Maintenance Supervisor

 

As the world leader in nutrition, health and wellness for children from birth to preschool, Gerber Products Company is committed to creating a strong future. We joined the Nestlé Nutrition family in 2007, and have been a partner in parenthood ever since. Our Anything for Baby team works closely with experts to create products that enrich and establish healthy habits for children, and are good for the planet as well. A career at Gerber provides meaningful opportunities to develop professionally, and nurture generations to come. Now is the time to define your future, and ours too.

 

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

 

 

POSITION SUMMARY:

Accountable for maintenance, equipment repair, regulatory requirements, safety and sanitation requirements. Develops and maintains plant preventative maintenance programs. Leads projects involving installation, modification, or renovation of past building and equipment. Collaborates with corporate engineers, suppliers, contractors, and plant partners to ensure customer needs are met. Leads efforts to upgrade facility for efficiency, safety and reliability. Controls labor costs, hiring, scheduling, and development of maintenance partners in team-oriented environment. Manages repairs and supplies, purchases, and budgets. Assures compliance with government regulatory agencies.

 

Primary Responsibilities:

Leadership

1. Lead, manage and schedule skilled trade employees
2. Plan/schedule PM work orders and manage the execution
3. Be accountable for ensuring work orders are executed effectively in a timely, costly and quality manner.
4. Provide Supervisor guidance and coaching to maintenance personnel daily.
5. Accountable for reporting/escalating violations, non-compliance, low performance and be able to take supervisory/disciplinary actions.
6. Maintain maintenance budget and develop the plan to drive the reduction of maintenance costs in labor and materials.
7. Be accountable for all KPI’s related to work order management.
8. Responsible for utilizing external resources based on workload and windows of opportunity.
9. Working closely with vendors to order materials and guarantee timely arrival to limit production disruptions.
10. Provide training for employees or avenues of training on equipment processes, procedures and safety.

Continuous Improvement

1. Accountable for continuously improving the planning methodology.
2. Troubleshooting.

Safety, Health, and Environmental

1. Responsible to have safe work instructions available for all positions, processes are run in accordance with SOP’s, SOPP’s and other documentation. All employees have the required level of safety training, all equipment and installations are well maintained with safety guards & devices and associates are using the appropriate PPE.
2. To assure activities being performed having an environmental impact are communicated and accomplished according to the environmental management systems.

Responsible to have safe work instructions available for all positions, processes are run in accordance with SOP’s, SOPP’s and other documentation. All employees have the required level of safety training, all equipment and installations are well maintained with safety guards & devices and associates are using the appropriate PPE.

 

REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM EDUCATION LEVEL:

AS/AA/BS/BA degree preferred.  3 years supervisory/planning experience or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience. 

 

EXPERIENCE:

• 3-5 years progressive experience in a manufactu