Maintenance Supervisor

About the role

Saputo brings good to the table by making high-quality products, investing in our people, and supporting communities around the world. As a top 10 global dairy processor, we value contributions that matter and strive to foster an inclusive, growth-driven work environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the maintenance manager to utilize equipment to improve employee safety, production quality, equipment reliability, and overall equipment effectiveness.
• Supervises both the maintenance and capital projects for the site.
• Utilizes mechanical and electrical expertise to maintain production systems, utilities, buildings and grounds.
• Utilizes a computerized maintenance management system to optimize asset utilization through scheduled preventative maintenance.
• Ensures all utilities (i.e. refrigeration, electrical, steam, compressed air systems, etc.) are in proper working order to support production.
• Implements corrective actions identified by key maintenance performance indicators as a means to create overall equipment effectiveness.
• Remains current with latest and emerging industry regulations and codes relative to mechanical and electrical systems design and operation.
• Ensures corporate policies and standards are followed in both capital project implementation as well as daily maintenance.
• Completes all paperwork including maintenance records, incident reports and investigations, and others as assigned by the maintenance manager.
• Maintain current technical documentation on PLCs, instrumentation and equipment (PLC ladder logic, blueprints, manuals, SOPs, maintenance procedures, PMs, inventory/parts purchasing).
• Shares “best practices” within the Maintenance Department.
• Monitor and enforce policies, plant rules and programs with employees, contractors, vendors, consultants and suppliers (i.e. safety, food safety, regulatory, etc).
• Engages in the typical responsibilities of a manager requiring planning, evaluating, organizing, integrating and delegating.
• Provides management of employees directly to ensure effective selection, retention, development, disciplinary action and performance management.

Qualifications

• A minimum of five (5) years maintenance experience within Dairy, Food, and/or Beverage industry; supervision experience required.
• Working knowledge of boilers, refrigeration, PLCs, electrical, cooling towers, ammonia compressors and packaging equipment.
• Working knowledge of environmental issues and compliance (i.e. effluent, BOD, COD, etc.), a plus.
• PLC, HMI or CMRP certifications preferred.
• CMMS Software experience is preferred.
• Ability to lead, influence and motivate a large workforce through interpersonal and teambuilding skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently with good time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to logically determine mechanical/electrical/process control system functions, in order to determine the most efficient method of resolving malfunctions.
• Ability to work flexible hours including weekends.

Values

• Efficiency through Simplicity
• Family Environment
• Ownership and Commitment
• Hands on Approach
• Passion

Benefits

We support and care for our employee by providing them with...

• Development opportunities that enhance you career fulfillment.
• Meaningful compensation & benefits that help you care for your family.
• Opportunities to contribute to your community and enhance the lives of others through Saputo products.

Pay

Salary Range: $70,050 to $91,950

"Salary offers will vary commensurate with experience, educations, skills and training"

Schedule

Flexible work schedule including weekends.

Contact Information

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