Supervisor Maintenance


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Job Title: Supervisor Maintenance
Location: Easton, New England United States, USA

Company: McCain Foods
Industry Sector: Food/Processing
Industry Type: Food & Beverage Products and Processing
Career Type: Maintenance/Repair
Job Type: Full Time
Minimum Years Experience Required: 1
Salary: Competitive
Job Description:



Requisition ID: 35430 


Job Description:
 

About the role.

Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in setting up, installing, repairing, and maintaining machinery and equipment, and in fabricating metal parts.

 

Accountabilities.

  • Analyze and resolve work problems or assist workers in solving work problems.

 

  • Assist workers in diagnosing malfunctions in machinery and equipment.

 

  • Conduct employee appraisals and evaluations.

 

  • Confer with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.

 

  • Direct workers engaged in dismantling, assembling, and installing industrial machinery.

 

  • Direct workers in mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment.

 

  • Ensure adequate staffing and training of new employees.

 

  • Ensure forklift operations are in accordance with company policy.

 

  • Establish daily work schedules.

 

  • Implement McCain Competitive Edge and Lean Manufacturing practices relative to Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and People (SQCDP).

 

  • Initiate and conduct the department to reinforce Health and Safety, company policies, and otherwise impart the knowledge and information necessary for personnel to carry out their responsibilities.

 

  • Interpret specifications, blueprints, and job orders to workers, and assign duties.

 

  • Keep workshops and other areas clean, orderly, and safe.

 

  • Maintain time and production records.

 

  • Perform activities of workers supervised.

 

  • Provide directions to maintenance team at pre-shift meetings and is available on-site to direct, guide, and counsel employees.

 

  • Recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.

 

  • Request of non-stock replacement parts.

 

  • Schedule employee work schedules and vacations.

 

  • Study production schedules and estimate worker hour requirements for completion of job assignment.

 

  • Suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew.

 

  • Other projects/duties as assigned or needed.
  • Supervise all personnel and activities within area of responsibility.

 

Qualifications.

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

 

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
  • One to three years in a leadership role.


Required Certification, Licenses, Registration:

  • McCain Forklift Certification
  • McCain Scissor Lift Certification

 

Work Enviroment.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

 

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud. 

 

About the team.


As a production supervisor, you will gain hands-on experience in establishing a strong foundation in understanding the business. You will learn all activities in the processing area and assure good safety and sanitation practices are adhered too.  Coordinates activities with the Production Supervisor (Packaging) to ensure enough products are available for packaging.   

 

About McCain.


At McCain, we’re feeding the world: from French fries to cakes, we contribute to the important role food plays in people's lives. That’s why we’re dedicated to ensuring our core values—Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality—shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together, along with our business and community partners, to bring sustainable growth and positive change today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!

 

Leadership Principles.


Our principles, each with related practices, guide our actions across the organization. Together, they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees, and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles, individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles.

 

We are customer obsessed. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights, we drive mutual success.
We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition, curiosity, and smart risks, we can accomplish goals, refine processes, and innovate to scale success.
We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first, showing humility, and working together.
We act like owners. Together, we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain.


The McCain experience.

We are McCain: this statement is about our power collectively and our importance individually, your impact is a significant part of the business. Our winning culture focuses on authenticity and trust so we can always bring out the best in our people. Here, you have the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive while being yourself. Join our team to see why we’re better together.

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Job Post Date: 07/02/25
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