Maintenance Supervisor: Lead Plant Equipment & Improvements

Valley Queen; Milbank (SD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Valley Queen is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance operations in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. This role supervises maintenance technicians, ensures equipment reliability, supports plant operations, and drives continuous improvement initiatives.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with strong technical troubleshooting skills and experience managing maintenance teams, committed to GMPs and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in related technical field or equivalent number of years of maintenance experience.
• Proficiency in basic computer skills.
• Must possess or be able to obtain a valid state driver’s license prior to employment.

Responsibilities

• Coach, train and provide direction to maintenance staff to ensure assigned work and projects are completed in an acceptable time frame while meeting quality requirements.
• Act in a leadership capacity for projects that are assigned.
• Perform maintenance related duties (mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic) to install and maintain food processing and production equipment.
• Identify root cause of plant and production equipment issues and put new programs and procedures in place to permanently address issues.
• Provide oversight to technicians doing planned, unplanned and preventive repairs of all plant equipment in a premier manner that achieves work order goals.
• Maintain equipment manuals, Emaint data and work orders so that the department has current and correct resources.
• Maintain 100 percent accuracy on all Emaint transactions.
• Ensure all controls calls are responded to in an appropriate timeframe.

Skills

Technical Capacity

Problem Solving/Analysis

Communication Proficiency

Computer Skills

Time Management/Initiative

Education

Associate degree in related technical field

Equivalent maintenance experience

Job description

Valley Queen is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance operations in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. This role supervises maintenance technicians, ensures equipment reliability, supports plant operations, and drives continuous improvement initiatives.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with strong technical troubleshooting skills and experience managing maintenance teams, committed to GMPs and safety standards.