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Maintenance Supervisor

Chattanooga, TN 37405

Posted: 10/07/2025 Employment Type: Permanent Industry: Maintenance Job Number: AS653685325

Job Description

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for leading a team of Maintenance Technicians in preventive, predictive and corrective activities required to ensure the complete availability of plant all equipment and systems.  The Maintenance Supervisor is a working lead who prioritizes, coordinates, assigns and confirms the completion of maintenance staff tasks.  The Maintenance Supervisor must be knowledgeable on Maintenance key performance indicators, such as production efficiency, maintenance downtime, on time startups, work order completion, PM completion, strong communication, continuous improvement, and training others.   Responsibilities:
  1. Is a role model for the Company’s Core Values
    1. Lives by the Golden Rule
    2. Gets the Job Done Right
    3. Is a Team Player
    4. Understands, or Asks
      1. Ensures a safe working environment for all employees through identification and elimination of safety risks, and enforcement of all safety policies and procedures, targeting zero accidents
      2. Support without hesitation General Plant Safety, Food Safety, Food Defense Initiatives and Good Manufacturing Practices with an understanding that these are our top priorities
      3. Ensures production lines and all processes meet safety, quality and operational standards
      4. Promotes positive employee relations, through addressing and resolving concerns, and creates a culture of respect, teamwork, collaboration and accountability 
      5. Effectively troubleshoots, diagnoses and corrects equipment malfunctions for timely restarts based on observation of machinery and applying knowledge from past experience
      6. Repairs and maintains machinery and equipment in accordance with diagrams, operational manuals and manufacturing specifications
      7. Installs, starts up and shuts down equipment in accordance with all company safety and established procedures for machine activation and shutdown 
      8. Interprets specifications, blueprints and job orders to maintenance team as needed
      9. Performs basic electrical duties (replace motors, switches, PE, etc.)
      10. Responsible for following all Lock Out/Tag Out procedures for equipment
      11. Ensures completion of all assigned work orders within the time allotted, and maintains complete records of work performed
      12. Effectively supports the Preventative Maintenance (PM) program with a goal of continually reducing unscheduled downtime
      13. Operates machine shop equipment and makes required parts when necessary
      14. Adheres to guidelines established in Bakery Parts Program to ensure adequate supplies of replacement/spare machine parts in inventory
      15. Communicates effectively with maintenance technicians, manufacturing and other departments to maintain “team” status as a “Core Value” to maximize operational results
      16. Ensures compliance with all Company policies and procedures by all maintenance team members
      17. Acts with a Continuous Improvement mindset and serves as a technical expert in continuous improvement activities 
      18. Completes and submit daily Shift Report of maintenance issues and downtime
      19. Willing to work any shift and overtime as required
      20. Performs additional duties as required by manager

    1. High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and three to five years of maintenance experience
    2. Demonstrated knowledge of continuous flow manufacturing processes, procedures and machinery
    3. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
    4. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
    5. Strong sense of urgency
    6. Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
    7. Ability to maintain a positive and composed attitude while performing within stressful situations and handling complex issues
    8. Ability to read, write and interpret documents in English such as safety rules, operating instructions, procedure manuals, Company announcements and policies, and communicate these to others
    9. Proficient in use of a PC with ability and willingness to learn new systems
    10. Ability to perform according to physical requirements
    11. Associate’s Degree or certification in technical field
    12. Experience in use of PLC’s, VFD’s and HMI’s
    13. Previous technical leadership experience
    14. Continuous Improvement, LEAN, TPM, AM, PM experience
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