Maintenance Supervisor 1st Processing-1st Shift

LINCOLN PREMIUM POULTRY

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Maintenance Supervisor DATE: 10/2026

REPORTS TO: Maintenance Manager STATUS: Exempt

CORE VALUE COMMITMENT:
All employees will demonstrate our culture of commitment to quality, respect for fellow employees and business partners, and responsibility to the environment and our community.

JOB SUMMARY:
Provides technical leadership for plant maintenance personnel. Responsible for scheduling, coaching, and training of direct reports.

DAILY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Responsible for hiring, coaching, training, and evaluating performances of direct reports to maximize employee engagement and achieve budgeted targets.
2. Monitor production areas to ensure proper functioning of equipment and machinery.
3. Provide suggestions for correctable measures when downtime results from mechanical or technical defects.
4. Prioritize work orders, schedule, and direct maintenance workforce as necessary.
5. Sustain and improve assigned work orders and maintain appropriate documentation for all work performed.
6. Participate in Hazmat operations and emergency preparedness.
7. Identify opportunities for improvement and communicate with leaders and assigned personnel on enacting those potential changes.
8. Observe and enforce all personnel, quality, and food safety policies.
9. Ensure all company safety policies and procedures are followed to ensure a safe working environment by promoting, adhering to, and holding employees accountable to those policies.
10. Provide detailed and constructive feedback to employees during their shift on their performance and attitude.
11. Communicate equipment issues and plans of repair to production supervisors and managers.
12. Attend meetings and training as required.
13. Effectively communicate with HR and other supporting departments if conflict or dilemmas arise with employees in your charge.
14. Manage employee timecards and time off requests.
15. Perform employee disciplinary actions, including verbal, written, and suspension paperwork and all other required documentation.
16. All other duties not listed but requested by Maintenance Management, Senior Leadership, and Human Resources.

REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION:

1. MUST possess a minimum of two years’ work experience in a maintenance field, including previous supervisory or management experience.
2. MUST be familiar with manufacturing maintenance requirements.
3. Ability to analyze, evaluate, and solve mechanical problems.
4. MUST have knowledge of food safety programs, including HACCP programs, SSOP’s and GMP’s.
5. MUST possess skills in communicating in a courteous and professional manner, both verbally and in writing to all team members.
6. Ability to motivate team members to drive and achieve production goals as well as be responsible for performance management of your team including goal setting and providing performance reviews yearly.
7. MUST have exceptional time management and prioritizing skills.
8. MUST know how to effectively utilize a personal computer and a variety of software, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
9. MUST be able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
10. Must be able to pass required physical including demonstrating your ability to lift the required weight for each position.
11. Ability to stand or walk for an entire 8-hour shift.
12. Ability to reflect the values of our company in public settings.
13. Ability to work flexible hours as needed.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

1. Experience in poultry or other food processing plants is highly preferred, but not required.
2. Knowledge in process improvement principles is preferred.
3. Higher education in maintenance, electrical, refrigeration, or related field is preferred, however experience in lieu of degree will always be considered.
4. Bilingual skills in Spanish and/or Karen are preferred, but not required.

Note: The above information is only a reflection of the general nature of job duties. Based on business need, additional duties may be assigned.