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Ardent Mills

Flour milling and plant-based ingredient supplier

Maintenance & Reliability Supervisor

Equipment MaintenancePosted on Nov 10
Full-timeHastings, MN, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree with 2–5 years of relevant experience, or a high school diploma/GED with 6–10 years of relevant experience.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of maintenance processes, activities, and maintenance management systems.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of predictive and preventative maintenance technologies.
  • Understanding of the operating context of site assets and process systems.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of maintenance safety practices.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of programmable logic controllers.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with electrical troubleshooting.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with a computer maintenance management system.
  • Experience with capital expenditures and projects.
  • Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, protective footwear, hearing protection, and at times a respirator.
  • Ability to work a rotating schedule that may include nights, weekends, and holidays, and in a continuous-process operation.
  • Ability to work in heat or cold, indoor or outdoor, dusty and noisy environments, around moving or vibrating equipment, and at elevated places including stairs and ladders.
  • Ability to perform work at a computer and other administrative or managerial tasks.
  • Willingness to work weekends, holidays, seven-day weeks, and opposing shifts when needed.
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now and in the future.
  • Must be clean-shaven when respiratory protection is required so a respirator can form a proper seal.

Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership and direction to the plant maintenance department, identifying opportunities to streamline day-to-day processes and implementing new work procedures to support change.
  • Supervise the maintenance team, including mechanics, a planner, and a lubrication technician.
  • Supervise the repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment in manufacturing operations.
  • Eliminate causes of failure and ensure equipment achieves its full useful life.
  • Manage the maintenance budget and assist with estimates for annual and longer-term capital budgets.
  • Supervise inspection of operating machines and equipment for conformance with operational standards.
  • Review production, quality control, and maintenance reports and statistics to plan and modify maintenance activities.
  • Manage the accuracy and maintenance of MRO inventory.
  • Maintain and prioritize the planned maintenance schedule in conjunction with other departments.
  • Establish criteria for assessing the quality and safety of work performed by team members and contractors.
  • Supervise work completion by reviewing reliability reports, conducting site inspections, and conferring with operations and vendors.
  • Investigate the condition of buildings, equipment, and grounds, and recommend improvements to meet needs.
  • Evaluate maintenance department personnel skills to help develop training programs.
  • Manage the work order backlog.
  • Maintain compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, quality specifications, safety standards, and sanitation practices.
  • Carry out activities reliably, with integrity, compliance, and in a safe, environmentally responsible, and efficient manner.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of food safety requirements and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP).

About the Company

Ardent Mills

Flour milling and plant-based ingredient supplier

Ardent Mills operates a network of more than 35 community flour mills and mixing facilities across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico to produce and supply flours and grain ingredients to food manufacturers and bakeries. It mills and blends grains into multi-use flours and whole-grain ingredients, using farming, food technology, and milling expertise to support a range of food applications, including plant-based formulations. The company differentiates itself with a widespread, customer-focused mill network and a broad product line that emphasizes plant-based solutions, delivering integrated farming, processing, and product development in one partnership. Its goal is to transform how the world is nourished by expanding plant-based options and acting as a trusted partner across agriculture, technology, and milling.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Denver, CO
Founded
2014

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