Maintenance Supervisor 2nd Shift

Case Farms, Inc.; Dudley (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Case Farms, Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead on-shift maintenance, oversee preventive maintenance, and coordinate response to equipment issues in a high-volume poultry facility.

You will supervise frontline workers, ensure equipment readiness at start-up, and drive safety initiatives while maintaining high maintenance standards in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Experience managing hourly frontline staff in a poultry or food-manufacturing setting.
• Knowledge of PLCs, electronics, pneumatics, hydraulics, and general maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to maintenance personnel on shift.
• Operate a preventive maintenance program for safe, efficient equipment.
• Direct mechanics during breakdowns and monitor production readiness.
• Ensure equipment is safe and in working condition; support continuous improvement.
• Train and develop team members; support safety programs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

People management

PLC & electronics

Pneumatics & hydraulics

Troubleshooting

Electrical safety

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor’s in mechanical/electrical/industrial maintenance

Tools

Office programs

Payroll/Attendance software

Industrial maintenance software

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

• Provide guidance and leadership to all maintenance personnel on shift.
• Ensure safe and efficient operation of all mechanical equipment in the facility through the administration of a preventive maintenance program.
• Monitor the production process and respond to mechanical breakdowns to direct and guide mechanic response and efficiency.
• Ensure equipment is in working order and working conditions are always safe.
• Verify the readiness of the production line at start-up.
• Manage overall maintenance work quality and completion to ensure all standards and specifications are met.
• Assist employees with troubleshooting problems and coaching them through making the correct adjustments.
• Staff, train, evaluate, and develop team members.
• Champion for company-wide safety programs and initiatives.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

• Provide guidance and leadership to all maintenance personnel on shift.
• Ensure safe and efficient operation of all mechanical equipment in the facility through the administration of a preventive maintenance program.
• Monitor the production process and respond to mechanical breakdowns to direct and guide mechanic response and efficiency.
• Ensure equipment is in working order and working conditions are always safe.
• Verify the readiness of the production line at start-up.
• Manage overall maintenance work quality and completion to ensure all standards and specifications are met.
• Assist employees with troubleshooting problems and coaching them through making the correct adjustments.
• Staff, train, evaluate, and develop team members.
• Champion for company-wide safety programs and initiatives.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Excellent communications skills.
• In-depth knowledge of Poultry Maintenance Operations or transferable skill sets from food manufacturing process in a similar industry.
• Ability to work with computers, Office programs, as well as payroll, attendance, and performance tracking software.
• 2+ years of experience managing hourly associates at the frontline level, preferably in poultry processing.
• In-depth knowledge of applicable fields, like Pneumatics, Plumbing, Electricity, Hydraulics, and general maintenance of industrial equipment.
• Knowledge of PLC’S & Electronics.
• Must have verifiable experience with the Stork Nu-Tec Nuova Eviscerating Equipment especially the PNT and Rehanger.
• Must be able to troubleshoot with an electrical meter and read electrical line diagrams.
• As a plus experience with Ishida Scales, Food Mate Ultimate, and Pac-mac Baggers.

PREFFERED EDUCATION AND SKILLS:

• High school diploma.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial maintenance preferred.
• 5+ years of maintenance experience in a food-manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience in heavy industrial equipment repair.
• Mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic competency.
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written.
• Self-motivation.
• Ability to work independently.
• High energy level.
• Team player.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to work in a high volume, fast-paced plant environment.
• Ability to stand, sit, squat, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, stretch, walk, reach, twist, bend, grasp, use hands and fingers, handle objects or controls, talk, and hear.
• Agility to negotiate around moving machinery and people.
• Physical capabilities required in given department/assigned areas.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, if applicable.

Case Farms is an Equal Opportunity / Aff

Case Farms participates in the E-Verify system and uses tools made available by the federal government to confirm employment eligibility of all team members. Persons offered employment are required to provide documentation proving their employment eligibility, and all offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of the E-Verify process.

Experience

Required

• 2 year(s): 2+ years of experience managing hourly employees

Skills

Required

• Demonstrate leadership ability

Behaviors

Required

• Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them

Motivations

Required

• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Equal Opportunity Employer

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