The posting
Job Title Maintenance Supervisor
The Practical Detail Location: New Century, Kansas Working Model: On-site
Why this role matters In your first year as Maintenance Supervisor, you will drive improvements in equipment reliability and plant throughput by reducing downtime and enhancing maintenance processes. This role is vital to Flora Food Group’s mission of delivering better food by ensuring our production lines run smoothly and efficiently. You will lead a team that directly impacts the quality and consistency of our culinary essentials, helping kitchens everywhere receive the ingredients they depend on. Your work will strengthen the foundation for sustainable, high-performing operations that support our long-term growth.
What you'll do
- Execute daily maintenance activities, including preventive maintenance programs and urgent breakdown repairs, to minimize downtime.
- Lead root cause analysis efforts to identify and eliminate recurring equipment failures.
- Build and develop a skilled, motivated maintenance team through effective leadership and communication across shifts.
- Coordinate maintenance priorities with production teams to ensure smooth plant operations.
- Track and report on maintenance compliance and equipment reliability metrics to drive continuous improvement.
Performance You will own the reliability of critical equipment, directly influencing key performance indicators such as maintenance downtime percentage, preventive maintenance compliance, schedule adherence, and mean time between failures. Your data-driven approach will deliver measurable improvements in plant throughput and operational efficiency, contributing to Flora Food Group’s goal of making better food, one step ahead.
Care This role reports to the Maintenance Manager and leads a team of nine associates on the B shift. You will collaborate closely with production teams and other shifts to foster a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous learning. Your leadership will ensure sustainable maintenance practices that protect equipment longevity and support the wellbeing of your team and the communities we serve.
Passion As a Maintenance Supervisor at Flora Food Group, you will bring a genuine passion for food production and innovation. Your curiosity about how equipment performance affects taste, nutrition, and functionality will inspire you to raise the bar in maintenance excellence. You will take pride in your craft, knowing that your work enables the creation of delicious, reliable food products enjoyed by consumers worldwide.
About you You have experience leading maintenance teams in manufacturing environments, with strong skills in troubleshooting electrical and mechanical systems, including familiarity with PLCs such as Allen Bradley or Siemens. You demonstrate a track record of improving equipment reliability through root cause analysis and proactive maintenance. Your leadership style builds trust and motivates teams to deliver under pressure. You communicate clearly across shifts and departments, prioritizing results and continuous improvement.
You are genuinely interested in food culture and curious about how consumer behaviour and future food trends shape innovation. You understand that strong brands are built by anticipating what’s next in taste, nutrition and functionality, and by translating insight into meaningful consumer experiences.
Where this could lead to This role typically leads to positions such as Maintenance Manager or Senior Maintenance Manager within Flora Food Group. As you grow, you will take on broader operational responsibilities and greater influence over plant-wide maintenance strategy and performance.
What's next If this opportunity sounds exciting, we'd love to hear from you.
We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles.
Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.
No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.
