Plant Maintenance Supervisor – SAP, Leadership, Shift Flex

Hilmar; Dodge City (KS); On-site; USD 76,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. in the United States seeks a Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance and projects across the plants. You will manage a skilled team, schedule preventive maintenance, and coordinate with Operations to maintain high quality and cost efficiency.

The role requires a High School Diploma with related experience (or higher), the ability to lift up to 60 lbs, and willingness to work weekends and rotating shifts. SAP proficiency and MS Office are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent with 4 years related experience.
• Alternate with an Associate degree and 3 years of related experience, or a Bachelor's with 1 year related experience.
• Willingness to work weekends, holidays, and rotating shifts.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Able to lift up to 60 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the development of a highly skilled, well trained, committed and engaged maintenance team to support plant operations.
• Develop and maintain a safe and effective working environment.
• Assures that all jobs will be done economically, efficiently and safely.
• Conduct team meetings daily, covering safety topics, and weekly, covering equipment, processes and expansion.
• Reviews available planned job package for completeness and correctness.
• Refines and finalizes labor, parts, and priorities for all tasks.
• Responsible for planning/scheduling of preventative and predictive maintenance.
• Ensures, at the start of the shift and throughout the day, the prompt assignment of mechanics to specific tasks.
• Makes tactical decisions when necessary; staying as close to schedule as possible.
• Follow-up with mechanics on suggestions of ways to improve either planning or job methods.
• Provide detailed reports on downtime issues to promote proactive responses and practices.
• Continuous participation in set up and maintaining the storeroom, shop and CMMS.
• Use SAP to create and close work orders, enter equipment data, track inventory and train mechanics on the proper use of SAP.
• Continue to promote and foster effective "partnering" relationships with all Operations personnel on an ongoing basis.
• Provide and promote "Excellence" in customer service.
• Maintain "On Call" status.

Skills

Team leadership

Production operations

P&ID reading

Technical manuals

Physical strength

Education

High School Diploma with 4 years related experience

Associate's degree +3 years related experience

Bachelor's +1 year related experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. in the United States seeks a Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance and projects across the plants. You will manage a skilled team, schedule preventive maintenance, and coordinate with Operations to maintain high quality and cost efficiency.

The role requires a High School Diploma with related experience (or higher), the ability to lift up to 60 lbs, and willingness to work weekends and rotating shifts. SAP proficiency and MS Office are essential.