Senior Plant Maintenance Supervisor

Great Lakes Cheese, Inc; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Lakes Cheese, Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to oversee the maintenance of all plant systems and coordinate preventative maintenance and external work.

You will supervise maintenance staff, ensure GMP compliance, and drive reliability across equipment and processes. Responsibilities include scheduling work orders, training personnel, coordinating with contractors, and implementing downtime planning.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school or commensurate experience.
• Familiarity with OSHA regulations.
• 3 years of maintenance experience and/or training or more.
• Fundamental understanding of manufacturing processes.
• Broad depth of experience and knowledge of production machinery and equipment.
• Ability to read/understand electrical/mechanical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with Production and other departments to address issues with operating systems.
• Deploy and utilize maintenance employees to ensure effective operation.
• Ensure maintenance personnel are cross trained on equipment.
• Monitor compliance with GMPs and quality standards.
• Coordinate and schedule work orders and maintenance staff.
• Identify recurring breakdowns and develop preventive measures.
• Troubleshoot plant systems as needed.
• Ensure preventive maintenance is performed on schedule.
• Coordinate with contractors for repairs and installations.
• Research price and availability of parts and upgrades.
• Install new software and machine codes as needed.
• Schedule downtime for machinery repairs.
• Handle emergency repairs during production.
• Adhere to safety policies and Safe Quality Food program standards.
• Other duties as assigned by the manager.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Troubleshooting

Electrical drawings

Mechanical drawings

Cross-training

OSHA regulations

Education

Associate’s degree or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Electrical schematics

Job description

Great Lakes Cheese, Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to oversee the maintenance of all plant systems and coordinate preventative maintenance and external work.

You will supervise maintenance staff, ensure GMP compliance, and drive reliability across equipment and processes. Responsibilities include scheduling work orders, training personnel, coordinating with contractors, and implementing downtime planning.