Engineering & Maintenance Supervisor

Add Flavor to Your Career – Explore New Opportunities at Lee Kum Kee!

Ready to bring fresh energy to your career? At Lee Kum Kee, we’re committed to your growth, offering a place where creativity and innovation thrive. If you're eager to make an impact and advance your career, apply today and start adding flavor to your professional life!

BENEFITS

• Medical, Dental, and Life Insurance coverage


• 401(k) Retirement Plan through Principal


• Two (2) Weeks Vacation


• Ten (10) Paid Holidays


• Five (5) Sick Days


• Annual (1 Day) Birthday Time Off


• …And More!

POSITION SUMMARY

The Engineering and Maintenance Supervisor is a hands-on technical leader who helps keep the Newnan plant running safely, reliably, and efficiently. This role spends significant time on the plant floor working directly with maintenance technicians, operators, contractors, and vendors to troubleshoot problems, complete repairs, and improve equipment performance.

This is not a desk-only supervisory position. The right person will be comfortable diagnosing equipment issues, helping with repairs, coaching technicians, following up on work orders, and ensuring temporary fixes become permanent solutions. The role also supports engineering projects, facility improvements, equipment upgrades, and capacity growth for the plant

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ensure maintenance and engineering work follows company safety, OSHA, GMP, SQF, food safety, and environmental requirements.


• Support audit readiness through good equipment condition, documentation, housekeeping, and follow-up on corrective actions.


• Promote proper PPE use, tool control, parts organization, and clean work areas.


• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, utility, and control-related issues.


• Work directly with technicians and operators during breakdowns, startups, changeovers, and equipment problems.


• Verify repairs are completed properly before equipment is returned to production.


• Help the team move away from repeated temporary fixes and toward permanent corrective actions.


• Assign and prioritize work orders for processing, packaging, utilities, wastewater, and facility systems.


• Track recurring equipment problems and drive clear action plans to prevent repeat failures.


• Support spare parts planning and help identify critical parts needed to reduce downtime.


• Maintain good communication with Production, Quality, EHS, Warehouse, and plant leadership on equipment status and risks.


• Recommend upgrades or modifications for aging equipment and facility infrastructure.


• Improve PM tasks, equipment history, maintenance documentation, and standard work.


• Support continuous improvement projects that reduce downtime, improve safety, and increase capacity.


• Help build a stronger maintenance culture based on ownership, urgency, and disciplined follow-up.


• Support equipment upgrades, facility repairs, utility improvements, and capital projects.


• Assist with scope development, cost estimates, schedules, installation planning, and contractor coordination.


• Support commissioning, start-up, qualification, and handover of new or modified equipment.


• Coordinate with vendors and contractors for repairs, fabrication, installation, and technical support.


• Provide practical technical input for capacity expansion and long-term plant improvement planning.


• Support boilers, air compressors, chillers, HVAC, water systems, pumps, valves, tanks, pasteurizers, conveyors, filling equipment, wastewater systems, and electrical distribution.


• Support wastewater equipment reliability and capacity-related improvement needs.


• Ensure temporary repairs are documented, tracked, and escalated for permanent resolution.


• Coach technicians through troubleshooting, repair methods, PM execution, and safe work practices.


• Train team members on plant equipment, utilities, maintenance standards, GMP expectations, and documentation.


• Build cross-training and technical capability within the maintenance group.

QUALIFICATIONS 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• A Bachelor's of Science degree or equivalent experience in a technical field; 


• At least 5 years of supervisory or project management experience


• At least 3 years of preventive maintenance program experience. 


• At least 8 years of experience in food manufacturing, beverages, fermentation or other regulated process industries. 


• Strong mechanical and electrical systems knowledge.


• Experience in preventive and predictive maintenance methodologies.


• Field trouble shooting experience. 


• Knowledge of OSHA regulations, Safety programs, and WC management. 


• Knowledge and experience with GMP, SSOP, ISO and ERP system is a plus.


• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. 


• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.


• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. 


• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. 


• Ability to demonstrate outstanding leadership skills and capabilities. 


• Excellent written and verbal skills in English, Bilingual in Chinese is a plus


• Proven experience interacting and collaborating with diverse teams


• Professional certificate is preferred.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Founded in 1888, Lee Kum Kee, a Hong Kong-based global food company, specializes in creating condiments and sauces that promote Chinese cuisine worldwide. With more than 300 products to choose from, Lee Kum Kee takes the mystery out of cooking authentic and delicious Asian foods in the comfort of your kitchen. Lee Kum Kee is committed to providing authentic and innovative condiments and sauces featuring the highest quality ingredients. Armed with a unique management culture, stringent quality control, superb and innovative products, coupled with the century long brand reputation, Lee Kum Kee has achieved unanimous recognition and won numerous prestigious awards.

Lee Kum Kee (USA) Inc., a division of Lee Kum Kee International Holdings Ltd., has its headquarters and manufacturing facilities in City of Industry, CA with more than 500 employees (Americas Zone). We are looking for the best and brightest talents to join our company and work together to bring the next level of success!

It is Lee Kum Kee’s policy to seek and employ the most qualified persons in all jobs in a manner which will ensure equal employment opportunity as well as administer personnel actions in a manner as to not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability or protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.