Maintenance Superintendent

The Maintenance Superintendent is responsible for hands-on, day to day preventative and corrective maintenance for all Home Chef equipment.

Detailed Responsibilities

Operational Efficiency:

• Oversee and coordinate the daily operations of the maintenance department.


• Monitor equipment and systems to ensure efficiency and functionality. Lead projects in coordination with all plant departments to maximize utilization of automation / equipment to improve overall efficiencies.


• Liaise with other departments and external contractors or vendors.


• Manages the CMMS and ensures work orders are closed in a timely manner. Plan, schedule, and manage maintenance activities to ensure minimal disruption to operations.


• Prioritizes emergency as well as planned work orders to keep operations running and the equipment running reliably 

Project Management:

• Manage budgets, forecast costs, and ensure the department operates within financial constraints.


• Prepare maintenance reports and other documentation as required.


• Develops Preventative Maintenance tasks to keep equipment reliable for all existing and future equipment


• Manages spare parts inventory for all equipment and maintenance needs


• Conducts trends of work orders to understand which assets are bad actors


• Acts as site point of contact for all capital improvement work and helps manage project progress when corporate project manager is not on site

Training, Planning & Execution: 

• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations from team members and contractors


• Trains all maintenance team members on how to complete PMs


• Assists CI Manager with overall training and development of members of the CI team


• Plans day to day maintenance activities for the maintenance team and contractors 


• Ensures all planned work is executed for the maintenance team and contractors 


• Ensures all emergency work is prioritized and completed to prevent impact to operations 

Food & Employee Safety: 

• Ensures all equipment that is worked on is released to sanitation before returning to the operations team 


• Ensures all maintenance team members are trained and retrained on safe work practices (LOTO, elevated work, hot work, confined space, line breaks)


• Enforces safety standards and safe work practices for all Home Chef employees and contractors working on site. 

SOPs & Audits

• Ensures maintenance SOPs are developed and maintained up to date 


• Ensures documentation on all maintenance tasks are compliant with Food Safety best practices to ensure we are audit ready  

Communication & Leadership

• Communicates with other plant leaders on required maintenance work that could impact operations or put team members at risk 


• Communicates expectations to the maintenance team and leads by example 

Coaching & Development:

• Coaches maintenance team members on a daily basis 


• Coaches operations team on the work order process to ensure work is getting resolved in a timely manner

KPI Management: 

• Manages work order completion on a daily basis


• Manages equipment uptime and reliability to minimize production impact

This position requires 0% travel. 

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or other characteristics needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• 5+ years of industrial maintenance experience (food/controlled environments preferred) with a proven track record of leading teams and managing high-level scheduling. 


• Proficient in CMMS and MS Excel to analyze data trends, manage maintenance metrics, and drive strategic operational decisions.


• Expert knowledge of PLC, servo, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems, including industrial electronics, AC/DC controls, and schematic interpretation.


• Ability to be on-call and respond to facility needs after hours and/or during weekends


• Active safety leader with OSHA certifications (PIT/Scissor Lift) and oversight experience in LOTO, Hot Work, Confined Space, and Line Break protocols.


• General high school degree, or equivalent, (e.g. GED). Associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree or technical degree preferred.

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