Supervisor, Maintenance

About the role

At Saputo, we bring 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

• Supervise day-to-day maintenance functions and personnel, including scheduling labor to meet plant and equipment requirements, and assigning responsibilities and tasks.
• Provide support by troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, training, and sharing information with other maintenance personnel.
• Actively participate with Operations in plant improvement initiatives.
• Ensure all mechanical, electrical, electronic, pneumatic, and structural repairs and improvements are performed to industry and Saputo standards.
• Evaluate Maintenance personnel skills and abilities and establish a training program for development within the Department.
• Coach and develop maintenance employees to achieve continuous improvement in performance levels.
• Act as a resource for all maintenance and operation personnel to address and correct technical issues.
• Advise the Maintenance Manager, Plant Manager, Department Managers, and Supervisors on equipment issues and their impact on production output.
• Ensure that all utilities (e.g., refrigeration, electrical, steam, compressed air systems) are in proper working order to support production.
• Troubleshoot machinery and process systems in the event of breakdowns.
• Coordinate with production supervision for downtime windows for PM and repair work.
• Maintain current technical documentation relative to PLCs, instrumentation, and equipment (e.g., PLC ladder logic, blueprints, manuals, SOPs, maintenance procedures, preventative maintenance, inventory control, and parts purchasing).
• Maintain awareness and monitor costs relative to the maintenance operation.
• Monitor the work area to ensure a safe environment is maintained, and all plant safety rules are followed.
• Enforce the Company’s policies and programs with employees, contractors, vendors, consultants, and suppliers (e.g., safety, GMPs).
• Assume an active role in the plant Safety Programs, including involvement and support of the plant Safety Teams.
• Effectively communicate and interact with all plant and company personnel, vendors, contractors, and other outside personnel to ensure smooth operation of the process; act as liaison between plant and Engineering Department during and after implementation of automation projects.
• Complete all assigned paperwork including maintenance records, incident reports and investigations, and other tasks as assigned by the Maintenance Manager.
• Perform other duties and projects as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or related field, and/or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 5-8 years’ experience in industrial maintenance; Dairy, Food, and/or Beverage industry experience preferred.
• Supervision experience required.
• Working knowledge of boilers, refrigeration, PLCs, electrical, cooling towers, ammonia compressors, pumping systems, air compressors, and associated auxiliary equipment.
• Knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM) program requirements and packaging equipment.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to troubleshoot and analyze mechanical/electrical/process control system functions to determine the most efficient method of resolving malfunctions.
• Ability to lead, influence, and motivate a large workforce through interpersonal and team-building skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently with good time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to coach and train the Maintenance team to develop the necessary technical skills and knowledge to support operations relative to equipment reliability.
• Ability to work flexible hours.

Pay

$73,815 - $110,725