Night-Shift Maintenance Supervisor - Lead 15-Member Team

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, Llc; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, Llc is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for the 9pm–6am shift in Traverse City, MI. The role oversees maintenance mechanics, plans preventive tasks, and drives continuous improvement across plant operations.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in Mechanical or Electrical engineering, with 5+ years in maintenance leadership, PLC knowledge, and strong organizational skills to ensure safe, efficient production uptime.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related engineering field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in maintenance/production equipment, including supervisory experience.
• Blueprint reading of building and mechanical systems.
• Must have working knowledge of programmable logic controllers (PLCs); electro-mechanical systems; PLC programming techniques; advanced industrial controls.
• Thorough knowledge of maintenance control systems, including scheduling of all work orders (preventative, corrective and mechanical and mechanics).

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and supervise preventative maintenance tasks, daily work orders and small projects.
• Develop scope of work, estimate work time and labor cost, determine groups necessary to complete work, prepare material requisitions and monitor material delivery for requested projects, work orders and PM tasks.
• Monitor progress of assigned work, communicate problems, document scope of changes and provide periodic reports as requested.
• Assure mechanics' tasks are completed on time and with acceptable quality.
• Ability to build and lead an agile, high-performing team.
• Daily supervision of up to 15 mechanics.
• Participate in team meetings and decisions within the work unit.
• Ensure continuous improvement, development, and continuation of plant maintenance program.
• Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical problems as needed.
• Participate in Continuous Improvement and Total Preventative Maintenance activities.
• A trained designee will be appointed to cover for absences.

Skills

Blueprint reading

PLC knowledge

Leadership

Problem solving

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical engineering

Tools

Programmable logic controllers (PLCs)

Industrial controls

Job description

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, Llc is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for the 9pm–6am shift in Traverse City, MI. The role oversees maintenance mechanics, plans preventive tasks, and drives continuous improvement across plant operations.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in Mechanical or Electrical engineering, with 5+ years in maintenance leadership, PLC knowledge, and strong organizational skills to ensure safe, efficient production uptime.