Maintenance Supervisor

Company Description

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.

Job Description

Overall, Purpose and Objective of Position

This position is responsible for supervising maintenance and reliability projects throughout the entire site & overseeing maintenance work utilizing a team of internal and external resources. This position will primarily be working with mechanics, area managers, planner, maintenance coordinator, and contractors to plan and schedule all mechanical maintenance needs and support.

Responsibilities include Project and construction management on all plant projects, capital projects, and supporting maintenance staff overall. Ensuring all mechanical schematics are up to date and documented in the engineering SharePoint folder. General mechanical maintenance and repair of all plant production machinery and equipment.

Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• Oversee mechanical crew lead’s plan and schedule of maintenance activities by priority level to minimize downtime and interruptions.
• Work with Mechanical Crew lead to create and maintain inventory for tools and spare parts.
• Work with Warehouse Supervisor on adequate inventory stock levels by ordering and receiving parts and tools.
• Oversee internal and external resources linked to various projects, including but not limited to capital projects, etc.
• Work with all departments on any project that has mechanical work related to it to keep LDC mechanical standard practices in place.
• Back up the plan and schedule all preventative & corrective maintenance for machinery, auxiliary equipment & Building maintenance, with the maintenance crew lead.
• Coordinate with departments to schedule all project works and contractor work.
• Facilitate meetings to keep track of established timelines and due dates for projects.
• Collect and maintain drawings, manuals, and other documentation of equipment and machinery.
• Use technical knowledge to provide strategic support to maintenance departments.
• Keep record and file essential maintenance documentation.
• Coordinate with vendors for deliveries and ensure accurate invoicing.
• Keep track of KPI’s to ensure goals are being achieved.
• Help maintenance team with plant shutdown as needed.

Supervisory Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• Direct & support crew lead as required.
• Drive team culture that is focused on continuous improvement, positive morale and highest level of customer service and professionalism in the workplace.
• Consistently demonstrate leadership behaviors by focusing on how we accomplish task, in addition to what results we accomplish.
• Participate in the Maintenance Management On-call rotation.
• Work with Maintenance Manager and Human Resources to set performance goals and develop measurable objectives for team members.
• Provide formal and informal support and coaching to direct reports as needed to improve performance or generate opportunities for the growth and development of employees.

Additional Responsibilities

• Ensure implementation and compliance of all corporate initiatives, corporate mandated policies, procedures and processes and Government regulations.
• Ensure process and financial objectives are met.
• Accountable for key maintenance measurement and results
• Accountable for all maintenance related assets, costs, and control
• Responsible for coaching mechanical staff within Maintenance department.
• Ensure that the department’s customer requirements are always met.
• Maintain awareness of, and compliance with, all applicable LDC policies
• And any other duties as assigned by supervision.

Safety Responsibilities

• Is an active member of the facility SHE Program. 
• Maintains good working knowledge of SHE policies, rules, and procedures applicable to area of responsibility and ensures all applicable requirements are adhered to.
• Ensures employees are provided required training for area assigned, and jobs and tasks prior to assigning work. 
• Ensures area of responsibility is maintained in orderly and safe manner. 
•      Ensures unsafe working conditions are remedied as soon as practicable.  

Quality & Food Safety Program