Maintenance Supervisor - 12-hour nights (6:00pm-6:30am)

About the role

LiDestri Food and Drink is a family-run company based in Rochester, NY, that has expanded from a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to an R&D powerhouse producing innovative food products for national and retailer brands. With over 1,000 employees across three U.S. locations, the company boasts decades-long partnerships with major CPGs and inventive retailer brands.

Responsibilities

• Organize and manage maintenance staff to support shift production in a 7-day per week operation
• Crossover with previous Maintenance Shift Manager and Production Supervisors for shift direction
• Communicate with Production Supervisors to address all equipment and facility emergency problems
• Audit and train maintenance employees on procedures and best practice methodologies
• Align team to prepare all set-up parts in conjunction with schedule needs
• Work with the Production Staff to ensure all set-ups are correct, including running water jars through the system for confirmation
• Conduct and lead LOTO, Confined Space, and Hot Work Permit training and efforts
• Communicate all equipment cleaning efforts with the Sanitation Teams
• Point person on all emergency repairs and new request items
• Assist in the implementation of preventive maintenance activities
• Address all site alarms to ensure optimal equipment performance and continued personnel safety
• Participate and lead all maintenance shift activities involving the testing required during product development phases
• Communicate daily with Maintenance Scheduler to align workforce with preventive and routine maintenance workload
• Comply with site mechanical and electrical standards to improve production OEE and utility reliability
• Utilize CMMS to optimize asset utilization through scheduled preventive maintenance throughout asset useful life
• Assist in the utility cost reduction efforts
• Collaborate with Project Engineering to assist with the design and installation efforts
• Remain current with latest technology related to the manufacture of products
• Remain current with latest and emerging industry regulations and codes relative to mechanical and electrical systems design and operation
• Propose and implement improvement plans to enrich Shift Maintenance Teams' awareness around safety, quality, and applied technology
• Coach, mentor, and develop staff, including preparing and conducting employee performance appraisals
• Maintain employee work schedules including timecard approval, work assignments, job rotation, training, vacations, and paid time off
• Report food safety & quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action

Requirements

• AAS or Bachelor of Science in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
• 2 to 5 years’ experience leading a Maintenance Team supporting a 24/7 continuous manufacturing operation
• 5 years’ experience in food, beverage, or pharmaceutical industry and/or high-speed packaged consumer goods manufacturing environment
• Effective communication skills: Facilitator, Documentation, Collaborative work style
• Proficient in Computerized Maintenance Management System software along with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project
• Passion for continuous improvement, self-motivated, and ability to motivate and influence others
• Leverage of Lean Manufacturing and/or Lean Six Sigma experience
• Certified Plant Maintenance Professional
• Leverage of Lean Six Sigma Certification

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to: Long periods of standing/moving, working around moving mechanical parts/conveyors, Loud environment, hot/cold, wet/dry conditions, Lifting/carrying, Frequent reaching/pulling/climbing stairs/stooping/kneeling/bending

Skills

• Computerized Maintenance Management System software
• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project
• Lean Manufacturing and/or Lean Six Sigma experience
• Certified Plant Maintenance Professional
• Leverage of Lean Six Sigma Certification

Benefits

• Great career-pathing
• Professional development, including unlimited online training courses
• Health insurance with premium contributions
• Dental, vision, HSA
• 100% company-paid life insurance and long-term disability
• 401k – with employer match
• Paid time off to include: vacation, sick pay, wellness time off, and 10 holidays
• Company bonuses
• And many more….