Maintenance Production Specialist

1 week ago


Salina, Kansas, United States Schwan's Full time
Production Supervisor Opportunity at Schwan's in Salina, KS

We are seeking a highly skilled Maintenance Production Specialist to join our team at Schwan's Company, a leading U.S. manufacturer and marketer of quality foods, in Salina, Kansas.

About the Role:

As a Maintenance Production Specialist, you will provide technical leadership and oversee maintenance activities for assigned shifts or platforms. Your primary focus will be on directing reactive, corrective, and planned maintenance activities in coordination with site strategy. You will work closely with the Maintenance Leadership team to identify and eliminate top losses across the site, ensuring production throughput, downtime, OEE, and cost attainment.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

  • Ensuring a safe working environment to eliminate human safety and food safety risks
  • Supervising daily work assignments, including reactive, corrective, planned, and condition-based maintenance
  • Prioritizing and assigning resources based on shifting production and schedule demands
  • Actively participating in site DMS meetings with reporting ownership for maintenance metrics
  • Weekly tracking and reporting of maintenance KPIs, such as PM and Corrective Completion, Backlog, WO aging, Mean Time to Complete, Breakdowns, Defects, etc.
  • Providing technical leadership in the development and utilization of Clean-Inspect-Lubricate and Centerlines
  • Ensuring equipment is maintained at basic condition through coaching Defect Elimination
  • Leading failures to root cause using Breakdown Elimination processes
  • Responsible for cost management and budget compliance in partnership with site Maintenance Leadership team
  • Participating in equipment maintenance strategy improvement using inputs from maintenance team, breakdown elimination findings, defect trends, and equipment condition monitoring
  • Supervising equipment repair and rebuilds during scheduled outages
  • Teaching, coaching, and developing maintenance team members in areas of technical, leadership, and process utilization
  • Performing work quality audits to ensure compliance to expectations
  • Ensuring teams leverage SAP PM (or applicable CMMS) for maintenance activities
  • Ensuring compliance to CMMS data integrity standards
  • Identifying and resolving issues regarding spare part availability
  • Providing regular communication to direct team, site leadership, and key stakeholders
  • Lead and direct contractor and vendor work execution
  • Leads performance management cycle for employees, including objective setting, development, performance reviews, discipline, rewards, and recognition
  • Leads wage interviewing, staffing, and onboarding of new employees on-shift

What We Offer:

  • A competitive salary range of $85,000 - $110,000 per annum, depending on experience
  • Bachelor's degree preferred; high school diploma or equivalent required
  • Minimum of three years related experience; previous supervisor experience essential
  • Knowledge of general construction, electrical systems, electronic systems, microprocessors, mechanical systems, and computerized maintenance management systems
  • Working knowledge of food plant production and processing equipment preferred
  • Knowledge of occupational hazards, safety, EPA regulations, USDA, and sanitation standards preferred
  • SAP experience beneficial; excellent written and verbal communication skills required
  • Basic PC skills, including expertise with MS Office and Outlook

About Schwan's:

Schwan's Company is a place where you can belong, contribute, and thrive. Our company overview showcases our commitment to innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction. With popular brands like Red Baron, Tony's, and Edwards desserts, we offer a wide range of products that cater to diverse tastes and preferences.

We strive to maintain a culture focused on ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of our employees. Our comprehensive package of benefits includes competitive wages, incentive pay, and a supportive work environment that fosters growth and development.

Location: Salina, Kansas



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