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The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the safe, disciplined, and effective execution of maintenance activities to support plant reliability, safety, and production performance. This role owns day‑to‑day maintenance execution, technician leadership, and schedule adherence, ensuring work is completed as planned and standards are consistently enforced. The Maintenance Supervisor serves as the primary execution link between Maintenance Planning, Reliability, and Operations, and is critical in stabilizing a reactive maintenance environment by reducing emergency work, improving work order quality, developing technician capability, and restoring confidence in the maintenance system.

• Enforce all safety standards including LOTO, confined space, hot work, and permit‑to‑work requirements.
• Exercise stop‑work authority for unsafe conditions or behaviors.
• Ensure maintenance work complies with environmental and wastewater requirements and escalates abnormal conditions immediately.
• Hold technicians accountable for housekeeping and job‑site restoration as part of every task.

• Own execution of the published weekly maintenance schedule and drive >90% schedule compliance.
• Control and challenge break‑in and emergency work; ensure true emergencies are clearly defined and documented.
• Lead daily maintenance execution meetings and shift handovers.
• Monitor work order progress multiple times per shift and actively remove barriers to completion.
• Escalate systemic schedule disruptions to Maintenance Management and Operations.

• Actively manage maintenance backlog health, aging, and prioritization.
• Ensure all work orders meet CMMS quality standards including labor hours, failure codes, comments, and completion status.
• Verify accuracy and completeness of work orders before returning them to Planning.
• Review job delays and variance between planned vs. actual labor to identify improvement opportunities.

• Assign work based on demonstrated competency, not availability.
• Hold technicians accountable for work quality, documentation, safety compliance, and standard work.
• Conduct regular skills assessments against the skills matrix and implement corrective training plans.
• Remove technicians from complex or critical work when competency gaps are identified.
• Lead mentoring and apprentice development programs.

• Ensure planned jobs are executed as written and provide structured feedback to Planning for job plan improvement.
• Verify tools, parts, kits, and materials are staged and ready prior to job execution.
• Partner with Reliability by providing high‑quality execution feedback, failure observations, and data to support Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and PM optimization.
• Ensure defective parts and assemblies are routed for repair or rebuild promptly.

• Support Preventive and Predictive Maintenance execution and compliance.
• Participate in Root Cause Failure Analysis for major or chronic failures as required.
• Track and improve maintenance execution KPIs including schedule compliance, PM completion, emergency work percentage, and value‑added maintenance work.
• Ensure maintenance standardization and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Schedule compliance
• PM completion rate
• Emergency / break‑in work percentage
• Quality and timeliness of CMMS feedback
• Maintenance safety and environmental performance
• Technician skill progression and engagement

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Maintenance Technology or related field or 5–10 years of progressive industrial maintenance supervisory experience.
• Proven success stabilizing high‑reactive maintenance environments.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach, correct, and develop diverse technician skill sets.
• Experience working within a CMMS‑driven maintenance organization.
• Technical knowledge of industrial electrical systems, PLCs, motor controls, mechanical systems, pneumatics, and automated equipment.
• Familiarity with predictive and condition‑based maintenance tools.
• Knowledge of OSHA and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Food or regulated manufacturing experience preferred.

• Being part of a high‑performance, people‑focused company with a vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth.
• An inclusive company culture that rewards excellence and empowers everyone to learn and contribute their best.
• Competitive health and wellness benefits offering flexibility to meet individual or family needs, including mental health and wellbeing programs; benefits begin on the first day of employment.
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company matching that starts on the first day of employment.
• Learning and development opportunities, including workshops, speaker series events, and resources that support career progress.
• Comprehensive tuition reimbursement program for eligible degrees, diplomas, professional certification, or trades programs.
• Support for community impact with up to two paid volunteer days per year.

We thank all applicants for their interest in exploring employment opportunities with Maple Leaf Foods; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applicants may be subject to a background check and must meet the security criteria designated for the position.

Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired; please contact our Talent Attraction Team at ataccommodations@mapleleaf.com.

The above compensation reflects the target compensation for the position at the time of posting. The base salary offered may vary based on a variety of factors including skills, experience, education, training, job‑related knowledge, and other organizational requirements. For part‑time roles, salaries are adjusted according to scheduled hours. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible to participate in Maple Leaf’s annual short‑term incentive plan.

Disclaimer: Please note that salaries posted on sites other than the MLF Careers Page are not a reflection of Maple Leaf Foods and are an estimated salary range provided by that particular job board. Maple Leaf Foods offers competitive wages and an attractive total rewards package, which will be discussed during an interview with our Talent Team.