North Country Dairy Looking for Maintenance Supervisor at North Lawrence, NY Full Time

Owned by 250+ family farms, Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. is a food and beverage company that has offered innovative, award-winning, high-quality dairy products since 1965. Our progressive cooperative’s success is based on a commitment to quality in everything we do that extends to every stage of operations, from our farms to the consumer. Our product offerings include milk, flavored milk, yogurt, dip, sour cream, cottage cheese, Italian cheese, and ice cream mix marketed under the Upstate Farms®, Bison®, Milk for Life®, and Intense Milk® brands.

Working within the limits of authority, regulatory and company policies and procedures executes the continuous improvement plan of plant equipment utilization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all phases of operation and maintenance of systems, includes primary and ancillary equipment.
• Manage preventative maintenance and predictive maintenance of process equipment throughout the plant.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, electronic, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment.
• Troubleshoot PLC and computer controlled devices.
• Troubleshoot minor plumbing, building repair, and maintenance.
• Train others on the team.
• Responsible for monitoring performance, efficiency of utility-related process equipment. Recognizing deviation from optimal and rectifying it.
• Responsible for managing maintenance department labor.
• Responsible/assure first-line compliance with Federal, State and Local regulatory agencies for environmental discharges. Command understanding of regulations.
• Responsible for maintenance employee job performance, including safety, orientation, training and discipline. Assure compliance with employee relation’s policies and programs.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma
• Must have experience with electro-mechanical, pneumatics, PLC controllers, and process instrumentation
• Ability to read and interpret schematics and drawings
• Must have excellent verbal and written skills
• Must have strong problem solving skills
• Must be a self motivated individual
• Ability to work well with others and be a team member
• Must have safe work habits
• Ability to train others
• Must show enthusiasm, initiative, and pride in work

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related technical field is preferred and 5 years in-depth experience with industrial ammonia refrigeration and steam boiler systems, supplemented by formal education courses may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Demonstrated communication, technical skills and supervisor/management experience. Previous budget management responsibilities and control system experiences. This position requires the ability to demonstrate excellence in the following areas; ability to align performance for success, build successful teams, plan and organize, effective decision making, quality to orientation, manage conflict and strategic communication skills.

Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. is committed to equal employment opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 2 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Work setting:

• In-person
• Warehouse

Experience:

• Maintenance: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person