Plant Maintenance Supervisor
About the role
The Maintenance Supervisor position at Smithfield is responsible for leading a team of maintenance mechanics and electricians in the installation, repair, and preventive maintenance of all critical equipment across the plant, facilities, utilities, and powerhouse. This role plays a pivotal role in ensuring smooth operations, minimizing mechanical downtime, and maximizing production efficiency.
Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Supervision: Lead teams of Maintenance Mechanics and Electricians in predictive and preventative maintenance, as well as machine repairs. Train employees on proper work methods and safety procedures.
Maintenance Planning & Scheduling: Ensure maintenance is scheduled timely and collaborates with Production to address equipment and facility repairs. Develop and implement effective maintenance systems (Prevention and Predictive Maintenance, TPM, SOPs, Safety, etc.).
Performance Monitoring & Reporting: Develop and maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for tracking maintenance performance (e.g., supplier performance, contractor performance, equipment reliability, overall equipment effectiveness). Provide regular status reports to the maintenance management team.
Compliance & Documentation: Ensure maintenance tasks comply with USDA regulations. Maintain accurate records of maintenance work performed and inventory.
Crisis Management & Continuity: In the absence of key personnel, assume responsibility for completing or delegating the completion of required tasks and responsibilities.
People Management: Drive a positive employee experience through leadership by way of employee development and coaching.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Engineering or a related field and 2+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
- Experience acting as a lead by providing training, coaching or mentoring to less experienced staff or through managing a process or project.
- Able to lead problem solving and troubleshooting efforts associated with high-level process issues.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office.
Qualifications
- Advanced technical skills in ammonia refrigeration, high pressure boiler, compressed air, mechanical and electrical fields (e.g. PLCs, instrumentation, mechanical engineering, etc.) and is able to lead resource planning efforts in a large manufacturing environment, preferred.
- Thorough knowledge of maintenance systems, work order processes, preventive/predictive maintenance, TPM, inventory and scheduling software, preferred.
- Strong leadership skills (conflict resolution, facilitation, change management skills, decision making, empowerment and delegation), preferred.
- Good planning and priority setting skills.
- Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
- Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
- Bilingual, preferred.
Skills
- May be required to work long hours and weekends.
Pay
The expected pay range for this position is $70,000 - $97,500 annually. Smithfield Foods provides pay ranges that reflect its good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage the company reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of hire. Individual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, location of the position, the candidate’s qualifications and experience, internal equity, external market pay for comparable positions and budget considerations.
Benefits
Smithfield Foods provides a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. A relocation package is available for qualified candidates.
EEO Information
Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.