Maintenance Supervisor

At Suntory Global Spirits, we craft spirits of the highest quality and deliver brilliant experiences to people around the world. Suntory Global Spirits has evolved into the world's third largest leading premium spirits company ... where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets - our premium spirits and our people - we're driving growth through impactful marketing, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Suntory Global Spirits is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day.
What makes this a great opportunity?

Contributes to the success of Frankfort maintenance operations by working with the maintenance team to supervise mechanics and specialists work planning and adherence to the maintenance plan, supervises outside service contractor activities, assists in managing facilities spare parts inventory, and provides backfill coverage for management relief in the Maintenance & Engineering Department.

• Manage and supervise daily ongoing facilities & bottling specialist activities across the Frankfort sites:
  • Areas of responsibility include all bottling, & packaging equipment, case palletizing, liquid handling, and plant infrastructure equipment - Including but not limited to bottle handling & case handling equipment, plant steam boilers, vacuum system, air compressors, processed water and hot water production, bulk processing transfer & transportation systems, and all other bottling support equipment.
  • Works with maintenance planner to coordinate & plan all maintenance activities including emergency non-routine breakdowns as well as scheduled routine/cyclical PMs.
  • Provides all necessary permits for safe work (hot work, confined space)
  • Coordinates and maintains adequate training records for all facilities employees (forklift, scissor lift, confined space & hot work certifications)

• Manage and supervise ongoing contracted services PMs across all Frankfort sites. This includes coordination with internal Beam Suntory personnel where applicable.
  • Areas include but are not limited to bottling and/or processing large machine overhauls & rebuilds.
  • Ensures all contractors are current on safety training and adhering to site safety rules

• Coordinates with the maintenance manager to ensure adequate adherence to the budget
• Works with storeroom supervisor and department supervisors to ensure critical spares are kept for associated equipment
• Uses SAP to prepare Purchase Requisitions for necessary indirect materials
• Works with reliability engineers to develop standard operating procedures for maintenance tasks
• Regularly audits PMs to ensure adequate capacity planning
• Assists in management of small CAPEX projects for the engineering team
• Provides coverage relief to Maintenance Supervisor, Reliability Engineer & Maintenance Planner as needed

• Post-secondary education (business/administrative/engineering/science) prefered
• Minimum of 3 years as a Supervisor required
• Experience in a manufacturing environment or consulting role, or equivalent applied experience, preferably in a food or beverage processing facility preferred
• Strong management and leadership experience/skills required.
• Must have a proven record of organizing maintenance processes to meet time commitments and prioritization
• Certifications/Licensure : Green Belt Certification/Black Belt preferred
• Proven Root Cause Problem Solving skills using 5 Why, DMAIC, Fishbone, 5S, Collecting & Analyzing data
• Mechanical and electrical aptitude
• Computer literate - preference to SAP, Microsoft Excel
• Strong technical knowledge in maintenance crafts, possesses mechanical inclination, understanding tools, various equipment required
• Good organizational skills
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Union environment exposure
• Strong interpersonal/communication skills