Packaging TPM & OEE Supervisor

Western-Sugar-Cooperative; Scottsbluff (NE); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Western Sugar Cooperative is seeking a Packaging Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance planning, TPM, and reliability improvements for our Scottsbluff packaging facility. You will report to the Packaging/Bulk and Terminals Director and partner with the Maintenance Manager to drive TPM and OEE across packaging assets.

Ideal candidates will be hands-on, with TPM experience, strong problem-solving skills, and a commitment to Safety, Quality, and Cost (SQDC).

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of proven supervisory leadership in maintenance, packaging, food manufacturing, or a comparable production environment.
• Hands-on experience implementing or sustaining a TPM program, including Autonomous Maintenance and OEE improvement.
• Strong working knowledge of packaging equipment and their common failure modes.
• Demonstrated track record of leading continuous improvement initiatives with measurable results in equipment reliability, safety, quality, productivity, and waste reduction.

Responsibilities

• Own maintenance planning and scheduling for all packaging line equipment—building weekly and daily schedules that balance PM, PdM, and corrective work orders against the production plan.
• Lead the site’s TPM program on packaging lines, including Autonomous Maintenance and focusing on OEE improvement.
• Apply root cause analysis (5-Why, Ishikawa, A3) to chronic equipment failures and update PM plans.
• Develop, standardize, and sustain PM procedures, CIL checklists, and SOPs; train personnel to standard.
• Coach packaging maintenance techs and shift leads to drive SQDC improvements.
• Ensure GMP compliance and audit readiness as a daily operating standard; collaborate with Quality and Process Ops.

Skills

Lean leadership

Gemba walks

TPM program

OEE improvement

Safety culture

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s in Industrial/Mechanical/Electrical

Tools

5S discipline

LOTO awareness

Job description

The Western Sugar Cooperative is seeking a Packaging Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance planning, TPM, and reliability improvements for our Scottsbluff packaging facility. You will report to the Packaging/Bulk and Terminals Director and partner with the Maintenance Manager to drive TPM and OEE across packaging assets.

Ideal candidates will be hands-on, with TPM experience, strong problem-solving skills, and a commitment to Safety, Quality, and Cost (SQDC).