Position Overview A premier, family-owned specialty-food manufacturer with over 35 years of industry leadership is seeking a hands-on Night Shift Maintenance Supervisor for its modern production facility in Northern New Jersey
This is a true working-supervisor role designed for a maintenance leader who wants real shift authority without being trapped behind a desk. You will lead, coach, and deploy the shift technician crew while stepping in alongside them to troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automated systems when production needs support.
Key Responsibilities
- Shift Leadership: Direct daily workflow, assign tasks, conduct shift huddles, coach technicians, and manage end-of-shift reporting and handoffs.
- Hands-on Response: Act as first responder for major line breakdowns across freezers, cooking systems, fillers, portioners, packaging, X-ray, metal detectors, and robotics (ABB/Fanuc).
- PM & RCA Discipline: Drive preventive maintenance execution, execute root-cause analysis (RCA) to eliminate repeat downtime, and maintain strict CMMS records.
- Safety & Compliance: Enforce LOTO, OSHA, food safety, GMP, and sanitation protocols across the shift while managing contractor safety on site.
- Resource Management: Communicate critical spare-parts needs, supervise contractor projects, and ensure efficient resource allocation during production runs.
Qualifications
- Experience: Proven experience leading maintenance technicians in an industrial manufacturing facility (food, beverage, or high-speed automated packaging environment strongly preferred).
- Technical Expertise: Strong cross-functional troubleshooting skills across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automated systems.
- Equipment Familiarity: Hands-on exposure to high-speed packaging, processing/cooking equipment, freezers, and industrial robotics.
- Leadership Style: A visible, floor-focused leader capable of prioritizing multiple urgent requests during production shifts.
- Schedule Availability: Able to work the regular 4:00 PM – 1:30 AM shift, Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend coverage as plant needs dictate.
Why Apply?
- Visible Leadership: Direct ownership of shift uptime, team development, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Stable & Growing Brand: Family-owned business with 35+ years of stability, state-of-the-art facility upgrades, and active national expansion.
- Comprehensive Package: Competitive salary paired with a solid benefits package and consistent weekday scheduling.
To explore this confidential opportunity, reach out directly to Shevon Robb at gpac: shevon.robb@gogpac.com 816-434-8921
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.
GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.
