Maintenance Supervisor
Position Title: Maintenance Supervisor
Company Overview: At Bobo’s Oat Bars everything we create is made with love and baked by hand using wholesome, simple ingredients you can find in your own kitchen. Working at Bobo’s is a labor of love. Our experienced staff exudes integrity, grit, passion, and a unified desire to share the love of Bobo’s and our products from their hearts to others. Bobo’s employees embrace and reflect the Bobo’s values being collaborative, adaptable, passionate, persevering, and fun-loving.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Salary range is $70,000 - $85,000 annually
- Benefits include bonus potential, health, dental and vision insurance, 401k with 4% company match, equity shares, sick and vacation leave
Position Summary: The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the maintenance team, ensuring all machines and equipment are well-maintained and functioning optimally, scheduling repairs and regular maintenance, assigning work orders to maintenance team, reducing machine downtime, and complying with safety regulations. This role involves in-depth troubleshooting, preventive maintenance planning, and technical leadership within the maintenance team.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Follow and enforce safety policies and protocols; alerting others regarding potential concerns.
- Uphold highest standards of food safety and product quality through observance and enforcement of allergen protocols, and Good Manufacturing Practices; promptly report food safety and quality issues as necessary
- Oversee and direct daily maintenance operations ensuring compliance with safety standards, regulatory requirements, and company policies.
- Coordinate and schedule routine inspections and preventive maintenance and utilize predictive maintenance techniques to minimize down time on all equipment.
- Manage maintenance personnel, including assignment of work orders from CMMS, training, scheduling, and performance feedback.
- Track downtime, conduct root cause analysis of recurring issues and develop and implement corrective action plans.
- Identify needs for upgrades and repairs, and initiate improvement projects to increase operational efficiency.
- Manage maintenance logs and documentation of all maintenance activities, repairs, and equipment history; Hold maintenance team accountable for accurate documentation
- Assist in the establishment, tracking, and reporting of Maintenance KPIs for operational success
- Collaborate with other departmental heads to align maintenance with overall operational strategies.
- Oversee the installation, alignment, and calibration of precision machinery components.
- Lead tests and trials to validate the effectiveness of equipment enhancements.
- Generate reports on equipment performance, reliability metrics, and maintenance costs.
- Establish reorder points, track usage, and optimize inventory levels for cost-efficiency.
- Conduct training sessions on advanced maintenance techniques and equipment operation.
- Lead and direct outside contractors in the performance of their duties
- Lead the Safety and Food Safety Programs for the Maintenance Department
- Perform and delegate other assigned tasks, as needed
Marginal Duties Performed Less Frequently:
- Design, develop, and update Maintenance SOPs
- Purchase small ticket items as needed to keep maintenance running smoothly.
- Collaborate with vendors and engineers to implement upgrades and modifications.
- Must be available to work weekends occasionally, as needed.
Supervisory Responsibility:
- This position will have direct supervision responsibilities for the 10-15 maintenance and zone technicians assigned to their shift.
- The backup for the Maintenance Supervisor will be the Maintenance Manager.
Qualifications / Education / Experience Desired:
- High school diploma or equivalent is required; Associate Degree, degree from a vocational school, or technical certification in a related field is preferred.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in maintenance, preferably in a food manufacturing environment.
- Proven management or leadership experience
- Proficiency in diagnosing and repairing complex mechanical, electrical, and PLC systems.
- Strong knowledge of preventive maintenance methodologies
- Experience with equipment upgrades, installations, and commissioning.
- Ability to analyze data, interpret technical manuals, and develop maintenance procedures.
- Must be able to read electrical drawings and mechanical blueprints
- Competency with computers and Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc)
- Strong problem-solving skills and excellent organizational ability.
- Knowledge of occupational safety and health practices and regulations.
- Knowledge of quality assurance, environmental health, and safety standards is essential.
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including some weekends and/or holidays
- Available to be on call to assist with issues that may occur during their scheduled time off
- PM program development (CMMS) a plus
- Must be familiar with a production environment under FDA, SQF and HACCP guidelines
Language / Mathematical / Reasoning Ability:
- Must be able to write and speak, both clearly and effectively.
- Ability to read, write, and understand documents in English, such as technical manuals, Standard Operating Procedures, and general instructions
- Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) preferred
- Strong math skills required
Supervision Given:
- This position will report to the Maintenance Manager
- The position holder is expected to be able to work with minimal oversight at times, able to confidently handle situations on their own
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee:
- Must be able to stand for shift length up to 12 hours unless otherwise specified (Constantly)
- Must be able to tolerate exposure to peanuts and tree nuts (coconut, almond, and pecan) as well as other materials (Frequently)
- Must use hands to grasp, grip, pinch and handle objects; lift and reach with hands and arms (Frequently)
- Must be able to lift and/or move up to 15 pounds (Frequently) and up to 50 pounds (Occasionally)
- Must be able to exert a push/pull force of up to 50 pounds (Occasionally)
- Required to walk and climb steps (Occasionally)
- Must balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch (Occasionally)
- Must be able to operate in congested areas (Occasionally)
- Must be able to operate maintenance tools and equipment
- Must be able to work from a scissor/articulating lift at heights up to and including 30 feet
Work Environment:
- Environment temperature varies between hot and cold conditions
- Noise level is moderate; hearing conservation program not required, but provided upon request
- Employees work on or near heavy machinery and rapidly moving equipment
Work Location: This position is required to work onsite in our Loveland, CO facility
Travel Required: Very Limited – May be asked to go off-site for equipment training, safety/food safety training and other short duration items. No overnight travel expected but may be required in rare circumstances.
Resume Submission: All candidates with relevant experience please submit resume to Jobs@EatBobos.com. Please put “Maintenance Supervisor” in the subject line of email
Bobo’s Oat Bars is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information, protected veteran/military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.