Maintenance Technician

WMFHA; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

WMFHA is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to manage repairs and projects within and outside the production area, schedule preventive maintenance tasks, and supervise maintenance staff. You will oversee electrical, HVAC, and mechanical systems for production and warehouse facilities.

The role requires strong leadership, planning, and teamwork to ensure food safety standards are met, participate in HACCP/SQF initiatives, and report any safety or quality concerns to the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Direction, leadership, supervision, and planning skills.
• Ability to work in teams and supervise personnel.
• Mechanical knowledge and planning of operations.

Responsibilities

• Supervise maintenance crew and ensure equipment and tools are kept up.
• Maintain production and warehouse buildings including electrical, HVAC, and mechanical equipment.
• Maintain inventory of parts for all production machines.
• Ensure proper storage and display of equipment, tools, and parts.
• Conduct and document monthly safety meetings.
• Setup of all equipment to ensure satisfactory operation.
• Report food safety and quality issues to the corrective action supervisor.

Skills

Direction

Leadership

Supervision

Planning

Job description

Purpose

• Manage maintenance repairs and projects needed within and without the production area, schedule preventive maintenance tasks, organization and supervision of maintenance staff.

Responsibilities

• Supervision of Maintenance Crew and to make sure all equipment and tools are kept up.
• Upkeep and maintenance of production building to include all electrical, air conditioning and mechanical equipment.
• Upkeep and maintenance of warehouse building to include all electrical and mechanical equipment.
• Maintain an ongoing inventory of parts for all production (manufacturing) machines.
• Appropriate storage and display of equipment, tools, machine parts, and kitchen tools—utensils.
• Conduct and document monthly safety meetings.
• Set up of all equipment is satisfactory.
• Responsible for reporting any food safety and quality problems to the proper corrective action supervisor.
• Member of the HACCP, SQF Food Safety, Regulatory Team.

Food Safety

Comply with FDA, USDA, Kosher, Organic, NGMO, food safety, GMP’s and HACCP requirements.

Food Regulation

Comply with the applicable food legislation.

Continuous Improvement

Continuous feedback from Plant Manager on job performance and improvement areas.

Food Quality

Monitor and comply with quality specifications.

Job Hazards

Production equipment, electrical installations manipulation

Qualifications

• Skills: Direction, leadership, supervision, planning.
• Degrees: Not required.
• Abilities: Work in teams, perform maintenance activities, mechanical knowledge, guide and manage personnel activities, planning and supervision of operations.