Plant Utilities Supervisor: Maintenance & Reliability Lead

Conagra Brands; Quincy (MI); On-site; USD 64,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Bonus opportunity

401k + stock purchase

Career development

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Conagra Brands is seeking a Utilities Maintenance Supervisor to oversee plant utility systems and lead the utilities maintenance team. You will drive reliability for boilers, ammonia refrigeration, and related infrastructure while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Your role includes budgeting, collaboration with Operations and EHS, and coordinating preventive, predictive, and autonomous maintenance using SAP PM to optimize uptime and asset health.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or a minimum of five years related experience.
• 3+ years of maintenance experience; utilities maintenance experience in manufacturing strongly preferred.
• Experience with boilers and steam, ammonia refrigeration, wastewater treatment, compressed air, and fire protection systems.
• Working knowledge of regulatory standards (PSM/RMP, EPA, OSHA, NFPA, state boiler codes)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, computer aided design applications, and related tools.
• Experience using SAP Plant Maintenance preferred.
• Experience with predictive technologies such as vibration analysis, infrared thermography, and ultrasound.
• Strong communication, leadership, time management, and cross functional collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated success leading maintenance teams and managing contractors.

Responsibilities

• Oversee performance, reliability, and compliance of plant utilities including boilers and steam, ammonia refrigeration, natural gas, compressed air, process water, wastewater, and fire suppression.
• Lead and develop the utilities maintenance team, including scheduling and coaching.
• Reduce utility related downtime through system optimization and maintenance best practices.
• Manage the utilities maintenance budget and monitor key expenditures.
• Support capital planning for infrastructure upgrades and replacements.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with safety standards such as Lockout/Tagout, confined space, Good Manufacturing Practices, and hot work procedures.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements including Process Safety Management, Risk Management Programs, boiler codes, NFPA standards, and NPDES requirements.
• Lead preventive, predictive, and autonomous maintenance strategies.
• Use SAP Plant Maintenance and Reliability Center of Excellence processes for work management.
• Track utilities key performance indicators and address major losses.
• Maintain accurate documentation including Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams, SOPs, MOC records, and preventive maintenance compliance.
• Perform boiler checks, water tests, blowdowns, and inspections while maintaining records.
• Maintain Process Safety Management documentation including operator training and refrigeration rounds.
• Track wastewater performance, calibrate instruments, and complete reporting.
• Inspect fire systems including pumps, alarms, extinguishers, and sprinklers.
• Update and rehearse emergency procedures for ammonia, gas leaks, and fire events.
• Evaluate technician skill levels and implement development plans.
• Supervise contractors to ensure safe and compliant work.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety compliance

Data analysis

Contractor management

SAP Plant Maintenance

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Vibration analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years related experience

Tools

SAP Plant Maintenance

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

CAD software

Job description

Conagra Brands is seeking a Utilities Maintenance Supervisor to oversee plant utility systems and lead the utilities maintenance team. You will drive reliability for boilers, ammonia refrigeration, and related infrastructure while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Your role includes budgeting, collaboration with Operations and EHS, and coordinating preventive, predictive, and autonomous maintenance using SAP PM to optimize uptime and asset health.