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Electrical Maintenance Superintendent Job Description
Job Title: Electrical Maintenance Superintendent
Department: Maintenance
Reports To: Maintenance Manager
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Acorn
Work Arrangement: On-Site
Shift / Schedule: 1st Shift; rotating weekend work required
Travel Requirements: Minimal; travel may be required as needed between plants
Employment Type: Full-time
Role Overview / Purpose and Scope
The Electrical Maintenance Superintendent is a key member of the Farmer Focus Maintenance leadership team. This position oversees and effectively manages electrical maintenance responsibilities to ensure production machinery operates safely, reliably, and at optimal capacity. The Electrical Maintenance Superintendent provides leadership and direction to the electrical team, supervises shift, and ensures repair needs are completed properly and on time.
This role is responsible for managing industrial electrical systems, supporting maximum plant capacity, minimizing costs, reducing unscheduled downtime, and sustaining positive working relationships with production and operating teams. The Electrical Maintenance Superintendent provides day-to-day support for troubleshooting, problem analysis, equipment failures, and facility-related electrical needs while promoting a safe, efficient, and high-performing plant environment.
Key Responsibilities
Provide leadership, direction, and day-to-day supervision for electrical team members to ensure safe, timely, and effective electrical operations.
Manage electrical systems with a focus on maximizing plant capacity, minimizing costs, improving equipment reliability, and reducing unscheduled downtime.
Assign, schedule, and prioritize electrical work to maximize task completion while minimizing disruption to plant operations.
Oversee repairs, installations, troubleshooting, and equipment failure analysis to support smooth daily plant operations with minimal repetitive issues.
Manage electrical staff through delegation, policy and procedure administration, assignment of work responsibilities, planning, organizing, directing, and follow-up of work assignments.
Promote plant safety performance through administration and enforcement of company and plant policies, procedures, and training requirements.
Provide solutions and day-to-day support to operating teams experiencing troubleshooting needs, problem analysis issues, equipment failures, or other maintenance-related concerns.
Maintain compliance with key performance indicators used to track and report electrical performance, including supplier performance, equipment reliability, and overall equipment effectiveness.
Oversee and engage in facility-related electrical projects, repair of building utility systems such as electrical wiring and controls, heating, and ventilation systems.
Support projects involving facilities and the alteration or modification of existing facilities.
Administer training programs to ensure proper operations, repair programs, and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned and work within the framework of Farmer Focus CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship.
Compensation: $115,00 - $130,000
Benefits: Farmer Focus offers a competitive total rewards package designed to support team members’ health, financial well-being, and professional growth. Available offerings may include weekly payroll, paid time off and sick leave, semi-subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision plan options, a 401(k) plan with company match, HSA and FSA, education reimbursement opportunities, employee assistance programs (EAP), and internal learning, development, and career growth programs.
All benefits, programs, and offerings are subject to eligibility requirements, plan terms, and company policies, and may be changed, amended, or discontinued by Farmer Focus at any time.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and four years of relevant experience supervising maintenance teams in food processing or poultry environments.
Knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, and electrical systems, including both control and industrial wiring.
Proficiency in pipe fitting, plumbing, welding, shop machinery, sheet metal, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical controls and instrumentation, and automatic equipment operation including setup, repair, and tear down.
Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
High level of organizational planning, teamwork, analytical reasoning, and leadership skills.
Ability and willingness to work rotating weekends as required.
New team members must be able to pass a drug, alcohol and background screening post-offer and prior to the start of their employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of their third day of work.
Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Travel
Work is performed on-site in a poultry processing production environment. This role requires regular access to production areas and the ability to tolerate varying heat, wet, and chilled conditions within the plant. Hearing and eye protection are required in production areas, and team members must wear hair and beard nets and any additional personal protective equipment required by task, location, or safety standards.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position does not have an application deadline. Farmer Focus will recruit until the role is filled.
Recruiter and Agency Disclaimer
Unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted by staffing agencies, recruiters, or search firms to any Farmer Focus employee without a current written agreement and an active, role-specific request from the Recruiting team will be considered the property of Farmer Focus. Farmer Focus will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume or candidate profile.
All external recruiters and agency partners supporting Farmer Focus searches must comply with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws, including compensation transparency requirements and restrictions on seeking salary history where applicable.
About Farmer Focus
Farmer Focus exists to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. Our culture is grounded in servant leadership and guided by our CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship. Our top priorities are people, safety, and quality. At Farmer Focus, our vision is to disrupt the status quo by creating bold opportunities for people who demand more and deserve better.
EOE, including disability/vets