Maintenance Supervisor, 2nd shift

Brakebush Brothers, Inc; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Brakebush Brothers, Inc. in Irving, TX is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for the 2nd shift to coordinate maintenance work orders and lead a team of 5–10 technicians.

The role focuses on equipment reliability, line uptime, and collaboration with Production, Utilities and Safety to meet HACCP and food safety standards. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in industrial maintenance, a leadership background, and strong communication skills; experience in food manufacturing is preferred.

Qualifications

• Three+ years’ experience in Industrial Mechanics or related role.
• One year in a leadership or project management role.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with a team focus.

Responsibilities

• Supervises maintenance techs; tracks work orders and preventive maintenance.
• Coordinates major maintenance projects with the team and plant engineers.
• Responds quickly to line breakdowns; conducts failure analysis to prevent repeats.
• Communicates across shifts to align with production schedules and report status.

Job description

Maintenance Supervisor, 2nd shift, 2nd Shift Req ID: 9341

City, State: Irving, TX

Reports to: Maintenance & Utilities Manager

Classification: Exempt

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary: The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the coordination of maintenance work orders and effective utilization of the team to address plant process, equipment, and facility upkeep. With a One Team, One Mission approach, this position collaborates across shifts and with multiple departments (Production, Utilities, Planning, Safety) to support consistent yields, minimize down time and enforce HACCP, USDA, and food safety protocol.

Essential Functions:

• Supervises the activities of Maintenance Techs and apprentices to track completion of work orders, planned repairs/projects and preventative maintenance. Includes administration of scheduling, time and attendance, performance feedback and follow-up to ensure optimal job performance.
• Coordinates on and troubleshoots major maintenance projects with Maintenance team, plant engineers and Continuous Improvement.
• Ensures quick and effective response to line breakdowns. Investigates and completes failure analysis on work order challenges and works through appropriate actions with teams to prevent future breakdowns.
• Communicates with Supervisors across shifts and departments regularly to coordinate maintenance activities with Production schedules; provide breakdown and equipment repair status reports.

Required Qualifications:

1. Three or more years’ experience in an Industrial Mechanics/related position OR an Industrial Mechanics’ degree/equivalent technical diploma and 1 year plant maintenance experience.
2. One years in a leadership and/or project management role.
3. Strong interpersonal skills, to include professional oral and written communication, a team-focused approach, and the ability to model composure/make decisions in stressful situations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in food manufacturing facilities (esp. poultry)
• Regulatory compliance knowledge, including USDA regulations, HACCP, GMP and Food Safety (SQF)
• Strong computerized maintenance management system knowledge
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Supervisory Responsibility: This position will supervise 5-10 maintenance team members at the Irving facility.

Work Environment: Wide variations in environment temperature (-10 freezer, 32-degree coolers, 40-degree plant, wet cold environment) dust, noise, slippery floors and moving equipment, wearing appropriate PPE is required.

Physical Demands: Position will include extensive standing, sitting, lifting, wearing factory required equipment while working in production, walking, climbing stairs, visual inspections, quick responses to equipment/team needs.

Travel: Some travel may be required in this position to assist in other facilities. (Less than 5%)

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Successful completion of a pre-employment drug testand background check arerequired.

Brakebush provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Applicants must have the legal authorization to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to provide or assume work sponsorship of employment visas.

Brakebush is committed to adhering to compliance and applicable pay transparency laws in all states where we operate and any other states where we have a legal obligation.