The Facilities & Preventive Maintenance Supervisor ensures that preventive maintenance and reactive repairs are carried out correctly and on time at Plant Mebane, while meeting all technical and quality requirements.  

Training Management:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive training program for team members.
• Ensure ongoing professional development of the team.
• Oversee training needs and evaluations, including both technical training and methodological approaches to addressing faults.
   

Daily Monitoring of Faults and Communication:

• Monitor the PM and repair schedule and establish governance within the team.
• Monitor the facilities work orders and help prioritize assignments.
• Ensure clear communication and feedback to stakeholders (production units, reliability, planning, etc.).
• Serve as the point of contact for Production Supervisors regarding PMs and reactive repairs.
• Serve as the point of contact for external service providers and contractors in preventive maintenance, monitoring the execution of their work.
• Serve as the escalation point for facility work and repairs.

Continuous Improvement and Fault Investigation:

• Identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiency with PMs and facility maintenance and repair and within the reactive maintenance process.
• Promote effective methodologies for addressing PM, facility, parts inventory, and repair issues within the team.
• Conduct initial in-depth fault investigations related to facilities matters with the team to prevent recurring issues.

Reliability:

• Prepare for and participate in weekly fault review meetings within the technical department.
• Engage in reliability meetings to discuss and improve maintenance practices

Preventive Maintenance, Reactive Repairs, and Facility Maintenance:

• Ensure accurate and timely execution of PMs and reactive repair work.
• Monitor preventive maintenance KPIs (execution time and aftercare) and initiate improvement proposals and preventive actions.

Knowledge Sharing and Assurance:

• Oversee the accurate recording of reports in Ultimo.

Safety, Hygiene (HACCP), and Quality:

• Promote and monitor adherence to safety regulations.
• Implement and oversee the proper use of LOTO (Lock Out, Tag Out) procedures and 5S methodologies.
• Encourage and ensure compliance with hygiene rules and regulations.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field is preferred; an Associate’s degree and 5+ years of relevant leadership experience is acceptable in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
• Proven experience of at least 5 years in a similar leadership role.

Specific Knowledge:

• Mechanical and electrical components and mechanisms
• PLC control systems
• Pneumatic control and components
• Motors and controls
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word)
• Knowledge of Ultimo is a plus

Professional Experience

• Prior work in maintenance, facilities, or technical services or a production environment
• Previous leadership experience required (either as team leader, supervisor, or manager)
• Familiarity with bakery machinery is a plus
• Hands-on experience with packaging installations in the food industry is ideal (FMCG and CPG environments are suitable alternatives)
• Experience with technical aspects of facilities, utilities, and telecommunications is a plus