Maintenance Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Saputo; Tulare (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Saputo is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance staff on assigned shifts in a 24/7 dairy operation in California. You will plan, assign and direct work, drive asset reliability, and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.

You will collaborate with plant engineering, manage capital projects, maintain documentation, and coach a team to continuously improve equipment performance and uptime.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 5+ years industrial maintenance experience in Dairy, Food, and/or Beverage industry required; supervisory experience may be needed.
• Knowledge of boilers, refrigeration, PLCs, electrical systems and troubleshooting; ability to read schematics and ladder logic.
• Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and safety/security policies.
• Strong communication and proficiency with Microsoft Office and computer-based applications.
• Ability to lead multiple tasks, manage change, and develop a team.

Responsibilities

• Directs maintenance employees on assigned shifts to support a 24/7 operation.
• Plans, assigns and directs maintenance work; addresses product and employee issues.
• Collaborates with plant engineer, maintenance manager and facility management to improve safety, quality and reliability.
• Maintains production systems and assets using CMMS; oversees preventive maintenance programs.
• Ensures utilities are functioning properly to support production and compliance.
• Maintains technical documentation on PLCs, instrumentation and equipment; reviews and keeps SOPs up to date.
• Monitors adherence to safety, sanitation and quality policies and coordinates action on deficiencies.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Electrical troubleshooting

PLC ladder logic

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Tools

Boilers

Refrigeration systems

PLCs

Electrical systems

Packaging equipment

Cooling towers

Ammonia compressors

Job description

At Saputo, we bring good to the table by making high-quality products, investing in our people, and supporting communities around the world. As a top 10 global dairy processor, we value contributions that matter and strive to foster an inclusive, growth-driven work environment. Ready to bring your best?

The Maintenance Supervisor directly supervises maintenance employees on assigned shifts to ensure the effective delivery of maintenance services and support production in a 24-hour 7-day per week operation. This includes planning, assigning and directing work, addressing product and employee complaints, and resolving problems. This person carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the Company's policies, OSHA regulations and applicable laws.

• Collaborates with the plant engineer, maintenance manager, and facility management to utilize equipment to improve employee safety, production quality, equipment reliability, and overall equipment effectiveness.
• Supervises both the maintenance and capital projects for the site.
• Utilizes mechanical and electrical expertise to maintain production systems, utilities, buildings and grounds.
• Utilizes a computerized maintenance management system to optimize asset utilization through scheduled preventative maintenance.
• Ensure that all utilities (i.e. refrigeration, electrical, steam, compressed air systems, etc.) are in proper working order to support production.
• Implements corrective actions identified by key maintenance performance indicators as a means to create overall equipment effectiveness.
• Remains current with latest and emerging industry regulations and codes relative to mechanical and electrical systems design and operation.
• Ensures corporate policies and standards are followed in both capital project implementation as well as daily maintenance.
• Complete all paperwork including maintenance records, incident reports and investigations, and others as assigned by the maintenance manager. Maintain current technical documentation on PLCs, instrumentation and equipment (PLC ladder logic, blueprints, manuals, SOPs, maintenance procedures, PMs, inventory/parts purchasing.
• Shares "best practices" within the Maintenance Department.
• Monitor and enforce policies, plant rules and programs with employees, contractors, vendors, consultants and suppliers (i.e. safety, food safety, regulatory, etc).
• Engages in the typical responsibilities of a manager requiring planning, evaluating, organizing, integrating and delegating.
• Provides management of employees directly to ensure effective selection, retention, development, disciplinary action and performance management. If a collective bargaining agreement exists, may participate in negotiations, grievances or other contract related activities and discussions.
• Evaluate Maintenance personnel skills and abilities and assist Manager with developing training programs for employees' growth.
• Adhere to the Saputo code of ethics and actively apply the Saputo values.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field is preferred and a minimum of five (5) years industrial maintenance experience within Dairy, Food, and/or Beverage industry is required or an equivalent combination of education and experience; previous supervisory experience required.
• Working knowledge of boilers, refrigeration, PLCs, electrical, cooling towers, ammonia compressors and packaging equipment. Skills required in electronics, instrumentation and electrical systems and troubleshooting, reading electrical schematics and understand ladder logic. Ability to calculate basic mathematical equations and formulas.
• Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Experience leading and following Safety/Security Policies and Procedures.
• Ability to follow all Sanitation and Quality Policies and Procedures, and report and follow through on any deficiencies.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and computer-based applications.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing organizational and operational needs; ability to lead others through change.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Skill in organization and prioritization, and attention to detail.
• Strong team player and leader with the ability to work across multiple functions and disciplines.
• Ability to select, lead, coach, influence, motivate, develop, engage and retain a team of employees.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to understand cost containment and budgetary principles.
• Ability to work flexible hours including weekends.

Physical Demands and Working Environment

• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs. without assistance.
• The employee may be exposed to chemicals, wet, hot, humid and cold temperatures, moving machinery including forklift traffic, and noise levels exceeding 85dB.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, pe