Maintenance Supervisor

About the Role

Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success.

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for leading maintenance operations at the Louisville, KY manufacturing facility. This role ensures equipment reliability, supports continuous plant operations, and drives a safe working environment. Responsibilities include managing maintenance activities across production equipment and facility assets, coordinating contractor support, leading a team of up to 15 union maintenance technicians, and participating in maintenance activities and troubleshooting efforts as needed.

Responsibilities

• Direct, coordinate, and facilitate activities of workers engaged in the repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment, to include the maintenance of buildings, grounds, and electrical systems
• Manage proactive maintenance to include all equipment and machinery in the plant
• Keep equipment and machinery in safe working conditions
• Participate in maintenance activities as needed to support staffing and operational needs
• Work safely and maintain a safe work environment following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and food safety practices
• Develop and implement preventative maintenance programs
• Work with the workforce on continuous improvement to plant equipment and practices in cost, quality, service, and safety
• Identify and execute opportunities to improve plant equipment
• Facilitate a safe work environment through auditing and inspecting areas for safety hazards and observing team member safe work habits
• Correct all OSHA violations and potential hazards in a timely manner
• Manage the training, discipline, and development of the maintenance staff
• Manage maintenance and repair spending within budget levels, to include capital projects
• Exposure to and experience with GMP, British Retail Consortium Global Standards (BRCGS) for Food Safety, and American Institute of Baking (AIB) standards
• Understand Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) programs, OSHA standards, and plant safety programs
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, industrial technology, or related discipline with 1 year of maintenance supervisory, lead, and/or team support experience, OR at least 5 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• Experience within a manufacturing environment required
• Experience leading, coaching, and developing team members
• Proven ability to monitor, analyze, and improve maintenance performance metrics to drive results
• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to drive process improvements
• Demonstrated ability to promote and enforce safety standards within a manufacturing environment
• Ability to resolve issues in a timely, organized, and cost-efficient manner
• Demonstrated knowledge of computers
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.) with the ability to learn technologies and systems
• Food experience preferred
• Union experience strongly preferred
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and lead a team
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Proactive, self-directed, independent worker, with self-confidence

Schedule

Monday - Friday day shift, starting at 6:00 am to support shift handoff activities, with availability to support off-shifts, weekends, and urgent maintenance needs as required. Onsite at the Louisville Manufacturing Plant, supporting 24/7 operations.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Position requires providing constant and continuous support to production and other departments, with work performed in both office and plant environments, including exposure to varying temperatures and conditions in direct work areas
• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to grasp, move, or utilize objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear
• Frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, or crouch
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Ability to work in all temperatures inside and outside, which may fluctuate from very hot to very cold
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus

Pay & Benefits

• Industry-leading health insurance on Day 1
• Competitive Pay
• 401(K) + company match
• 10 Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Professional training
• Family-owned business over 100 years in service
• An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce
• Tuition assistance and educational programs
• Base salary: $68,700-$105,800 with bonus eligibility