Maintenance Supervisor - West Columbia, United States - Aspire Bakeries

    Aspire Bakeries
    Aspire Bakeries West Columbia, United States

    2 weeks ago

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    Job Description

    Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands like , , and . With 13 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers' expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration.

    The Maintenance Supervisor has the primary responsibility for protecting the food by conducting maintenance prdocedures and documentation to meet all regulatory, customer, and Aspire Bakeries requirements. Supervises maintenance technicians, performs maintenance activities, schedules employees and coordinates activities to keep bakery running in 24/7 environment. Supervises and assists in repairs of breakdowns, alignment, troubleshooting and operations of building and bakery equipment. Intitiate preventative maintenance action, schedules and supervise preventative maintenance activites.

    Responsibilities:

    • Supervise and provide technical knowledge in repair of breakdowns and troubleshooting.
    • Ensures responsive and proactive maintenance support to all plant customers. Ensure service calls and machinery repairs are completed in a timely manner.
    • Prepare technician schedule for 24/7 day operation line coverage and preventative maintenance.
    • Collaborate with Maintenance Manager to document bakery needs for fiscal year, including cost value of equipment repair or replacement.
    • Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for uptime and production throughput by implementing proven professional maintenance and reliability improvement processes. Maintain preventive/predictive maintenance programs (including failure and root cause analysis).
    • Service and repair equipment on a continual basis. Adhere to established maintenance schedules.
    • Select, supervise, and provide professional development to maintenance personnel.
    • Drives reduction of losses through breakdown analysis and other appropriate continuous improvement tools.
    • Maintains all parts acquisition activities. Maintain a compliant stockroom operation that provides repair parts for critical process equipment as well as necessary consumables for the plant.
    • Working knowledge of national, state, and local regulatory requirements in the areas of food safety, safety, environment and emergency management.
    • Any other duties as assigned.

    Qualifications

    • A high school diploma or GED is required. Community College technical degree plus 5 years shop floor experience in manufacturing environment OR a achelor's Degree in Mechanical/Electrical or Chemical Engineering is preferred.
    • Previous Lean, Six Sigma, 5S experience is preferred.
    • Food and/or beverage experience is preferred.
    • SAP or equivalent systems experience
    • Maintenance/engineering expertise in hydraulics, mechanics, process and electrical functions of equipment
    • Programmable Logic Controls (PLC) electrical troubleshooting knowledge
    • Knowledge of Ammonia refridgeration systems

    Shift: 2nd

    Aspire Bakeries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.