Food Manufacturing Reliability & Maintenance Supervisor
14 days ago
Montgomery
Job DescriptionLead Reliability in a High-Velocity Food Plant Picture your 2nd shift: production is humming, utilities are stable, and your crew is aligned around uptime, safety, and food quality. As our Reliability & Maintenance Supervisor, you orchestrate maintenance across packaging, processing, refrigeration, and building utilities so every line runs safely and efficiently under strict GMP and OSHA expectations. What Your Shift Looks Like • Kick off with a focused handoff from first shift and a quick huddle with technicians to align on priorities and PMs., • Walk the floor, audit LOTO, confined space readiness, and housekeeping; correct any hazard immediately., • Triage calls on electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and PLC-driven assets; guide root-cause troubleshooting., • Coordinate boiler, compressor, HVAC (ammonia/freon), and refrigeration performance checks to protect product integrity., • Approve work orders, parts pulls, and ensure maintenance records are complete and accurate in the CMMS., • Collaborate with Production, QA, and Sanitation to balance uptime with proactive maintenance and food safety., • Advance upgrades, small installations, and continuous improvement initiatives that reduce downtime.Core Responsibilities, • Lead, train, and motivate a 2nd-shift maintenance team supporting production and facility operations., • Diagnose and repair electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and PLC-controlled equipment., • Own preventive and predictive maintenance schedules that minimize unplanned stops., • Maintain and repair utilities: boilers, air compressors, HVAC (ammonia/freon), and refrigeration systems., • Manage documentation: work orders, parts inventory, and equipment history., • Champion safety: Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), confined space, and safe work practices., • Partner cross-functionally to prioritize maintenance around production goals., • Ensure compliance with food safety, GMP, and OSHA standards., • Support facility modifications, equipment installs, and CI projects.Required Qualifications, • 4+ years of hands-on industrial maintenance in manufacturing or food production., • Demonstrated troubleshooting across:, • Electrical: 3-phase power, VFDs, motor controls, schematics, • Mechanical: conveyors, pumps, gearboxes, chains, belts, • PLC Systems: Siemens and Allen-Bradley—reading ladder logic and performing program edits, • Hydraulic, Pneumatic, and Instrumentation systems, • Boilers, compressors, and HVAC (ammonia/freon), • Proven team leadership: coaching, training, and scheduling maintenance personnel., • High school diploma or equivalent; Associate or Bachelor’s in Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, or related field preferred., • Willing and able to work 2nd shift with weekends/overtime as required., • Must be authorized to work in the United States.Preferred Qualifications, • Background in food, beverage, or packaging manufacturing., • Completion of a recognized vocational or technical program., • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and CMMS platforms., • Welding and fabrication (MIG/TIG/stick)., • Familiarity with ammonia refrigeration and industrial utilities.Technical Proficiencies, • Creating Preventive Maintenance Plans, • HVAC/R Systems, • Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills, • 120/208/240/480 Voltage Systems, • Commercial Electrical Expertise, • Electrical Installation, • Electrical Troubleshooting, • Electrical Repair, • OSHA 10-Hour Certification (OSHA 10), • HVAC Maintenance, • HVAC Repair, • Pneumatics Troubleshooting, • Powerhouse Troubleshooting, • Powerhouse Operation, • Boiler Troubleshooting, • Boiler Operation, • Maintenance and Repair Skills, • Industrial Electrical ExperienceEquipment & Technologies, • MIG Welder, • TIG Welder, • HVAC Systems (Frick, Evapco), • Stick Welder, • Refrigeration/Cooling Systems (Frick, Evapco), • Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) (Allen Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Omron), • Conveyor Systems (Hytrol, Alba, Wulftec)