Maintenance Supervisor

Maintenance Supervisor

Decatur, IL

Join Primient for a more rewarding manufacturing role. From day one, you'll earn a great wage and full benefits.

ABOUT PRIMIENT

Established yet entrepreneurial: Primient is an industry leader with proven products, six manufacturing plants, 1500+ employees and deep roots in corn wet milling. Yet we're also a brand-new company that is ready to drive change and create impact.

Poised for new era of success: our goal is to unlock the full potential of Decatur and our other US locations. The market is strong for our plant-based ingredients, which go into everything from sodas to hand cream and cardboard to clothing. As our business grows, our people will grow.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Maintenance Supervisor directs, and supervise all maintenance mechanic activities required to support the plant needs. They also lead the maintenance mechanic crew, provide technical support when required. Communicating with department managers to ensure timely and accurate reporting of issues and necessary corrective actions. Determining and establishing the priority of work orders, work with the production supervisors to determine priority of repairs and equipment availability.

Key responsibilities: Maintenance Supervisor

• Continuously demonstrate a positive attitude towards safety, environmental safety, quality and food safety.
• Ensure compliance of Primient safety, environmental safety, quality, food safety procedures and protocols.
• Determine and establish the priority of work orders, work with the production supervisors to determine priority of repairs and equipment availability.
• Keep good communication with your team and production team, evaluate status of jobs during the day.
• Lead and guide the mechanics that report to this role.
• Coach, and develop employees
• Participate in the daily planning meetings.
• Review, process and schedule work notifications.
• Review, get parts, tools, schedule maintenance work orders.
• Update the maintenance schedule documents as needed.
• Follow up on equipment with issues like, high vibration, oil with contamination, noise.
• Analysis of unexpected and repetitive failures.
• Order parts for maintenance work.
• Schedule contractors that need to perform general maintenance work, provide PO.
• Close SAP work orders, verify parts and time have been charged to jobs.
• Schedule cross training between mechanics.
• Submit P Card reports.
• Keep Maintenance shop, toolboxes, cabinets, tool cages, oil drum shed clean and organize.

ABOUT YOU

• At least five years of supervisory background in maintenance in the food or chemical industry.
• Strong knowledge of computerized maintenance management systems, SAP experience is a plus, and strong mechanical experience with a multitude of mechanical systems, including boilers, turbines, heat exchangers, centrifuges, etc.
• Must be familiar with welding, milling, and fabrication. Must understand the safe and proper usage of shop equipment.
• Leadership/team building, continuous improvement.
• Must have proven and effective team-building skills.
• Must have experience working with a unionized labor force.
• Must have strong leadership, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Should have extensive knowledge and experience in PM program development and implementation.
• Extensive walking, some sitting, climbing, and lifting for a minimum of 8 hours per day.
• Both strong verbal and written communication skills are a must with the ability to comprehend both types of communication.
• Extensive skills with Microsoft Office including excel, outlook, etc.
• Monday to Friday schedule, 7:30am to 4:00pm. After hours 24/7 support by phone, and in person support if needed by the plant.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Rewards & benefits
Competitive salary / 401 K matching and non-contingent matching plans / Healthcare / Medical insurance