Maintenance Supervisor

Maintenance Supervisor

Culinova is one of the fastest-growing refrigerated and frozen prepared-food manufacturers in the U.S., producing fully cooked proteins and meal solutions for the grocery, deli, club, convenience store, and foodservice channels. We are passionate about delivering high-quality food products through precision, care, and innovation, and we believe your skills and experience make you an excellent fit for our team.

Position Details

• Position Title: Maintenance Supervisor
• Department: Operations
• Reports to: Plant Director
• Location: On-site
• Employment Status: Full-time
• Start Date: 08/10/2026
• Work Schedule: Standard business hours (Monday–Friday), with occasional overtime, weekends, or holidays as required by production needs. This role requires after-hours phone availability for potential mechanical-related repairs.

Compensation

• Base Salary: $80,000.00 per year, paid bi-weekly/semi-monthly.

Benefits

You will be eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits package, effective on your starting date (or after any applicable waiting period). This typically includes:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Evaluates systems or facilities to determine maintenance or repairs that need to be performed.
• Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical, electrical, and plumbing issues to minimize production downtime.
• Plan work priorities, obtain necessary supplies, and assess skills needed to complete tasks.
• Execute comprehensive preventive maintenance (PM) programs for all production equipment.
• Lead collaboration with vendors and contractors to drive plant efficiency improvement projects.
• Ensures maintenance and repair work is completely safe, effective, and on time.
• Supports continuous improvement efforts and implements best practices in maintenance procedures.
• Perform welding, fabrication, and refrigeration maintenance as required.
• Assist team members with technical issues or advanced problems with given assignments.
• Responsible for performing all PM (preventive maintenance) duties for all equipment. (Ovens, Kettles, Mixers, Conveyor belts, Smokers, washing machines, Formers, Vacuum pumps, Packaging machines, HVAC system, refrigeration system, and all future equipment)
• Performs highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and the plant facility's equipment.
• Maintain mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems, and troubleshoot and repair of production machines.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to frequent changes that occur on the production line.
• Monitor packaging line efficiency.
• Follow established programs, policies, and practices to produce safe, quality foods (SQF) that meet regulatory and company requirements.
• Determine if new maintenance equipment, methods, or tools are needed.
• Learn and master setup, operation, adjustments, and optimal operating parameters for production equipment.
• Ensure that maintenance stays on schedule and within budget.
• Provide necessary training to machine operators to improve asset reliability.
• Ensure that spare parts, components, and tools needed for maintenance are always available by ordering, forecasting, and monitoring material inventories.
• Write maintenance reports and present to top management.
• Direct corrections (corrective action) of any maintenance or manufacturing problems that may arise; work with the Quality Manager in the development and implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Diagnose, repair, and program PLCs, VFDs, HMIs, and motor controls to support continuous RTE production, packaging, and sanitation operations while minimizing downtime and product risk.
• Perform electrical PMs and safety inspections on high- and low-voltage systems (12V–480V), including lockout/tagout (LOTO), arc-flash compliance, and verification of interlocks, guards, and emergency stops on food-processing and packaging equipment.
• Ensure that all equipment and production lines are properly set up, tested, and operational before each shift.
• Respond promptly to maintenance requests and breakdowns to minimize downtime.
• Document maintenance activities, maintenance requests, repairs, inspections, and PM’s (Preventive Maintenance).
• Install, maintain, and repair industrial electrical systems including 480V three-phase power distribution, motor control centers (MCCs), conduit, wiring, control panels, motors, sensors, relays, contactors, overloads, and circuit breakers.
• Troubleshoot electrical faults using multimeters, megohmmeters, thermal imaging cameras, and other diagnostic tools to minimize production downtime.
• Perform predictive electrical maintenance such as thermal imaging surveys, insulation resistance testing, connection torque checks, and breaker exercising.
• Support the installation, commissioning, and electrical integration of new production equipment and facility upgrades.
• Ensure all electrical work complies with the National Electrical Code (NEC), NFPA 70E (arc-flash safety), OSHA standards, and plant lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures.

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred but not required. 3-5 years equivalent experience and training.
• Food or beverage manufacturing background, FDA, USDA, GMP, SQF guidelines.
• Knowledge of electronics and experience in control systems and instrumentation
• Problem resolution skills and proficient interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, particularly Word and Excel.
• Knowledge/Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement Processes and Tools.
• Familiar with VFDs and PLC programming (Allen-Bradley).
• Ability to read electrical schematics, blueprints, and manuals.
• Strong working knowledge of 480V three-phase power systems, motor controls, starters, and power distribution.
• Experience using electrical diagnostic tools (multimeters, megohmmeters, thermal imaging cameras, oscilloscopes).
• Journeyman electrician license, industrial electrical certification, or equivalent experience preferred.
• Knowledge of National Electrical Code (NEC), NFPA 70E arc-flash standards, and industrial electrical safety practices.