Maintenance Supervisor

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Provides the necessary maintenance support for the facilities, packaging equipment, power, and refrigeration at the Ankeny, Iowa plant.

Essential Duties :

• •Supervise maintenance and capital projects at the Ankeny Plant.
• •Staff, schedule the maintenance department as appropriate, and ensure its effectiveness through training.
• •Maintain a positive labor relations environment with subordinate personnel.
• •Analyze production processes and methods.
• •Recommend and implement changes and new programs that improve costs.
• •Provide monthly summaries to the management of maintenance performance and capital project updates.
• •Maintain a cost-effective preventive maintenance program.
• •Ensure compliance with all safety and Good Manufacturing Practice policies and procedures in areas of own responsibility.
• •Provide ongoing training and enforcement as appropriate.
• •Responsible for reporting any food safety and quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.
• •Enforce GMP rules and guidelines.
• •Identify and communicate food safety issues; lead and influence food safety initiatives.

Minimum Experience:

• •Total Yrs. of Experience: 5 to 7 years.
• •Six years of experience in engineering and maintenance, including four years of supervisory experience.
• •Experience in consumer food products and food packaging. Apprenticeship in one of more maintenance areas.
• •Functional experience in the use of Word and Excel.
• •Working knowledge of JD Edwards is a plus.
• •Minimum Formal Education: Associate Degree.

Skills and Abilities:

• •Strong oral and written communication skills.
• •Attention to detail.
• •Ability to negotiate with vendors.
• •Analytical skills.

Working Conditions & Physical Demands:

• •Physical: The job often requires standing, walking, climbing, crouching, kneeling, and finger/hand dexterity.
• •Sensory: Ability to communicate via speaking, listening, and visual means. Ability to give verbal direction and negotiate.
• •Mental/Reasoning: Ability to use analytical skills to determine the correct course of action. Ability to manage several projects at the same time and be able to learn new projects quickly.

Equal Employment Opportunity

B&G Foods is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process should contact Human Resources. For more information on your federal rights, please review the EEOC’s Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination Is Illegal poster at https://www.eeoc.gov/poster .