Job Description

Become part of a team that champions wellness worldwide. CAPTEK® Softgel International is a global leader in the development and production of high-quality nutraceutical supplements. As a contract manufacturer organization (CMO), we collaborate with innovators from some of the world’s most successful brands.

Summary: The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for ensuring plant equipment is properly maintained to consistently meet or exceed safety, food quality, environmental, regulatory, and product supply standards. This role also serves as a technical resource to the leadership team, and directly supervises the maintenance team, including mechanics, leads, and maintenance planners as assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Facilitates maintenance support of operations during daily production runs.
• Leads key continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provides hands on technical leadership and training to troubleshoot, diagnose and resolve electro-mechanical issues, utilizing the 7 step Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process.
• Ensures safety and quality standards are followed by direct reports and team members.
• Coordinates with the Planning team to reconcile maintenance schedule, percent of work orders completed vs. work orders scheduled, and break-in percentage (emergency work orders vs. scheduled).
• Reviews and analyzes completed work orders for feedback and accuracy, (corrective actions with RCA when required, labor hours, parts).
• Assists project manager as directed for major projects to ensure proper planning is attained. Provides input and support for all projects and ensures proper project management procedures are followed. Responsible for ensuring preventive maintenance procedures, master schedules and spare parts are in place to support successful project startups.
• Works with the Maintenance Manager on Mechanic Annual Training requirements along with continual documented skill evaluations.
• Ensures mechanics maintain Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) proficiency with work request input, work order data input, inventory lookup, and work order history review.
• Leads daily shift transition meetings and communicates business results and requirements.
• Conducts annual performance reviews with all direct reports.
• Enforces all safety protocols and procedures, and acts on any pending safety issues.
• Ensures shop organization and cleanliness is maintained.
• Other duties as assigned by manager.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Excellent problem-solving and organizational skills
• Ability to function under stressful situations
• Proficient math and analytical skills
• Ability to establish procedures and monitor results
• Possesses good time management skills, and the ability to support various tasks and projects
• Mechanical Aptitude (Troubleshooting and Manufacturing Processes)
• Excellent computer skills including; MS Office, Outlook, etc.

Education/Experience:

• B. S. degree in Engineering or Industrial Technology and/or relevant technical experience, preferred.
• 3-5 years’ experience in a technical leadership capacity working in a manufacturing or related industrial environment. Experience with food manufacturing is a plus.
• Experience in a high performance, self-managed environment, with a working knowledge and understanding of production management, cost, quality, safety and personnel.
• Experience with operating within a formalized Continuous Improvement process a plus

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 may be exposed to laboratory environments involving chemicals, biological samples, and analytical equipment. The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate.

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.

Physical demands require sitting, walking, bending, reaching, and occasionally lifting objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to use hands to handle objects, reach with hands and arms, and communicate verbally.

I understand the requirements of this position and acknowledge I can perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.

CAPTEK is an equal employment opportunity employer. In order to provide equal opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities, not on any mental or physical disability. We comply with the law regarding reasonable accommodation for disabled employees and applicants.

We do not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), reproductive health decisions, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religious creed, disability (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics ), genetic information, age, marital status, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.

Thank you for your interest in joining the CAPTEK team. You will be contacted shortly if your application is selected.