Maintenance Supervisor
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Responsibilities
- Lead the installation, commissioning, and handover of new or upgraded kitchen and production equipment.
- Oversee and prioritize the work of the facility’s maintenance and technician team.
- Develop and manage preventive maintenance schedules across production, refrigeration, HVAC, and facility equipment.
- Respond quickly to equipment breakdowns and coordinate repairs to minimize production downtime.
- Maintain accurate maintenance logs, equipment records, service histories, and inspection documentation.
- Own the performance and reliability of refrigeration and HVAC systems across the facility.
- Ensure refrigeration and cold-storage systems consistently support required cold-chain and food-safety standards.
- Work closely with the Quality team on equipment issues that may have food-safety or product-quality implications.
- Manage the facility’s maintenance budget and monitor spending against planned requirements.
- Maintain an accurate asset register and plan equipment replacement and capital expenditure ahead of end-of-life.
- Build and manage a reliable network of qualified contractors and specialist maintenance vendors.
- Negotiate and manage service agreements, SLAs, callout requirements, and response times with external providers.
- Lead root-cause investigations into recurring equipment failures and implement long-term engineering or process improvements.
- Ensure mechanical, electrical, refrigeration, and facility systems meet required safety and regulatory standards.
- Keep all required equipment certifications, inspections, and compliance records up to date.
- Identify potential equipment and infrastructure risks and proactively address them before they affect production.
- Work closely with production and kitchen leadership to ensure maintenance activities are planned with minimal operational disruption.
- Maintain a safe, organized, and reliable working environment across the facility.
Requirements
- 5-6 years of experience in maintenance, engineering, or facilities management within a food production, manufacturing, industrial, or similar environment.
- Strong hands-on experience with industrial equipment maintenance.
- Experience with refrigeration and HVAC systems is strongly preferred.
- Experience leading equipment installation and commissioning projects.
- Previous experience managing or supervising a team of technicians.
- Strong knowledge of preventive and corrective maintenance practices.
- Ability to troubleshoot equipment failures and lead effective root-cause investigations.
- Experience managing external contractors, maintenance vendors, and service agreements.
- Comfortable managing maintenance budgets, assets, and capital replacement planning.
- Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, refrigeration, and facility safety requirements.
- Experience working in an environment where equipment uptime and production continuity are critical.
- Strong organizational skills with excellent attention to detail and record-keeping.
- Proactive approach to identifying and preventing equipment failures.
- Strong communication and team-management skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced production environment where quick response to operational issues is required.
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