Maintenance Supervisor 3rd Shift

We are a customer focused custom manufacturer of quality food products to exacting standards that delight our customer and their consumers. The people of CTI Foods are our #1 ingredient that drive us to be the best custom food and culinary solutions team that has seven state-of-the-art food processing facilities and over 1,800 employees from Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, and Texas. We are a company that “Thinks Big and Acts Small.”

Employees are treated like family. In order to succeed, it takes every person working together, being nimble, and executing at the highest levels. It is our responsibility to provide you every opportunity and resource to achieve that success. Make an impact from day ONE at CTI Foods!

The 3rd Shift Maintenance Supervisor at our SOUPS facility will provide hands-on technical and professional leadership in establishing, refining and administration of equipment reliability and preventive maintenance programs for all equipment and building systems. The Maintenance Supervisor will assist with all maintenance activities to ensure maximum operational potential is realized for the entire plant operation. Assistance with the development, coordination and execution of maintenance related capital budget items in concert with engineering.

• Lead and develop Maintenance Technicians to maintain building and equipment to ensure optimal performance and reduction of planned and unplanned downtime.
• Daily communications with Production, Quality Assurance and Engineering to resolve technical and/or operational issues, assign resources to address various performance problems and coordinate the planning and scheduling of support activities.
• Continuous improvement and administration of PM/PPM programs for all equipment and building systems.
• Perform engineering analysis to determine the root cause of the most critical and repetitive equipment failures
• Continuous improvement and administration of training programs to develop skills and abilities of assigned staff.
• Coordination and supervision of outside contractors for projects and maintenance support activities.
• Participating in engineering improvement projects to current and future processes, including cost-reduction, manufacturability, functionality, and quality.
• Ensure Maintenance Department compliance with all company policies and procedures.
• Provide pro-active leadership ensure continued compliance with USDA, FDA, EPA, OSHA and GMP regulations.
• Promotes, adheres, and is responsible for Food Safety and Quality.
• Maintain and update engineering information (EI) documents (equipment manuals, drawings, schematics, etc.)
• Performs any other related duties as assigned

• Technical/Engineering Degree or equivalent experience.
• 1-5 years Maintenance experience in high volume production facility, preferably in food manufacturing.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Maintenance Supervisor.
• Strong background in preventive maintenance and CMMS programs and activities.
• Strong electrical / mechanical knowledge and troubleshooting ability.
• Thorough knowledge of and experience working with highly automated PLC control systems.
• Experience with ammonia refrigeration and PSM.
• Experience with boiler systems, hydraulic, pneumatic, power transmission and fire protection systems.
• Experience with automated packaging and palletizing systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to interact effectively with people in all departments and at all levels.
• Must have a developed facilitative/coaching style of management and pursue non-directed activities in dealing with plant opportunities.
• Must have good knowledge of computer operating systems, file management, email and basic programs (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.)
• Must be self-motivated and able to handle multiple assignments with minimum guidance.