Maintenance Supervisor - Dairy Manufacturing

Meijer; Troy (OH); On-site; USD 68,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave

Paid education assistance

Team member discount

Development programs for advancement

Job summary

Meijer is seeking a maintenance team lead to manage technicians and ensure continuous facility operations. You’ll provide technical guidance across building, mechanical, and material handling systems.

The role emphasizes leadership, safety, and collaboration to meet KPIs, with a focus on refrigeration systems and regulatory compliance. A bachelor’s degree is preferred, and flexibility for a rotating schedule is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred but not required.
• 1–3 years of leadership experience required; 3–5 years preferred.
• Operate powered lift equipment and maintain equipment operator license.
• Read/sketch blueprints, shop drawings and electrical schematics.
• Ammonia refrigeration experience beneficial.
• Learn/use office tech tools (Outlook, MIDS, PLEX, mainframe).
• Knowledge of industrial motors and motor controls.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize, follow through and meet production goals.
• Flexibility to work a rotating schedule.
• Knowledge of Safety, Sanitation and regulatory requirements.
• Read/interpret and communicate safety rules and instructions to the team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and assist with hiring the site maintenance team to ensure continuous operations.
• Assign work, promote teamwork and accountability for results.
• Coach team members and administer disciplinary actions when required.
• Oversee preventive and corrective maintenance to ensure continuous operations.
• Record coaching and disciplinary actions as necessary.
• Collaborate to improve plant KPIs and operational metrics.
• Maintain refrigeration systems, including ammonia handling where applicable.
• Ensure compliance with company, local, state and federal requirements and documentation.
• Assist with budgeting and departmental cost management.

Skills

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Reading blueprints

Motor controls

Office software

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

MS Outlook

MIDS

PLEX

Mainframe systems

Equipment operator license

Job description

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• Weekly pay

• Scheduling flexibility

• Paid parental leave

• Paid education assistance

• Team member discount

• Development programs for advancement and career growth

This position leads a team of technicians/maintenance specialists to effectively execute all maintenance and assigned projects within the facility to ensure ongoing operations. This role provides necessary equipment expertise and technical guidance related to multiple building, mechanical and material handling systems.

What You’ll be Doing:

• Practices 200% Safety Accountability – Self and Others.
• Lead and assist with hiring the site maintenance team to ensure continuous operations.
• Make work assignments, promote positive employee relations, teamwork and accountability for results.
• Coach team members and administer discipline as required.
• Monitor and oversee activities of the team, including corrective and preventive maintenance, troubleshooting assignments, repair work, etc. to ensure continuous operations within the facility.
• Record and deliver coaching disciplinary action to team members as necessary.
• Work closely with team members in an effort to improve plant key performance indicators and operational metrics.
• Maintain commercial refrigeration systems, which may include Freon and/or ammonia.
• Ensure all activities are conducted in compliance with company, local, State and Federal requirements & regulations, including completion and maintenance of required documentation.
• Forecast, create and assist with managing departmental budget, ensuring appropriate accounting in accordance with company practice.

What You Bring with You (Qualifications):

• A bachelor’s Degree is preferred but not required.
• 1-3 years of leadership experience required, 3-5 years leadership experience preferred.
• Ability to operate powered lift equipment and maintain Meijer equipment operator license.
• Ability to read/sketch blueprints, shop drawings and electrical schematics.
• Previous experience working with ammonia refrigeration systems beneficial.
• Ability to learn/use office technology tools, e.g. timekeeping and office communication skills (current examples include MicroSoft Outlook, MIDS, PLEX and mainframe systems).
• Knowledge of industrial motors and motor controls.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to prioritize, follow-through and meet production goals.
• Flexibility to work a rotating schedule as needed.
• Working knowledge of company, local, State and Federal Safety, Sanitation and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to read, interpret and communicate safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and important company information to the team.