Maintenance Supervisor

Job Highlights

Company Profile

Michael Foods is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery, and potato products.

Job Profile

The company is recruiting a Maintenance Supervisor who will be responsible for the management, training, scheduling, and development of maintenance personnel providing support to the Production/Processing areas.

Educational Level

• Associate’s Degree (AA) or 2-year Technical Certificate in Mechanics and Electronics or a related field – College/University

Work Experience

• 2 years of mechanical and electrical maintenance and supervisory experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Adhere to safe work practices, follow GMPs, maintain sanitary conditions, and ensure that product quality is maintained.
• Assumes personal responsibility to ensure a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and, incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
• Cooperates with all departments to ensure a coordinated work relationship exists at all times.
• Creates work orders and PMs.
• Encourages suggestions from employees that will improve production, quality, safety, or control costs of production.
• Enforces company policies fairly and consistently.
• Keeps accurate and up-to-date records (I.E. timecards, downtime records, absentee records, etc.)
• Keeps manager informed on operating or employee problems that may require their attention or knowledge.
• Production support in the Production/Processing areas.
• Provides a safe work environment for employees.
• Recognizes and takes steps to resolve operating problems to minimize their impact on the operations.
• Management reports any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality, or personnel safety.
• Responsible for Food Safety and Food Quality of MFI products.
• Responsible for installing new equipment.
• Supervision of maintenance crew.
• Troubleshoots problems with equipment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and group situations. Ability to respond to questions from internal/external customers/vendors at all levels including management.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Able to supervise department personnel fairly and consistently.
• Be able to recognize problem situations and take appropriate steps to resolve them.
• Knowledge of basic mechanics, welding, electrical, fabrication, preventative maintenance, plant operations, and government safety regulations.

Employer’s Statement

Michael Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran, and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.