Maintenance Supervisor

 

At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.

 

At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. 

 

Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers. 
 

 

Position Summary:

As the Maintenance Supervisor you are responsible for all maintenance functions vital to ensure efficient plant operations which includes packaging, and facilities' equipment.  In this role, you will provide mentorship and skill development to the maintenance and operations teams in loss elimination, risk management and life cycle asset management to sustain a proactive planned maintenance program. Other responsibilities include coaching, training of mechanics on maintenance & engineering related elements to establish Continuous Improvement/Zero Loss culture on project installation, modification, or renovation of building and equipment. 

 

Schedule/Hours:

Monday through Friday, 11am to 7pm (some flexibility needed on start/end times for coverage purposes)

 

Key Responsibilities:  

• Guide the factories to reduce technical stoppages in equipment or areas of common occurrence (priority given to areas of the highest incidence or impact)
• Ensure the detailed review all line, processes, and utilities that are essential to the business and those where failure can have an unacceptable impact on safety, personnel safety, environment, or compliance with the law
• Supervise plant/equipment trends to ensure the best possible operation and reduction of planned/unplanned downtime
• Facilitate the evolution/refinement of Maintenance activities to minimize planned and unplanned downtime (PM's, changeovers, etc.)
• Ensure the implementation of all repairs/modifications resulting from Gap assessments, plant audits, and notifications are executed on time and offer a high-quality workmanship
• Ensure that the job, material, and services planning is accurate and effective
• Ensure that the equipment history, damage code and root cause analysis are completed accurately
• Evaluate the performance of team members and provide periodic feedback to ensure development
• Collaborate with corporate engineers, suppliers, contractors, and plant partners to ensure customer needs are met
• Encourage close teamwork between all functions (Engineering, Productions, Quality Management, etc.)
• Conduct regular inspections of plant to seek out potential problems and to solicit operator feedback
• Own the technical stores, scheduled Work Orders, labor hour allocation and the equipment Bill of Material (BOM)
• Review of overall work priority and progress through weekly meetings, monthly status reports and personal review annually
• Develop work schedules to utilize maintenance skills and personnel availability
   

Experience and Education Requirements:  

• Bachelor's degree in any Engineering discipline preferred or significant manufacturing or production equipment maintenance experience in lieu of degree
• 3-5 years of experience in a maintenance lead capacity required
• Proven maintenance experience in the installation, general maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of mechanical, electrical, and electronic equipment required
• Provide direct supervision to about 15 team members
• Proven active management style to support, guide, and mentor technicians through troubleshooting equipment issues.
• Working knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) a plus
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to work