) & 6 S

• Lead Operational Excellence initiatives to improve plant performance, reduce losses, enhance asset utilization, and eliminate waste.
• Facilitate structured problem-solving and continuous improvement activities using Lean, TPM, and Kaizen methodologies.
• Drive OEE improvement initiatives in partnership with Production and Engineering teams.
• Support implementation of best practices and standardization across maintenance processes.
• Champion 6S principles across maintenance workshops, parts storage areas, utilities, and production support areas.
• Ensure workplace organization, visual management, housekeeping, and equipment standards are maintained at a high level.
• Lead regular 6S audits and develop action plans to address gaps and sustain improvements.

People Leadership & Team Development

• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, feedback, and development for maintenance team members.
• Establish clear performance expectations and promote accountability, engagement, and employee growth.
• Support workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, training, and succession planning while ensuring technicians remain qualified for assigned work.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team environment.

Budget Resources & Projects

• Support management of maintenance labor, overtime, contractor, and materials expenditures.
• Optimize spare parts usage and inventory while maintaining appropriate asset support levels.
• Contribute to annual budget p