Ken's Foods - US Facilities
Food Plant Maintenance Operations Supervisor
Ken's Foods - US Facilities, Mcdonough, Georgia, United States, 30253
Job Description
Job Description
About the role
Picture your day: you arrive to a bustling food manufacturing facility where uptime is everything. You check the overnight CMMS dashboard, prioritize work orders, coach a technician through a PLC fault, and huddle with production to plan a preventive maintenance window that keeps lines humming. By afternoon, you’ve implemented an improvement to a packaging cell, verified compliance with sanitation standards, and mentored a mechanic on servo drive diagnostics. You wrap up by reviewing inventory for critical spares and recognizing a team member for exemplary safety behavior. What you'll lead
Advance Safety, Quality, and Productivity as a key member of the management team in a food manufacturing environment. Continuously assess equipment and facility systems; recommend and implement improvements for reliability and efficiency. Coach the maintenance team in troubleshooting, repair techniques, and professional development. Oversee performance, policy adherence, and professional conduct; provide feedback, recognition, and corrective action as needed. Drive Preventive and Predictive Maintenance across all assets, using the CMMS for work orders, purchasing, inventory, and equipment history. Diagnose and repair control systems issues including PCs, PLCs, networks, and HMIs. Apply advanced electrical expertise in power distribution, motor controls, VFDs, servo systems, and robotics. Troubleshoot automated packaging machinery and a range of process equipment such as pumps, valves, meters, and mixers. Resolve hydraulic and pneumatic problems and maintain facility utilities: steam, hot water, compressed air, and refrigeration. Read and interpret electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic schematics. Ensure compliance with corporate programs for food safety, food safety culture, quality, and cleanliness. Champion safety accountability—leaders set the tone and ensure a safe work environment. Perform other duties as assigned. Food safety leadership
Model best-in-class manufacturing and sanitation practices. Ensure the team follows Ken’s Food Safety and GMP policies. Verify work is performed safely and hygienically to protect product integrity. Prevent contamination through disciplined maintenance methods and housekeeping. Require immediate reporting of suspicious activity in or around the plant. Continuously inspect work areas to identify and mitigate potential contamination risks. Supervision and people management
Directly supervise Maintenance team members: interview, hire, and onboard; plan and assign work; coach and appraise performance; reward and discipline; and resolve concerns in alignment with company policies and applicable laws. Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred. Experience: 3–5 years leading a maintenance team in manufacturing or food processing. Skills and abilities
Language: Able to read and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations; write reports, correspondence, and procedures; present to managers, clients, customers, and the public. Mathematics: Proficient with whole numbers, fractions, decimals; compute rate, ratio, and percent; interpret bar graphs. Reasoning: Define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw conclusions; interpret complex technical instructions in math or diagram form; manage abstract and concrete variables. Credentials: No specific certificates, licenses, or registrations required. Essential mental alertness
Maintain constant alertness and safe work practices. Perform tasks requiring strong judgment and cognitive function. Be free from impairments that would compromise safe, competent performance. Respond promptly and appropriately to changing operating conditions. Sustain attention and work without undue fatigue. Accurately estimate time and distance. Retain and recall instructions quickly. Concentrate amid interruptions and alarms. Adapt to sudden changes and emergencies. Demonstrate a genuine commitment to safety. Department
Maintenance Accessibility and work conditions
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Typical conditions include moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; frequent risk of electrical shock; and occasional exposure to wet/humid conditions, heights, caustic chemicals, outdoor weather, extreme temperatures, explosives, and vibration. Noise levels are usually loud.
Job Description
About the role
Picture your day: you arrive to a bustling food manufacturing facility where uptime is everything. You check the overnight CMMS dashboard, prioritize work orders, coach a technician through a PLC fault, and huddle with production to plan a preventive maintenance window that keeps lines humming. By afternoon, you’ve implemented an improvement to a packaging cell, verified compliance with sanitation standards, and mentored a mechanic on servo drive diagnostics. You wrap up by reviewing inventory for critical spares and recognizing a team member for exemplary safety behavior. What you'll lead
Advance Safety, Quality, and Productivity as a key member of the management team in a food manufacturing environment. Continuously assess equipment and facility systems; recommend and implement improvements for reliability and efficiency. Coach the maintenance team in troubleshooting, repair techniques, and professional development. Oversee performance, policy adherence, and professional conduct; provide feedback, recognition, and corrective action as needed. Drive Preventive and Predictive Maintenance across all assets, using the CMMS for work orders, purchasing, inventory, and equipment history. Diagnose and repair control systems issues including PCs, PLCs, networks, and HMIs. Apply advanced electrical expertise in power distribution, motor controls, VFDs, servo systems, and robotics. Troubleshoot automated packaging machinery and a range of process equipment such as pumps, valves, meters, and mixers. Resolve hydraulic and pneumatic problems and maintain facility utilities: steam, hot water, compressed air, and refrigeration. Read and interpret electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic schematics. Ensure compliance with corporate programs for food safety, food safety culture, quality, and cleanliness. Champion safety accountability—leaders set the tone and ensure a safe work environment. Perform other duties as assigned. Food safety leadership
Model best-in-class manufacturing and sanitation practices. Ensure the team follows Ken’s Food Safety and GMP policies. Verify work is performed safely and hygienically to protect product integrity. Prevent contamination through disciplined maintenance methods and housekeeping. Require immediate reporting of suspicious activity in or around the plant. Continuously inspect work areas to identify and mitigate potential contamination risks. Supervision and people management
Directly supervise Maintenance team members: interview, hire, and onboard; plan and assign work; coach and appraise performance; reward and discipline; and resolve concerns in alignment with company policies and applicable laws. Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred. Experience: 3–5 years leading a maintenance team in manufacturing or food processing. Skills and abilities
Language: Able to read and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations; write reports, correspondence, and procedures; present to managers, clients, customers, and the public. Mathematics: Proficient with whole numbers, fractions, decimals; compute rate, ratio, and percent; interpret bar graphs. Reasoning: Define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw conclusions; interpret complex technical instructions in math or diagram form; manage abstract and concrete variables. Credentials: No specific certificates, licenses, or registrations required. Essential mental alertness
Maintain constant alertness and safe work practices. Perform tasks requiring strong judgment and cognitive function. Be free from impairments that would compromise safe, competent performance. Respond promptly and appropriately to changing operating conditions. Sustain attention and work without undue fatigue. Accurately estimate time and distance. Retain and recall instructions quickly. Concentrate amid interruptions and alarms. Adapt to sudden changes and emergencies. Demonstrate a genuine commitment to safety. Department
Maintenance Accessibility and work conditions
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Typical conditions include moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; frequent risk of electrical shock; and occasional exposure to wet/humid conditions, heights, caustic chemicals, outdoor weather, extreme temperatures, explosives, and vibration. Noise levels are usually loud.