Maintenance Supervisor

About the role

Saputo, a top 10 global dairy processor, is hiring a Maintenance Supervisor for its 24-hour, 7-day-a-week operation. The supervisor directly oversees maintenance employees on assigned shifts, ensuring effective delivery of maintenance services and support for production, and supervises both maintenance and capital projects for the site.

Key responsibilities

• Plan, assign and direct maintenance work, resolve complaints and problems, and supervise in line with company policy, OSHA regulations and applicable laws.
• Work with the plant engineer, maintenance manager and facility management to improve safety, production quality, equipment reliability and overall equipment effectiveness.
• Use mechanical and electrical expertise to maintain production systems, utilities, buildings and grounds, and use a computerized maintenance management system for scheduled preventative maintenance.
• Keep utilities such as refrigeration, electrical, steam and compressed air systems in working order, and implement corrective actions based on maintenance performance indicators.
• Stay current with industry regulations and codes for mechanical and electrical systems, and ensure corporate policies are followed in capital projects and daily maintenance.
• Maintain technical documentation on PLCs, instrumentation and equipment (ladder logic, blueprints, manuals, SOPs, procedures, PMs, parts purchasing).
• Complete paperwork such as maintenance records, incident reports and investigations, and share best practices within the department.
• Enforce safety, food safety and regulatory policies with employees, contractors, vendors and suppliers, and manage employees' selection, retention, development, discipline and performance.
• Help develop training programs and perform other duties as assigned.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree preferred; minimum of five years of industrial maintenance experience in the dairy, food and/or beverage industry, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous supervisory experience required.
• Working knowledge of boilers, refrigeration, PLCs, electrical systems, cooling towers, ammonia compressors and packaging equipment.
• Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices and experience with safety, security, sanitation and quality policies.
• Flexible hours including weekends.

Required skills

• Troubleshooting electronics, instrumentation and electrical systems, reading electrical schematics and understanding ladder logic.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and maintenance planning software; SAP preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, leadership, organization and attention to detail.

What we offer

• Pay range of $73,815 - $110,725.
• Development opportunities and meaningful compensation and benefits.