Plant Maintenance Supervisor

1017 ROQUETTE AMERICA INC.; Keokuk (IA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Roquette seeks a Plant Maintenance Supervisor for its Keokuk, IA facility. You will direct day-to-day maintenance activities on the production unit, oversee contractors, and ensure timely maintenance planning and execution. The role requires strong leadership, safety focus, and collaboration with production teams.

The position offers a competitive salary range and potential performance-based incentives. Full-time, on-site with 50/50 office-plant environment and adherence to EEO policies.

Qualifications

• Technical degree or equivalent experience in plant maintenance.
• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• Experience leading maintenance teams and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day activities of the production unit maintenance craftsmen, including contractors.
• Ensure maintenance plans are scheduled and executed on time.
• Lead toolbox talks and communicate priorities and work orders daily.

Skills

Team leadership

People management

Communication

Project management

Education

Technical degree or equivalent experience in plant maintenance

BS in Mechanical Engineering preferred

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients. Want to help us make a difference? Using plant-based resources, we collaborate with our customers and partners to imagine and offer ingredients to better feed people and treat patients. Each of our ingredients responds to unique and essential needs, and they enable healthier lifestyles. We are looking for our next Plant Maintenance Supervisor within our Maintenance Team. The Plant Maintenance Supervisor position will be responsible for directing, coordinating, and executing day to day maintenance activities on-site at the Production Facility in Keokuk, IA. This position will be primarily assigned to a specific production unit, but this role may be required to cover for all areas of the plant. Systems the successful candidate may be required to be familiar with include, but are not limited to, ion exchange systems, evaporation systems, batch and continuous reactor systems, powder conveying equipment, batch centrifuges, electric motors, centrifugal pumps, valves, and packaging equipment. This position is located in Keokuk, Iowa (Keokuk, IA, US)

Compensation: The current salary range for this role is estimated to be $82,000-120,000. In addition, this position may also be eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation. The posted range reflects the full salary range for the position and does not necessarily represent the expected starting salary. Offers are generally made below the maximum of the range and are determined based on several factors, including relevant experience, qualifications, skills, internal equity, and other job-related considerations. In addition, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentive compensation.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage day to day activities of the production unit maintenance craftsmen, including contractors.
• Ensures maintenance plans are scheduled and executed in a timely manner.
• Conduct daily meetings with production unit maintenance craftsmen to engage in toolbox safety talks, quality updates/reviews, communicate work priorities for the day/week, and hand out work orders.
• Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and implementing corrective actions to hit long-term and short-term performance targets.
• Provide employee coaching, conduct performance feedback/evaluations, assist in interviewing for future hiring needs; address and carry out performance disciplinary action as necessary.
• Conduct routine skills assessments of direct reports and recommend/implement training plans to close any skills gaps.
• Addresses and resolves problems and conflicts in design, interfacing with internal customers, new process/equipment develop and resolve existing process issues.
• Demonstrates strong technical skill sets and troubleshooting capabilities as technical mechanical systems expert to successfully assess technical system issues and recommend and implement actions/work/projects to resolve the issues.
• Develops and manages appropriate spending of the maintenance budget for the assigned production unit.
• Execute good housekeeping practices contributing to maintenance of the Production area and addressing potential issues with follow up and action items.
• Complies with hazardous waste programs and hazard material identification performing actions with the programs as required.
• Knowledge of and works in compliance with Union Contract(s) handling complaints, grievances and counseling as required.

What You’ll Need:

• Education: Technical Degree and/or equivalent experience working in plant maintenance environment. BS degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• Experience: Team leadership experience required, with 1-3 years formal supervisory experience preferred.
• Demonstrates excellent team building, people management, and leadership skills, strong interpersonal and communication skills, including verbal, written, and presentation, strong motivational skills, and good organizational skills.
• Demonstrates ability to execute, manage, and /or develop projects effectively. Project management experience.
• Demonstrates proficiency using Windows-based operating systems.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Demonstrates understanding of a reliability centered maintenance model, reliability concepts, and proactive maintenance.
• Demonstrates understanding of precision based maintenance techniques, with prior experience applying precision based maintenance techniques preferred.
• Demonstrates ability to work directly with the production unit maintenance staff and outside contractors in support of proactive maintenance efforts.

Work Environment

This role spends approximately 50% of the time in an office environment and 50% of the time in the plant environment.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to speak or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk, climb stairs, use hands and fingers to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms; work in hot, cold and loud environments. Employee must be able to wear a respirator.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and flexible hours of work are required to meet facility demands.

AAP/EEO Statement

Roquette is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. “AAP, EEO, Drug-Free Workplace.”

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Roquette is proud to be a global company where you can find personal and professional growth through multiple diverse experiences.

Roquette strives to create a dynamic workforce while remaining firmly committed to equal opportunity by complying with EEO laws. As we continue to grow, Roquette understands that to be successful we must always be inclusive in our approach.

To find out more about our products, values and sustainable development ambitions visit us at www.roquette.com and at www.sustainability.roquette.com

Roquette is a global leader in sustainable plant-based solutions, driving innovation and strong partnerships that are shaping the future of nutrition, health, and bioindustry. The company harnesses natural resources such as wheat, corn, seaweed, and cellulose to craft high-performance ingredients used in everyday foods, oral medications, advanced biopharmaceuticals, and a range of bio-based products. A family-owned company with over 90 years of expertise and 11,000 employees, Roquette serves clients in over 150 countries and is committed to creating lasting value for customers, patients, consumers, and society. Together, we turn the potential of nature into the essentials of life.

Discover more about Roquette here.