Job Title: Maintenance & Reliability Supervisor – Night Shift
Address: Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Salary: $95,000 – $120,000; Range based on experience and skills
Type of Facility: Bakery, producing a variety of bread and buns
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Shift Makeup:
- Night Shift
- Tuesday through Saturday
Must Have:
- Experience in manufacturing, food production, or industrial maintenance environments.
- Maintenance Supervision: 3 years (Required)
- Proven ability to lead or supervise teams in a fast-paced setting.
- Strong mechanical knowledge with a focus on equipment reliability and preventive maintenance.
- Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills and the ability to work independently, looking for a well-rounded technician
- Knowledge of PLC systems, control systems, and industrial automation.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and technical manuals.
- Proficient in the use of hand and power tools, as well as diagnostic equipment.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
*Must be able to pass all pre-employment screenings including drug, background and criminal checks*
Nice to Have:
- Experience in bakery manufacturing environments.
- Hands-on expertise with conveyors, mixers, ovens, packaging equipment, and mechanical drive systems.
- Experience using a CMMS (or similar maintenance system).
- Strong troubleshooting skills and a proactive, problem-solving mindset.
- Technical training, certifications, or equivalent hands-on experience.
Company Description:
This company is a family-owned and operated bakery organization serving grocers, restaurants, supermarkets, and distributors throughout the Midwest. They produce a wide range of baked goods—including bagels, muffins, donuts, breads, and rolls—offered under well-known brands such as Country Hearth and Village Hearth. The company also supplies private-label bread and bun products for various retail and foodservice clients, in addition to providing baked goods to schools, hospitals, military bases, and major supermarket chains across several Midwestern states.
With approximately 350 employees and three state-of-the-art plants, the company serves a wide area of the Midwest, providing fresh products to retail and institutional customers.
The company uses natural ingredients, solar energy at facilities, and eco-friendly packaging. They are known for supplying major regional venues and sports teams.
Primary Responsibilities:
Lead Safe Maintenance Execution
- Provide visible, hands-on leadership to ensure all maintenance work is performed safely and in full compliance with site policies (LOTO, confined space, hot work, equipment isolation, and contractor safety).
- Proactively identify risks, verify hazards, and ensure proper controls are in place before and during work execution.
- Reinforce strong safety and environmental practices, including food safety standards, housekeeping, waste handling, and equipment guarding.
Own Nightly Maintenance Operations (Plan → Execute → Close)
- Lead execution of the maintenance schedule by aligning daily priorities with production needs and coordinating equipment access during night shift operations.
- Ensure job readiness: clear scope, proper tools and parts, work instructions, and skilled labor assignments.
- Drive high-quality work order completion in the CMMS, including accurate documentation, failure codes, and follow-up actions.
Drive Equipment Reliability & Precision Maintenance
- Promote and coach best practices in mechanical maintenance, including:
- Precision alignment and installation of equipment
- Proper lubrication practices and contamination control
- Effective troubleshooting and root cause problem-solving
- Installation and maintenance of bearings, belts, chains, motors, conveyors, and packaging equipment
- Partner with operations to reduce downtime and eliminate recurring equipment issues.
Lead and Develop the Maintenance Team
- Set clear expectations for safety, quality, and performance across the night shift maintenance team.
- Provide coaching, training, and ongoing feedback to build technical and leadership capability.
- Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Support Repairs, Projects, and Continuous Improvement
- Coordinate major repairs and maintenance activities to ensure efficiency and minimal disruption to production.
- Support installation and startup of new equipment or process improvements.
- Work with leadership to identify and implement reliability and efficiency improvements across the facility.
Strengthen Preventive Maintenance Execution
- Ensure preventive maintenance tasks are completed on time and to a high standard.
- Turn equipment inspections and condition findings into planned corrective work.
- Continuously improve maintenance processes to increase uptime and reduce emergency repairs.
Equipment involved in the operation:
- Mixers
- Conveyors
- Vemag dividers, KRD dividers
- Panomats
- DProof boxes
- Tunnel ovens, rack ovens
- Chillers
- Compressors, Boilers, and Refrigeration Systems
What Success Looks Like (First 6–12 Months)
- Reduction in unplanned downtime and emergency maintenance during night shift.
- Improved schedule execution with fewer delays due to parts, planning, or access issues.
- Increased equipment reliability and fewer repeated mechanical failures.
- A more engaged, accountable, and skilled maintenance team.
- Strong collaboration between maintenance and production teams.
Key Performance Measures
- Safety & Compliance: safe work practices, incident reduction, audit results
- Execution: schedule completion, work order closure, response time
- Reliability: equipment uptime, repeat failures, downtime reduction
- Maintenance Systems: PM completion rate, CMMS accuracy, backlog health
- Cost Control: overtime management, parts usage, contractor efficiency
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement