Maintenance Supervisor - Night Shift

Nestlé S.A.; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé USA is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to oversee safe maintenance across production, utilities, boilers, and building systems. This 12-hour night shift follows a 2-2-3 schedule (6:00 pm–6:30 am) and emphasizes proactive coaching of Maintenance and Operations teams.

You will drive loss elimination and TPM/ NCE-based improvements, ensuring compliance with Nestlé and regulatory standards. Strong leadership and CMMS experience are essential.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or GED required; engineering degree preferred.
• 2+ years leadership in manufacturing or technical settings.
• Willingness to work extended days/weekends and switch shifts.

Responsibilities

• Guide the factory to reduce downtime and review critical lines, processes, and utilities.
• Monitor trends to minimize planned and unplanned downtime.
• Ensure repairs/modifications from gap assessments are implemented.
• Ensure on-time work orders with high-quality workmanship.
• Plan materials, services, and labor; maintain equipment history and root-cause analysis.
• Evaluate team performance and provide development feedback.
• Provide training and upskill technicians.
• Share maintenance best practices across factories.
• Collaborate with engineers, suppliers, contractors, and partners.
• Conduct regular factory inspections and solicit operator feedback.
• Drive sustainable improvements with Engineering specialists and managers.
• Coordinate with stores and planners on work orders and BOM.
• Ensure work is compliant with Nestlé and regulatory agencies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Task prioritization

Adaptability

Organizational skills

Data mining (CMMS)

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Engineering degree preferred

Tools

CMMS (SAP)

CMMS (Maximo)

Job description

Foods you love. Brands you trust. And a career that empowers you to grow. At Nestlé USA, we’re all working towards the same goal – to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity – and responsibility – to be there for every moment in our consumers’ lives.

Joining Nestlé means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates your achievements. No matter where you work within the organization, you are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk‑taking, and pioneer new ideas. Our supportive and collaborative environment encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the safe execution of maintenance activities to ensure efficient factory operations, such as production, utility services, boilers, compressed air, electrical services, and general building maintenance. The Maintenance Supervisor also provides coaching and skill development to the Maintenance and Operations teams in areas such as loss elimination, risk management, and life cycle asset management, to sustain a proactive preventative maintenance program. Other responsibilities include training, coaching, and assessing technicians on maintenance and engineering related elements of Nestlé Continuous Excellence (NCE), using TPM as the multi-disciplined approach to establish “Continuous Improvement and Zero Loss” culture.

WORK SCHEDULE:

This is a night shift position. It will require working on a 2-2-3,12-hour shift night schedule. The night shift occurs from 6:00pm – 6:30am.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Maintenance Responsibilities

• Guide the factory to reduce technical stoppages in equipment or areas of common occurrence (priority given to areas of highest incidence or impact). Ensure the systematic review all line, processes, and utilities that are critical to the business and those where failure can have an impact on personnel safety, food safety, environment, or compliance with the law.
• Monitor factory/equipment trends to ensure best possible operation and reduction of planned/unplanned downtime.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Ensure the implementation of all repairs/modifications resulting from gap assessments.
• Ensure work orders are executed on‑time and offer a high-quality workmanship.
• Ensure that the job planning, material, and services planning are accurate and effective.
• Ensure that the equipment history, damage code, and root cause analysis are completed correctly.
• Evaluate the performance of team members and provide periodic feedback to ensure development.
• Provide training to technicians and support their upskilling.

Communication

• Share NCE and other maintenance‑related best practices across factories.
• Collaborate with corporate engineers, suppliers, contractors, and factory partners to ensure customer needs are met.
• Conduct regular inspections of factory to seek out potential problems and to solicit operator feedback.
• Drive value‑added and sustainable improvements with the assistance of Group Engineering Specialists and Engineering Managers.
• Work with the technical stores and maintenance planners on scheduled work orders, labor hour allocation, and the equipment Bill of Material (BOM).
• Ensure work execution is in compliance with Nestlé and government regulatory agencies.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing, technical, military, or related environment required.
• HS Diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Process, Reliability, or related field) preferred.
• 2+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing, technical, military, or related environment required.
• Willingness to work extended days and/or weekends with flexibility to switch shifts as required.
• Willingness to work in a factory where ambient conditions may be extremely cold, wet or warm.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong leadership skills; ability to lead, motivate, and develop others
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to adjust quickly to changing demands.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Good working knowledge of CMMS systems (e.g., SAP, Maximo) with the ability to mine and analyze data for trends/reports.

It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.

The Nestlé Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at [e-mail] or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.