Position Title: Packaging Maintenance Supervisor - Plover Potato
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ?
Position Location: Plover
Requisition ID: 29256
Position Title: Packaging Maintenance Supervisor Position Type: Supervisor, Manufacturing/ Food Production Position Location: Wisconsin Rapids, WI About McCain: McCain Foods is proud to be a family and values-driven company. Our values are integral to our culture, helping to shape how we operate, how we work together and the choices we make. They are a big part of what makes us unique. McCain Foods opened their first production facility in their hometown of Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada. McCain Foods quickly established itself within the Canadian marketplace and then began a journey to become the world's largest manufacturer of frozen French fries and potato specialties. McCain products can be found in thousands of restaurants and supermarket freezers around the world. In addition to fries, McCain also produces other foods, including appetizers, oven meals, vegetables and juice for both the retail and foodservice industries. Why You Should Join Our Team: McCain offers full benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance. In addition, we offer other benefits including: 401k- Match at 6% HAS/HRA Adoption Assistance Infertility Assistance Education Reimbursement Assistance Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave Position Summary : Supervise maintenance and repair activities in areas assigned by the Maintenance Manager. Direct all facets of maintenance in assigned areas to ensure maximum operational potential is safely sustained. Minimize maintenance expenditures as able and facilitate prompt repair of failed equipment.
Key Responsibilities: Support site safety programs and objectives. Provide for a safe working environment. Direct maintenance activities for physical equipment and facilities to ensure proper operational utilization. Maintain and progressively improve a Preventive Maintenance program by use of the CMMS system (SAP). Investigate and, where possible, eliminate mechanical or maintenance problems that could affect manufacturing schedules and volumes. Take timely and appropriate corrective action to control unfavorable expenditure trends that could result in exceeding expense budgets. Prepare and submit reports on a timely basis as requested, including Key Performance Indicators, and annual operating and capital budgets, and work within these budget guidelines. Diligently work on, and strive for, operational efficiency through cost improvement programs, continuous improvement, and other mechanisms for cost improvement. Conduct special projects as assigned, or perform self-initiated projects designed to improve departmental services. Develop departmental employee relations through continual communication of relevant information and by conducting departmental safety meetings to promote a safe and healthful working attitude. Maintain open lines of communication between departments and employees. Qualifications: 3 To perform this job successfully, the Supervisor must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The Supervisor interacts with internal maintenance and operations workers, as well as external contractors and consultants, to ensure effective maintenance of all equipment in assigned areas. In performing these functions, the Supervisor's lateral relationships take on significance to ensure attainment of facility and departmental objectives.
The Supervisor will consult with the Engineering Manager and Maintenance Manager to identify improvements to current maintenance methods and operational procedures. The objective is to assist operations in realizing the highest dollar return on equipment investments through adherence to proper operating procedures, preventive maintenance techniques, work order execution, etc.
The Supervisor must be willing and able to direct all aspects of maintenance activities in assigned areas with minimal managerial oversight.
The Supervisor must establish and maintain a high degree of decision-making autonomy to initiate unplanned and planned corrective actions, since there are occasions where the time for formal review of planned actions is not practical, inasmuch as delays could adversely affect safety conditions or factory operations.
The Supervisor must have a general working knowledge of factory operations including, but not limited to, raw product receiving; processing; packaging; freezing; waste treatment; environmental operations; boiler operations; etc. Supervisory experience is preferred in frozen food manufacturing. A strong technical background in maintenance is required and general proficiency in fluid power, electrical, robotics, and PLCs is preferred. Strong communication skills are mandatory. Project supervision experience is beneficial.
For purposes of continuing education and professional development, the Supervisor should attend select trade shows; meetings involving engineering experts from other companies and potential vendors; informational seminars; and other training courses that present current information on manufacturing and maintenance fields. The Supervisor should subscribe to and review periodicals and trade magazines relevant to the functions of this position.
Extended Training Expectations Safety training. Supervisory skills training. Management principles training. Communication training. This job description covers the basic functions of the job and is not intended to provide a complete listing of daily tasks. Flexibility and improvement of job skills are essential to all positions at McCain Foods USA.
Equal Employment Opportunity It is the policy of McCain and each of its establishments to select and employ the best qualified personnel in all facilities and at all locations, to provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees, including upgrading, promotion and training and to administer these activities in a manner which will not discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, non-job related disability or other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
