Maintenance Supervisor

Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands like La Brea Bakery®, Otis Spunkmeyer®, and Oakrun Farm Bakery®. With 13 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers’ expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration.

As our Maintenance Supervisor, you will champion a culture of empowerment and learning, guiding teams to optimize performance through coaching, communication, and development opportunities. We seek an insightful strategist who can assess needs, implement improvements, and sustain engagement across diverse groups.

Responsibilities:

• Meets with appropriate departments involved with weekly production schedules. Generates Maintenance shift schedule based on team meetings, line inspections, preventive maintenance (PM) requirements, work orders, and available resources. 
• Manages contractor work as required and as assigned.
• Maintains detailed records of completed repairs, rebuilds, and line inspections.
• Assesses, trains, mentors, and motivates direct reports, providing training and development to optimize their performance and personal growth.
• Communicates performance standards and expectations to employees, recognizing and rewarding individual and team accomplishments and counseling performance problems.
• Coordinates, monitors, and utilizes the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Performs root cause analysis of machine downtime and recommends changes.
• Utilizes the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to assess progress against objectives.
• Conducts PM and work order audits.
• Trains subordinates as needed in CMMS.
• Coordinates major maintenance and capital projects as they occur across shifts.
• Maintains plant facilities and grounds in accordance with relevant regulations, company and regulatory standards, and fiscal considerations.
• Assists in the development of policies and procedures related to maintenance and safety.
• Keeps abreast of the latest manufacturing technologies systems and engineering concepts to continually improve plant performance.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) is required.
• Knowledge of equipment set-up, functions, operating procedures, and preventative maintenance techniques.
• Basic knowledge of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) is preferred.
• Ability to read instructions, maintenance manuals, drawings, and specifications.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite. 
• Experience working in a maintenance department, preferably in an automated food processing plant.
• Ability to read and interpret work orders, operating manuals, and maintenance instructions to complete machine rebuilds and repairs.  Ability to complete forms detailing maintenance work performed. 
• Knowledge of preventative maintenance software is preferred.  

Needs: 2

Shift: 1 for 2nd and 1 for 3rd

Aspire Bakeries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.