Maintenance Supervisor
J.M. Smucker · Columbus, GA
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at J.M. Smucker (food & beverage) in Columbus, GA.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, FDA / GMP, PLC
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 41 other live reliability postings in Georgia.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ PLC 55%
- ✓ Root cause 43%
- ✓ Team leadership 33%
- Welding 24%
- Robotics 24%
- EHS / safety 21%
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Stands out: this posting asks for FDA / GMP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at J.M. Smucker
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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Bring proof to the interview
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In this Role You Will
- ◆Lead maintenance in a manner that promotes safety while abiding by LOTO & GMP policies and procedures
- ◆Provide problem solving expertise and root cause analysis to Operations
- ◆Responsible for instilling Smucker's Basic Beliefs and Our Culture in Action
- ◆Ability to lead and mentor a group of hourly employees to promote JMS culture while enhancing their skillset in all areas of maintenance, building and grounds and facility upkeep related tasks
- ◆Develop and execute predictive and preventative PM programs
- ◆Direct and deploy technical resources to repair or maintain equipment
- ◆Build mastery level skills in advanced technicians, advanced technical skills in equipment owners, and basic technical and trouble-shooting skills in all technicians
- ◆Ensure technical documentation, PMs, and spares for department equipment and systems are identified and in place
- ◆Create necessary PMs and SOPs to properly maintain equipment and enable resources to execute work
- ◆Provide technical expertise and guidance to technical resources within a department
- ◆Collaborate with Area Leaders, Process Engineers, and Coordinators in the development of work plans that maximize sanitation and startup effectiveness and efficiency
- ◆Administrator of timekeeping, attendance tracking, and payroll approval processes to ensure accuracy and compliance with company policies.
- ◆Assure compliance with all quality standards including but not limited to: SOPs, GMPs, and BRC
requirements
- ✓Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- ✓High school diploma
- ✓3 years of relevant experience supervising technical individuals
- ✓Demonstrated experience teaching and leading others
- ✓Strong technical and mechanical ability, including problem solving and troubleshooting capabilities
- ✓Troubleshooting and programming line control systems (PLC’s, HMI’s, etc.)
- ✓Prior experience in manufacturing
- ✓Proven ability to communicate and comprehend specifics regarding equipment malfunctions; visual ability to identify equipment problems; computer skills for ordering parts and troubleshooting.
- ✓Assure compliance with all quality standards including but not limited to: SOP, GMP and BRC requirements.
- ✓Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook) is required to support daily job functions.
- ✓Ability to effectively communicate in English (written and verbal) to perform job-related duties.
Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:
- ✓Prior food manufacturing experience is highly preferred
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- ✓Project management experience
Work Environment
This job operates in a manufacturing environment. The noise level in the work environment and manufacturing sites can be loud.
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Your Opportunity as a (Technical) Maintenance Supervisor
In this role you will supervise, lead, mentor, and develop maintenance personnel while fostering a strong culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement. Oversee the upkeep of existing equipment and the installation of new equipment. Partner with plant operations to plan and direct maintenance and facility activities with a focus on quality, productivity, downtime reduction, and defect prevention
Location: 1969 Victory Drive Columbus, GA (Hostess Manufacturing Plant)
Work Arrangements: 100% on-site, PM 10-Hour shift. Flexibility required. Willingness to work off shift (including nights, weekends, and/or holidays) and flow to the work as needed
Physical Demands
- •Regularly required to talk and hear.
- •Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
- •Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
- •Able to lift objects up to 50 pounds frequently.
- •May push and pull heavy objects.
- •Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
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