Maintenance Refrigeration Superintendent

Butterball, LLC, one of America’s most iconic brands, helps consumers celebrate Thanksgiving and every day in between. Located in the thriving Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area, our goal is to provide a diverse array of career opportunities and paths which include our farms, processing facilities and support offices.

We are the largest producer of turkey products in the U.S., and we make a lot more than Thanksgiving turkeys. Our company’s measurable growth is in no small part due to our team members in North Carolina, Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri, who each have a seat at the table to contribute to our success

Job Summary

Guides the day-to-day activities for a team that ensures electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic servicing and efficient maintenance of production machinery and equipment, physical plant, utilities, and grounds. Ensures compliance with all regulations and company policies and procedures. Maintains a safe work environment and monitors procedures. Supervises repair and maintenance projects. Works closely with various departments to ensure efficient operations.

Key Responsibilities

1. Supervises the day-to-day activities of a team of entry level individual contributors and / or supervisors. Provides guidance, coaching, and support to ensure successful delivery of team goals. Participates in HR activities such as hiring, terminations, performance management, goal setting, team member development, scheduling, etc. Enforces and contributes to the development of systems, policies, and procedures.

2. Prepares daily budget report for cost center. Maintains budgets in assigned department(s).

3. Inspects jobs in process and at completion to ensure that standards of workmanship and safety are maintained, including daily releases from supply. Ensures adequate time is dedicated to the Safety Accountability Process and the Maintenance accountability Program.

4. Oversees work order requests and the planning of a continual work schedule to maintain all company property in a safe and healthy condition to achieve the best working conditions possible for all team members.

5. Ensures proper maintenance of facility machinery and building. Conducts safety audits, equipment audits, walk-arounds, etc.

6. Tracks progress of open projects and ensures they remain on track for meeting all goals. Oversees capital projects.

7. Writes CERs (claim, evidence, reasoning) as needed to support capital projects and / or partnership with external resources for maintenance and capital solutions.

8. Directs the maintenance and repair of processing equipment, mobile equipment buildings, and grounds in a safe and efficient manner, including providing direction for relevant systems (i.e.., SAP CMMS, BOSS, etc.).

9. Develops, schedules, and controls a preventive maintenance program to maintain production machinery and equipment in proper working condition.

10. Recommends, plans, and implements equipment needs to improve production efficiency and / or achieve cost reduction. Prepares key performance indicators and attends or presents at relevant meetings.

Minimum Qualifications (Educations & Experience)

1. High school diploma, GED, or equivalent

2. 5+ years of relevant experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role

3. 2+ years of leadership experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Butterball Core Competencies

Caring about people, valuing contributions, and empowering to succeed is the Butterball Way. We recognize the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to Butterball and seek to create an environment where everyone can thrive. Everyone has a seat at the table and is expected to embody our core competencies :

Safety First : We put safety first. The health, safety, and well-being of our people, products, and turkeys is everyone's responsibility and everyone's jobs.

Integrity : We trust each other to do the right thing. We act with integrity and gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, respect, and authenticity.

Stewardship : We take care of what matters. We are accountable to our commitments and take responsibility for the well-being of our teams, our quality, our customers, our business, our brand, and our communities. We are always answerable for our actions and those we lead.

Enthusiastic Attitudes : We create a climate where everyone feels they belong and can be engaged, every day. Where our people are enthusiastic and motivated to do their best and work together to make great things happen.

Continuous Improvement : We are committed to continuous improvement. We challenge ourselves and our company to constantly learn, develop, grow, improve, and innovate.

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

1. Solid knowledge of practical use of Mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, and hydraulic principals

2. Firm understanding of industry and plant-wide equipment and machinery, including safety and food safety best practices

3. Working knowledge of CERs, budget control, and KPIs

4. Solid leadership skills with the ability to coach, support, and motivate a team through the oversight of supervisors

5. Ability to use math and physics to identify calculations needed in maintenance

6. Effective technology skills

7. Skilled at root cause analysis, investigating accidents, and troubleshooting

8. Ability to research, evaluate, and interpret data

9. Strong communication, organization, time-management, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills

10. Highly skilled at resource management, delegation, and prioritizing deliverables

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, keyboard, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions

Disclaimer

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of what is required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not imply or establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Butterball, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, military / veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

We embrace equal opportunity employment. Butterball is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, military / veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law.

This position is deemed Safety Sensitive for purposes of Butterball’s Drug / Alcohol Screening & Testing Policy. Details will be provided to individuals who receive a conditional job offer, or upon request.