Maintenance Supervisor at Tasty Brands LLC – Owensboro, Kentucky

Tasty Brands LLC is a well-established, fast growing national company with manufacturing plants (Tracco LLC and Total Packaging LLC) in Owensboro, Kentucky. We produce sandwiches and meals for our nation’s K12 students and other government programs with an additional focus on providing high volume items for selected Private Brand retail customers. We are committed to providing high quality products that are produced by associates who uphold the highest levels of food safety and best in class methods in the industry. We are expanding our product lines, customer base and manufacturing facilities. Our food business is recession proof! We have a geographic footprint that stretches from coast to coast and our supply chain is domestic.

With a focus on collaboration, best practices, and continuous improvement, we are looking for people who want to join us for a long career and be part of a great success story.

Overview

The Maintenance Supervisor is a hands-on position that is responsible for preventative and routine maintenance task in our USDA food manufacturing plant. The Maintenance Supervisor works with their staff to troubleshoot issues, repair failures of production and facilities equipment, and ensure maximum equipment efficiency, effectiveness, and reliability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Machine maintenance, breaking down equipment, adjusting and setting up for daily production.

• Preventative maintenance, which includes daily and weekly inspection on all aspect of machinery.

• Develops budgets for plant maintenance, projects and major and minor line improvements.

• Schedules, supervises, and directs work of the staff.

• Evaluates performance and works with Plant Manager regarding personnel issues.

• Performs other duties and responsibilities as required.

• Able to work overtime and on call 24 hours a day for emergency situations. Weekend work required as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years’ experience in Food production/ facility maintenance; 3 year’s supervisory experience

• Must have previous experience reading schematics

• Experience with SQF or other GFSI program

• College degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering; equivalent experience may be substituted for educational requirement

• Must be a proactive team player who learns quickly when facing new problems and a learner open to change

• ADVANCED mechanical and electrical skills

• Must be able to work with power tools and work on high and low voltages. Have own tools

• Equipment knowledge of: Weber Slicers, Thermoformers , Multi-Vac Tray Sealers , Flow wrappers & Labelers, Ink Jet Printers.

• Able to read engineering schematic such as electrical, mechanical, plumbing, hydraulic and pneumatic

• Welding experience

• Light Carpentry

• Excellent communication skills. Able to interact with all levels of personnel

• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.

This position is bonus eligible.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• Electrical experience: 1 year (Required)

• Schematics: 1 year (Required)

• Mechanical knowledge: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person