Maintenance Technical Supervisor (12 Hour Days- Rotating Weekends)

Job Purpose

The Maintenance Technical Supervisor provides frontline maintenance leadership for an assigned 12-hour shift within a 24/7 fairlife manufacturing operation. This role leads technicians, coordinates shift maintenance activities, supports safe and reliable equipment performance, and ensures strong communication between shifts and cross-functional partners. The role balances immediate production support with long-term reliability, TPM, food safety, and asset-care expectations.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate, and prioritize all maintenance activities during the assigned 12-hour shift with a focus on safety, food safety, quality, production support, and equipment reliability.
• Provide coaching, technical guidance, and performance feedback to maintenance technicians while reinforcing fairlife values, accountability, urgency, and professional standards.
• Respond to breakdowns, lead troubleshooting efforts, and ensure repairs are completed safely, effectively, and to established maintenance and GMP standards.
• Accurately use D365/CMMS for work order creation, labor entry, failure documentation, parts usage, work order closure, and maintenance history.
• Lead formal shift turnover by communicating equipment status, downtime events, open work orders, ongoing repairs, parts needs, safety concerns, quality risks, and incoming-shift priorities.
• Partner with the Maintenance Supply Supervisor, MRO Buyer, Planners, and Reliability team to ensure critical assets have appropriate safety stock, validated min/max levels, and timely escalation of stock-out or obsolete parts risks.
• Cook with Production, Quality, Engineering, Utilities, Planning, Reliability, Stockroom, and Procurement to minimize downtime, support schedule execution, and protect business continuity.
• Support TPM, autonomous maintenance, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, and continuous improvement through floor presence, Gemba-style observations, and action-item follow-up.
• Support root cause analysis for repeat failures, critical downtime events, safety incidents, and quality-related maintenance issues; ensure corrective actions are documented and completed.
• Ensure compliance with safety policies, LOTO requirements, food safety programs, GMPs, environmental expectations, and regulatory standards.

Skills/Qualifications Required

• Associate degree in a technical field preferred, or equivalent industrial maintenance experience and leadership capability.
• Minimum of 5 years of maintenance experience; FDA or high-speed packaging experience preferred.
• Ability to lead in a 24/7 operation while making sound decisions in coordination with Operations.
• Strong technical aptitude for troubleshooting complex equipment and systems, using available engineering and operational documentation.
• Familiarity with P&ID's, BOM's, and Work Order System, root cause analysis, reliability improvement, and critical spare parts management.
• Exceptional cross-functional leadership capabilities, driving collaboration through communication, mentoring, and structured execution.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• 12-hour 2/2/3 shift schedule working in a 24/7 manufacturing environment; nights, weekends, and holidays, may be required.
• Primarily plant-floor based role requiring frequent walking, standing, and equipment inspections throughout the shift.
• Ability to stand and walk for up to 12 hours during a shift.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Frequent reaching, bending, stair climbing, work around platforms, and occasional ladder use.
• Exposure to moving machinery, wet environments, noise, temperature variation, chemicals, utilities equipment, confined spaces, and energized equipment when properly controlled.
• Must be able to wear required PPE and comply with all safety, GMP, food safety, and plant access requirements.

Food Safety Requirements

• Notify supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required that may affect product quality or food safety.
• Understand, observe, and comply with the handling and usage of the color-coded container policy while in the Production Areas.
• Perform all duties necessary to meet Company, Customer and/or Government requirements/standards as prioritized by the Company.
• Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the product, processes, quality system, or safety system.
• Identify and record any problems relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the ingredients, processes, quality system, or safety system.
• Control further processing or delivery of nonconforming product in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until corrected.
• In the event of absence, another employee with the same skill level will assume the duties and responsibilities as required.
• Ensure maintenance work areas, tools, parts, and equipment are maintained in a sanitary condition and do not introduce foreign material, chemical, allergen, or microbiological risk.

How fairlife Nourishes You

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, effective day one!
• Supplemental health plans (hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness insurance)
• Paid Time Off to recharge and support work-life balance
• Paid parental leave & adoption assistance (up to $10,000)
• Parental support & family care benefits, including childcare resources and lactation support
• 401(k) to support retirement planning with up to 9% in employer match
• Wellness reimbursement (up to $500 for qualified wellbeing expenses)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for emotional wellbeing and work-life support
• Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability
• Employer HSA funding (for HDHP participants)
• Tuition reimbursement (up to $10,000) and student loan repayment ($200/month)
• Learning & development programs to unlock your full potential
• Rewards & recognition, matching gifts, free product, and Business Resource Groups

Position Location

Webster, NY

Reports To

Senior Maintenance Manager

Travel Requirements

Minimal; occasional travel for training, vendor support, or business needs may be required.

Exempt/Nonexempt

Exempt