United Dairy Farmers is currently seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for our Bakery located in Blue Ash, OH. This position is an integral part of the facility leadership team and supervises the daily maintenance of mechanical, production, building, and distribution equipment and to perform the duties of a maintenance technician or mechanical systems technician when required.

Great starting pay rates plus a $2,500 Sign-On-Bonus. Sign-On Bonus of $2,500 will be paid in $625 increments after 9 months-12- 15 months- 18months (good attendance is required to be eligible for Sign-On Bonus).

Responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to the following:

• Plan and supervise daily building and mechanical maintenance operations.
• Be a positive role model to all associates through your words, actions, appearance, and lead by example mindset. Must work with a purpose, set, meet, and exceed all equipment maintenance and preventative expectations.
• Supervise a staff of two maintenance technicians, assist in interviewing and hiring, train new employees, plan and issue daily work assignments; monitor work in progress and check completed work.
• Visually inspect, test and clean machinery and equipment as need for proper operation.
• Monitor maintenance expenditures and ensure that budget guidelines are met, plan schedule, supervise, and assist with all regular and special functions, activities, and projects of the maintenance unit, including on-going preventative maintenance tasks.
• Preform various planning and forward thinking tasks for routine work orders.
• Ensure that all HACCP and CCP guidelines as established by QA are followed.
• Ensure and supervise the start of all the equipment as needed to meet production requirements.
• Detect any malfunction of equipment, troubleshoot and diagnose problems, and perform the repairs to ensure high reliability.
• Complete all required maintenance WO (work orders) through accurate reporting into the maintenance MP2 System.
• Disassemble defective machinery and equipment, install new or repaired parts.
• Perform regular and preventative maintenance, repairs, improvements, and related project work on production equipment, facility, and utility systems in accordance with maintenance standards, keeping a safe and sanitary work environment.
• Work in conjunction with team members, the operations and sanitation team to identify and correct any safety or equipment issues in order to facilitate a safe and problem free environment.
• Willingness to work off shifts, weekends, and holidays as needed and in emergency situations.
• Self-motivated, quick learner, and forward thinker who likes solving problems and fixing things with a positive attitude.
• Knowledge of basic electrical, refrigeration, plumbing, welding and fabrication, and food processing equipment function and maintenance.
• Must be capable to follow written and verbal instructions in order to perform assigned maintenance tasks.
• Confer regularly with immediate supervisor, other plant staff to plan and coordinate activities, exchange information, and resolve problems.
• Deal With outside vendors and contractors as needed.
• Supervise/carry out the maintenance of records of all maintenance work.
• Prepare administrative reports on maintenance activities/projects.

Qualifications: 

• High School Diploma or Trade School study in machinery, Industrial Machinery Mechanics, HVAC Mechanics, plus eight to ten years of relevant experience preferred.
• Experience with preventative and predictive maintenance programs.
• 3 years’ experience in electrical
• Experience in a food manufacturing environment preferred.
• Any and all other reasonable job duties as assigned by management.