Job Description
Are you a hardworking, motivated, self-starter with a strong desire to be part of a stable, supportive, fast paced team? We offer opportunities for a long-term career, with consistent hours and opportunity for growth.
What Ever Fresh Fruit Company offers!
- Dedicated Employee Development Manager to assist with career growth
- A leadership team that works alongside you for continued support
Ever Fresh Fruit Company offers employer paid:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Short-term disability
- Life insurance plan
- Vacation and sick time
- 8 paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
- Generous 401(k) match
About us!
We work closely with our customers to create unique flavor elements to ice cream bases and yogurt preps. Many of our ingredients end up in easily recognizable brands on the store shelf as we produce for both international corporations as well as smaller, local brands. Our Research and Development is done in-house so we get to witness the whole process from ideation to creation. We support regional trade organizations, source locally when appropriate and help to bring healthy food to people’s tables.
Maintenance Department Supervisor
Department: Maintenance
Status: Exempt
Employee Classification: Regular Full-Time
Reports To: Maintenance Manager
Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes
Job Summary: Provides strategic planning and support to maintenance department team members, serving the internal customers’ needs in ensuring equipment and machinery is in optimal condition. Responsible for preparing Work orders and Preventative Maintenance (PM) schedules, preparing parts, assigning Work Order’s (WO), ordering parts, prioritizing work around downtime and level of urgency. They will also be responsible for maintaining our consumable inventory as well as our critical spare inventory. This person will need to participate in performing PM’s and WO’s to be familiar with the workings of the factory and will be responsible for updating the PM list and adding new PM’s for new equipment. This person should be familiar with the shop environment, associated parts, and safe conduct. The maintenance supervisor will work closely with other department managers to ensure planning and execution of maintenance functions are carried out in a collaborative effort in the best interest of the company; ensuring customer impact is minimal. Accountable for equipment and facility maintenance, employee safety, scheduling, payroll, and employee morale. Work week Tuesday – Saturday but must be flexible. Flexible hours, primarily assigned to day shift.
Essential Functions:
- Work safely and promote a safe work environment
- Make decisions based on, and that contribute to, the quality and food safety of the plant’s output.
- Responsible for promoting and maintaining high morale of the Maintenance team members.
- Responsible for team members' adherence to GMPs and safety policies.
- Responsible for reporting payroll, time, and attendance of team members.
- Accountable for team member adherence to BOLI guidelines limiting allowable working hours.
- Responsible for creating and maintaining standard work, PM’s, and daily accountability.
- Responsible for having a full understanding of appropriate maintenance functions.
- Responsible for adhering to the Code of Conduct and holding team members to such standards.
- Capable of performing maintenance functions in the absence of technicians or with technicians.
- Troubleshoot and maintain processing equipment both mechanical and electrical.
- Inspect, recognize potential problems and take appropriate action to prevent component failure.
- Monitor machinery to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipate and solve problems in a timely manner, and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Collaborate with the Maintenance Manager to schedule and develop routine and preventative maintenance schedules, while exuding scheduling flexibility when equipment fails.
- Collaborate with the Maintenance Manager to develop, teach, and maintain best practices.
- Collaborate with other department managers to conduct maintenance repairs with as little impact on the production of our product as possible.
- Assist team leaders and machine operators in efficient line start-up and equipment adjustments
- Perform building maintenance and repairs as needed
- Maintain documentation related to maintenance tasks.
- Weld and fabricate machinery when necessary.
- Maintenance, repair, service or installation may include but not limited to:
- Pumps / motors / gearboxes
- Conveyor systems
- AC / DC controls
- Pneumatics
- Frequency control drives
- Hydraulic and electrical equipment
- Refrigeration / Freezer systems and controls
- Electronic controls
- Steam components and controls
- Adhere to all company policies, GMPs, and SOPs
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Limited Maintenance Electrician License is highly preferred but not required.
- Bi-lingual in English/Spanish is a plus, but not necessary.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, and to create procedures.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
- Ability to solve abstract or strategic problems and deal with variables in situations where only limited information exists.
- Detail oriented and organized. Responsible for creating, modifying and maintaining an accurate inventory control system and PM and WO system.
- Schedule maintenance contractors and be available for them upon arrival.
- Capable of sourcing parts, including research, ordering and distribution.
- Assign work orders as needed, and stage materials needed for work orders.
- Ability to make and justify timely decisions when the answer isn’t readily apparent.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and some understanding of MRP.
Working Conditions/Physical Factors:
- Exposure to wet and/or humid conditions.
- Worker may be exposed to a loud working environment.
- Worker may be exposed to hazards in the workplace such as proximity to equipment conducting extreme heat, moving parts, and electrical current
- Must be able to work in an environment containing allergens (nuts, milk, wheat, etc.)
- Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged periods of time
- Occasionally required to use hands and fingers
- Frequently required to talk or hear
- Frequently required to taste and smell
- Frequently required to lift/push/pull/carry weight up to 50 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.
- Exposure to moving mechanical parts
- Exposure to fumes or airborne particles
Other Duties as Assigned:
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.
Job Tags
Holiday work, Full time, Temporary work, For contractors, Local area, Flexible hours, Day shift, Saturday,