Facilities & Utilities Maintenance Supervisor

Darigold is seeking a skilled Facilities & Utilities Maintenance Supervisor to join our plant maintenance team. This role will lead a multidisciplinary team of utilities technicians responsible for the operation, maintenance, and safe performance of the plant’s utilities systems — including ammonia refrigeration, industrial boilers/steam systems, wastewater treatment processes, and associated facility equipment. The Supervisor will be responsible for organizing, scheduling, and assigning all work on utilities equipment; including daily, monthly, semiannual, and annual rebuilds while ensuring compliance with all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, is hands-on in troubleshooting, and can effectively coach, develop, and inspire a high-performing team.

Schedule:Thurs-Sat with alternating Wednesdays 5:00am-5:00pm

What You Will Do

• Supervise, mentor, coach, and schedule utilities technicians (ammonia, boilers, wastewater, supporting trades).

• Assign and coordinate daily, monthly, semiannual, and annual rebuilds and maintenance activities.

• Coordinate facility and utility outages, upgrades, and project work with production, quality, EH&S, and engineering teams.

• Recruit, train, evaluate, and develop the utilities team; manage workforce performance and development plans.

• Own the safe operation, preventive and corrective maintenance, and continuous improvement for ammonia refrigeration systems, boilers, steam distribution, wastewater treatment, and supporting equipment.

• Develop, improve, and expand preventive maintenance programs for utilities equipment and facilities.

• Maintain accurate records, files, instruction manuals, and spare parts inventories.

• Manage work orders, including creation, modification, and completion in the CMMS.

• Conduct audits to ensure compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs).

• Ensure compliance with Process Safety Management (PSM), Risk Management Program (RMP), environmental permits/discharge, and applicable codes/regulations

• Maintain compliance with applicable food safety regulations (e.g., SQF, FDA, PMO).

• Lead incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions for utilities-related events.

• Coordinate emergency response for ammonia releases, boiler incidents, and wastewater system upsets.

• Support plant grounds maintenance to meet operational and regulatory standards.

• Provide hands-on troubleshooting for ammonia refrigeration, boilers, steam systems, wastewater treatment equipment, and associated control systems.

• Oversee contractor work for installations, major repairs, and inspections, ensuring quality, permitting, and safe work practices.

• Identify and implement process optimization and reliability improvement projects in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.

What You Bring:

• In-depth mechanical knowledge of ammonia refrigeration systems and safe handling practices; familiarity with IIAR standards.

• Strong understanding of boiler operations, controls, combustion safety, and applicable codes.

• Knowledge of wastewater treatment processes and industrial wastewater permit compliance.

• Electrical, PLC, and instrumentation troubleshooting skills.

• Proficiency with CMMS systems and reliability improvement tools (e.g., root cause analysis, TPM, FMEA).

• Strong familiarity with PSM/RMP and EH&S programs related to utilities.

Education, Experience, and Certifications:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in industrial utilities maintenance/operations, with supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

• Relevant certifications preferred: ammonia refrigeration training, boiler operator license, wastewater operator certification.

• Technical education (Associate degree in HVAC, Mechanical Technology, Industrial Maintenance, or equivalent) or relevant military/industrial experience preferred.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to develop and run technical training programs.

Benefits of Working at Darigold

We understand that as an employee, benefits that support you and your family in and out of work are important. We’re proud to offer eligible positions a competitive total rewards package – that includes:

• Employer 401K contribution of up to 5%

• Comprehensive medical, dental & vision benefits

• Employer paid life & disability coverage

• $1.50/hours night shift differential (where applicable)

• Paid time off and paid Holidays

• 8 weeks paid parental Leave

• Education assistance

• Community giving through matching donations

• Access to great dairy products & participation in our employee butter purchase program

• OT Eligible

Our Commitment to Diversity

Achieving our vision to Lead Dairy Forward requires cultivating and supporting a team with varying backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We are committed to providing a workplace based on mutual respect where all employees feel included and can bring their best and authentic selves to work every day. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. We welcome all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, marital status, creed, religion, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. As a condition of employment applicants offered a role will be required to successfully pass our pre-employment background screen, receive a negative drug screen result & confirm eligibility to work in the U.S. We participate in E-Verify - please follow the links for details, English / Spanish & view our Right to Work Statement, English / Spanish.

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