Food Manufacturing Reliability & Maintenance Supervisor

Lead Reliability in a High-Velocity Food Plant

Picture your 2nd shift: production is humming, utilities are stable, and your crew is aligned around uptime, safety, and food quality. As our Reliability & Maintenance Supervisor, you orchestrate maintenance across packaging, processing, refrigeration, and building utilities so every line runs safely and efficiently under strict GMP and OSHA expectations.

What Your Shift Looks Like

• Kick off with a focused handoff from first shift and a quick huddle with technicians to align on priorities and PMs.
• Walk the floor, audit LOTO, confined space readiness, and housekeeping; correct any hazard immediately.
• Triage calls on electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and PLC-driven assets; guide root-cause troubleshooting.
• Coordinate boiler, compressor, HVAC (ammonia/freon), and refrigeration performance checks to protect product integrity.
• Approve work orders, parts pulls, and ensure maintenance records are complete and accurate in the CMMS.
• Collaborate with Production, QA, and Sanitation to balance uptime with proactive maintenance and food safety.
• Advance upgrades, small installations, and continuous improvement initiatives that reduce downtime.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead, train, and motivate a 2nd-shift maintenance team supporting production and facility operations.
• Diagnose and repair electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and PLC-controlled equipment.
• Own preventive and predictive maintenance schedules that minimize unplanned stops.
• Maintain and repair utilities: boilers, air compressors, HVAC (ammonia/freon), and refrigeration systems.
• Manage documentation: work orders, parts inventory, and equipment history.
• Champion safety: Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), confined space, and safe work practices.
• Partner cross-functionally to prioritize maintenance around production goals.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, GMP, and OSHA standards.
• Support facility modifications, equipment installs, and CI projects.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on industrial maintenance in manufacturing or food production.
• Demonstrated troubleshooting across:
  • Electrical: 3-phase power, VFDs, motor controls, schematics
  • Mechanical: conveyors, pumps, gearboxes, chains, belts
  • PLC Systems: Siemens and Allen-Bradley—reading ladder logic and performing program edits
  • Hydraulic, Pneumatic, and Instrumentation systems
  • Boilers, compressors, and HVAC (ammonia/freon)
• Proven team leadership: coaching, training, and scheduling maintenance personnel.
• High school diploma or equivalent; Associate or Bachelor’s in Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, or related field preferred.
• Willing and able to work 2nd shift with weekends/overtime as required.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in food, beverage, or packaging manufacturing.
• Completion of a recognized vocational or technical program.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and CMMS platforms.
• Welding and fabrication (MIG/TIG/stick).
• Familiarity with ammonia refrigeration and industrial utilities.

Technical Proficiencies

• Creating Preventive Maintenance Plans
• HVAC/R Systems
• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
• 120/208/240/480 Voltage Systems
• Commercial Electrical Expertise
• Electrical Installation
• Electrical Troubleshooting
• Electrical Repair
• OSHA 10-Hour Certification (OSHA 10)
• HVAC Maintenance
• HVAC Repair
• Pneumatics Troubleshooting
• Powerhouse Troubleshooting
• Powerhouse Operation
• Boiler Troubleshooting
• Boiler Operation
• Maintenance and Repair Skills
• Industrial Electrical Experience

Equipment & Technologies

• MIG Welder
• TIG Welder
• HVAC Systems (Frick, Evapco)
• Stick Welder
• Refrigeration/Cooling Systems (Frick, Evapco)
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) (Allen Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Omron)
• Conveyor Systems (Hytrol, Alba, Wulftec)