Maintenance Supervisor — Dairy Plant Operations

Crystal Creamery, Inc.; Modesto (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Crystal Creamery, Inc. is seeking an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance operations at our California dairy manufacturing facility.

You will drive equipment reliability, improve production efficiency, ensure safety, and develop a skilled maintenance team. You will balance hands-on troubleshooting with long-term improvements, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and guide maintenance programs to reduce downtime and control costs.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of industrial or manufacturing maintenance experience.
• Two+ years of supervisory or team leadership experience.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting and equipment repair skills.
• Experience with preventive maintenance planning and maintenance management systems.
• Ability to lead a team, prioritize work, and communicate across departments.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance operations: supervise, coach, and develop maintenance technicians; coordinate daily assignments and priorities; promote safety and continuous improvement.
• Improve equipment reliability: oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance; troubleshoot failures; implement solutions to prevent recurrence.
• Plan for success: coordinate maintenance schedules with production; prioritize work orders; manage parts, tools, contractors, and service providers; monitor performance to drive efficiency and cost control.
• Maintain a safe workplace: enforce safety requirements; reinforce lockout/tagout and machine guarding; maintain maintenance records and support inspections.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Team leadership

Mechanical troubleshooting

Preventive maintenance planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Maintenance management systems

Job description

Crystal Creamery, Inc. is seeking an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance operations at our California dairy manufacturing facility.

You will drive equipment reliability, improve production efficiency, ensure safety, and develop a skilled maintenance team. You will balance hands-on troubleshooting with long-term improvements, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and guide maintenance programs to reduce downtime and control costs.