Lead 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, beltsPLC Systems : Siemens and Allen-Bradley—reading ladder logic and performing program editsHydraulic, Pneumatic, and Instrumentation systemsBoilers, 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 PlansHVAC / R SystemsMechanical Troubleshooting Skills120 / 208 / 240 / 480 Voltage SystemsCommercial Electrical ExpertiseElectrical InstallationElectrical TroubleshootingElectrical RepairOSHA 10-Hour Certification (OSHA 10)HVAC MaintenanceHVAC RepairPneumatics TroubleshootingPowerhouse TroubleshootingPowerhouse OperationBoiler TroubleshootingBoiler OperationMaintenance and Repair SkillsIndustrial Electrical ExperienceEquipment & Technologies
MIG WelderTIG WelderHVAC Systems (Frick, Evapco)Stick WelderRefrigeration / Cooling Systems (Frick, Evapco)Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) (Allen Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Omron)Conveyor Systems (Hytrol, Alba, Wulftec)