The Maintenance Supervisor - Electrician oversees the maintenance department and production lines, ensuring mechanical integrity and equipment reliability while promoting safety and efficiency. Responsibilities include scheduling work, managing maintenance expenses, and leading a team of mechanical craftsmen in achieving operational goals. The role demands strong technical knowledge, management experience, and a commitment to continuous improvement in maintenance practices.

Job Summary

Oversee the maintenance department, production lines and affiliated equipment, building and grounds. Schedule work and workforce to meet production demands., maintain the preventative maintenance system and work toward meeting the plants safety and uptime goals. Control maintenance expenses by managing overtime and parts expenses weekly.

Establish and maintain mechanical integrity and equipment reliability programs to ensure employee safety provide environmental security and maximize the plant's availability, product quality, and cost effectiveness. Other primary responsibilities include: ownership of the plant's PM/PdM activities; leadership of equipment performance tracking and repair/improvement prioritization; technical guidance of mechanical craftsmen; and engineering support of maintenance and capital projects. You will report to the Maintenance Manager. You will work on site at the Council Bluffs location.

Position Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule work force of employees.
• Monitor downtime occurrences to maintain operations.
• Monitor the efficiencies of the production lines, paying special attention for maintenance and mechanical trends.
• Train, motivate and direct employees to follow safe work methods and standard
• procedures to ensure efficient use of employees.
• Promote teamwork to achieve Our goals
• Maintain a cooperative working relationship with USDA officials
• Control labor costs
• Purchase of supplies and repair parts with regard to quality
• Control departmental overtime
• Monitor the machinery and equipment to ensure safety of the employees
• Enforce the plant's safety program.
• Compliance to all OSHA safety regulations and standards
• Maintain equipment for efficient operation within maintenance budget; operating within the constraint of the union contract and USDA regulations
• Seek continuous improvement in the Maintenance Department employees and the efficiencies of the production lines.
• Assume full ownership of predictive and preventive maintenance activities including oil analysis, vibration analysis, engine-compressor analysis, and infrared thermography.
• Evaluate PM/PDM activities and frequencies to ensure optimum use of workforce and resources in maximizing equipment reliability.
• Involves all associates in a team concept, keeping personnel safety, food safety and uptime as the top priorities.

Position Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required, Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Mechanical engineering or other technical degree program
• 3-5 years of previous maintenance experience
• Previous management experience required
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, blue prints, schematics, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Write routine reports and correspondence.
• Speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Calculate figures.
• Apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Solve practical problems
• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Experience with Preventative Maintenance programs. Knowledge of Electronic and Electrical principals.
• Experienced at writing: employee appraisals/evaluations, Maintenance procedures and Job Descriptions.
• Must Have computer Experience
• CAD/Drafting experience desirable.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee will be exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation: 

The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

Our Benefits:

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

• Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
• Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
• Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
• Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

Our Company:

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye ®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®.

Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.

Maintenance Supervisor, Electrician, Preventative Maintenance, Mechanical Integrity, Production Efficiency, Safety Compliance, Team Leadership, Equipment Reliability, Budget Management, Food Manufacturing