Joining King’s Hawaiian makes you part of our `ohana (family). We are a family-owned business for over seventy years, respecting our roots while thinking about our future as we continue to grow and care for our customers and the communities we serve. Our `ohana members build an environment of inclusivity as they freely collaborate, pursue learning through curiosity, and explore innovation as critical thinkers. Beyond that, we are also passionate about supporting the long-term health and well-being of our employees and their families. If you’re excited to rise with our team, come and join our `ohana!
Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Supervisor will supervise and coordinate all activities associated with the facilities and equipment in support of production, sanitation, distribution, and safety. Employees in this position may interact with a manager daily to receive guidance and feedback. Some non-routine activities may require a manager’s advance approval, but routine decisions within the general scope of the role may be made independently.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Leads the site technical team in the areas of equipment reliability, facilities maintenance, coordinated with the systems and controls engineering, planning, and inventory management, and plant project/process engineering.
- Supervises, trains, and mentors. Meet regularly to set goals, give feedback, and monitor progress. Builds and maintains a team of focused and engaged employees.
- Drives plant-wide preventative maintenance programs across all manufacturing functions.
- Develops and tracks KPIs (key Performance Indicators) and reports to plant stakeholders.
- Responsible for keeping process and facilities equipment in operating condition to minimize downtime and ensure efficient production.
- Collaborates with Operations personnel to ensure efficient production and minimize downtime.
- Develops and improves preventative maintenance programs.
- Maintains spare parts inventory within budget and operational guidelines.
- Evaluates the Preventive Maintenance efficiency by analyzing maintenance costs and equipment downtime.
- Develops and executes plans for efficient use of materials, machines, and employees.
- Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
- Builds and maintains working relationships with vendors and suppliers.
- Audits the chemical storage policy and procedures to ensure proper labeling and storage.
- Performs maintenance and repairs as needed.
- Enforces Federal, State, City, and A.I.B. Health and Safety Standards, including OSHA (State and/or Federal) and Hazardous Material regulations, in keeping with the work process and chemical inventory by location.
- Acts as a Safety champion, ensuring that team culture embodies a “safety first, safety always” attitude with policies, procedures, and accountability to protect our ‘ohana’s safety.
- Reports all quality and food safety concerns/issues to QA as assigned and outlined in Safe Quality Foods (SQF) Program.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE)
- Required – High school diploma or GED equivalent.
- Preferred – Bachelor’s degree in engineering, industrial management, production operations management, or equivalent field of study.
- Required – 5 years of progressively responsible experience in manufacturing.
- Preferred – 5 years of progressively responsible experience in food/baking industry.
- Required – Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals written in English.
- Required – Ability to write routine quality assurance reports and correspondence in English.
- Required – Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measurement using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Preferred – Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees.
- Required – Proficiency with all MS Office Applications (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
- Preferred – English/Spanish bilingual.
- Preferred – Working knowledge of Autonomous Maintenance and Total Productive Maintenance.
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (JOB SKILLS, ABILITIES, KNOWLEDGE)
- Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and compressed air systems.
- Proficient with RedZone Productivity Suite.
- Proficient with Excel and/or Tableau for dashboard building.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills – ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization.
Physical Demands
The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, taste, or smell. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 - 25 pounds, and occasionally more than 50 pounds with assistance from a co-worker and/or mechanical devices. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. May require the use of equipment in the machine shop, small portable equipment, and manual tools. Duties may require occasional operation of a motor vehicle or travel to another state on behalf of the company.
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. Occasional exposure to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee will be handling items that may be hot. The noise level is usually moderate.
King's Hawaiian is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our ohana.