Electrical Maintenance Supervisor - Southport, NC

The Electrical Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for supervising the maintenance team to support plant-wide maintenance activities, ensuring high equipment availability, reliability, and proper functioning. This role requires adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and all applicable Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The Maintenance Supervisor ensures that maintenance mechanics and technicians are equipped with the necessary tools, training, and equipment to safely and efficiently perform their duties. This position requires 24/7 availability to support the plant as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish expectations for safety, reliability, quality, service, and productivity across the maintenance team.
• Continuously identify and implement safety and efficiency improvements for maintenance tasks.
• Provide direct supervision of daily maintenance activities, ensuring ADM standards of productivity and quality are met.
• Motivate direct reports to exceed customer expectations.
• Act as the primary contact for other departments regarding work scheduling.
• Guide troubleshooting of equipment breakdowns and repair activities.
• Participate in developing preventive maintenance requirements for new and existing equipment.
• Work closely with maintenance personnel to ensure proper documentation of work performed and parts transactions.
• Participate in performing root cause analysis of equipment failures.
• Support plant reliability initiatives and analyze work order history to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Apply value analysis to repair/replace, repair/redesign, and make/buy decisions.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of industrial electrical/mechanical maintenance experience. Technical degree is desirable.
• Proficiency in mechanical diagnosis and repair.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to deliver superior results under all conditions.
• Creativity and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Basic competency in office applications (MS Office) and ability to master other systems such as Maximo, with the capability to train others.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to climb stairs, perform lifting, sit or stand for extended periods, work at heights, bend, kneel, and be respirator-qualified.
• Capability to work in all environmental conditions, including temperature extremes and dusty environments.

Job Requirements:

• Establishing and maintaining safety, reliability, quality, service, and productivity standards.
• Supervising and motivating the maintenance team.
• Troubleshooting and repairing equipment breakdowns.
• Developing preventive maintenance requirements for new and existing equipment.
• Ensuring proper documentation of maintenance activities.
• Performing root cause analysis and supporting reliability initiatives.

Policies/Procedures Knowledge:

Familiarity with the following policies and procedures is required: 789-HR-2, 789-HR-3, 789-HR-5, 789-HR-6, 789-HR-10 MFPP 27 SOP 150, SOP 164, SOP 169, SOP 175, SOP 176, SOP 177.

Environmental and Physical Demands:

The Maintenance Supervisor must be able to work in various environmental conditions, including temperature extremes and dusty environments. Physical requirements include climbing stairs, lifting, standing or sitting for long periods, bending, kneeling, working at heights.

Excited about this role but don’t think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

Benefits and Perks:

In addition to competitive pay, we support your diverse needs with a comprehensive total rewards package to enhance your well-being, including:

• Physical wellness – medical/Rx, dental, vision and on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable).
• Financial wellness – flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers’ compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection.
• Mental and social wellness – Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares).
• Additional benefits include: Paid time off including paid holidays, adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave, tuition assistance, company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs.

*Benefits may vary for bargained locations, confirm benefit eligibility with your recruiter.

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