Maintenance Supervisor, Overnight Shift

Shearer’s Foods, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Massillon, OH, is a leading manufacturer of salty snacks, cookies, and crackers. Specializing in private label and co-manufacturing, Shearer’s is the largest supplier of private brand salty snacks and second-largest supplier of private brand cookies and crackers.

With a strong focus on innovation, service, quality, and sustainability, Shearer’s has been awarded the food industry’s highest award for environmental sustainability, as well as multiple Supplier of the Year awards.

Operating 16 locations across North America and employing more than 5000 team members, Shearer’s is driven by its core values of People, Grow, Impact and Win. The company mission is to deliver exceptional products and services that make snacking a time to celebrate for our customers, colleagues, and community.

At Shearer’s Foods, we believe in a skills-first approach to recruitment and employment. This means focusing on what you can do and how you can grow, rather than traditional metrics alone. We are committed to adhering to anti-exclusion practices, removing barriers to access, and enhancing opportunities for all individuals based on merit and potential. Your skills, experience, and perspective are valuable—and we want to empower you to make your mark here with us.

Maintenance Supervisor, Overnight Shift

Work Schedule: 11PM - 7AM

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the effective execution of all maintenance and assigned projects within the plant. They are responsible to the Maintenance Manager for the efficient and effective use of all manpower and other resources under their supervision. In order to fulfill these responsibilities in the most effective manner, the Maintenance Supervisor is charged with developing the group of plant mechanics into a well-trained, committed and spirited “maintenance team.”

• Directs and monitors the activities of employees engaged in maintenance operations and procedures.
• Ensures that behaviors, practices and the work environment supports a safe workplace through training, LOTO, hot work, confined space, and others.
• Support continuous improvement objectives to improve safety, quality, and throughput processes
• Provides direction, expertise, work execution decisions and compliance reviews for all maintenance work
• Provides specific recommendations for maintenance plan improvements based on machine performance, observations & data analysis.
• Ensures all work plans, specifications, labor & materials are accurately & consistently recorded against specified assets in Maintenance Connection.
• Supports, coaches, mentors and develops plant technical team members.
• Fill-in for the maintenance manager in his/her absence
• Inspects and monitors work areas and examines tools and equipment.
• Requisitions materials and supplies, such as tools, equipment, or replacement parts for emergency and urgent work.
• Inspects, tests, and measures completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.
• Examines objects, systems, or facilities and analyzes information to determine needed installations, services, or repairs for emergency and urgent work.
• Investigates accidents or injuries and prepares reports of findings.
• Computes estimates and actual costs of factors such as materials, labor, or outside contractors for emergency and urgent work. Supervises, leads, and develops team members
• Determines schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment, and skill of personnel
• Provides employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules
• Conducts or arranges for worker training in safety, repair, or maintenance techniques, operational procedures, or equipment use
• Monitors employees' work levels and review work performance to drive engagement and change initiatives Performs additional related duties as assigned

Qualifications

• A two-year technical or bachelor’s degree is preferred
• 2 years of demonstrated experience in maintenance supervision / Maintenance team lead
• Knowledge of principles involved in Preventative/Predictive Maintenance
• Knowledge of maintenance project implementation
• Knowledge of basic and advanced methods of training and coaching individuals and groups

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.