Maintenance and Operations Supervisor

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Welch’s is looking for a Maintenance and Production Supervisor to serve as a key technical and operational leader at our Westfield, New York grape-processing facility. As the second-in-command at this close-knit, approximately 30-person plant, you’ll work alongside the Plant Operations Manager to help lead day-to-day operations, maintain critical plant systems, and ensure the facility is ready to perform during our fast-paced harvest season and beyond.

This is a broad, hands-on leadership opportunity for someone who enjoys being close to the operation and wants to make a visible impact. You’ll lead a small maintenance and processing team, troubleshoot equipment and facility challenges, and help drive safety, reliability, productivity, and continuous improvement within a union environment. We are looking for individuals who do have strong foundational technical backgrounds within maintenance specifically. 

This role is based at our grape-processing facility in Westfield, New York. As one of the plant’s primary leaders, you’ll have visibility across the entire operation and the opportunity to directly influence how the facility performs.

• →Partner closely with the Plant Operations Manager to support the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the facility.
• →Lead and supervise a small team responsible for maintenance and processing activities within a union environment.
• →Oversee the maintenance and reliability of processing equipment, refrigeration systems, boilers, wastewater operations, buildings, and other critical plant infrastructure.
• →Ensure the facility and its equipment are prepared for seasonal grape-processing operations.
• →Inspect and test processing and packaging equipment to confirm safe and proper operation.
• →Set clear daily priorities for the team, monitor progress, and adjust resources based on plant needs.
• →Train and develop mechanics in the proper setup, adjustment, troubleshooting, and maintenance of processing and seasonal-support equipment.
• →Lead team meetings focused on safety, training, operational priorities, and problem-solving.
• →Provide regular coaching and performance feedback to employees and help build accountability across the team.
• →Apply the collective bargaining agreement consistently and partner with plant leadership to maintain productive union relationships.
• →Troubleshoot equipment and operational issues, identify root causes, and implement practical, lasting solutions.
• →Identify and lead opportunities to improve safety, equipment reliability, productivity, and plant performance.
• →Step in as a broader plant leader when needed, including providing leadership coverage in the Plant Manager’s absence.

• A hands-on leader who is equally comfortable guiding a team and stepping onto the plant floor to solve a problem.
• A strong troubleshooter who can quickly assess mechanical and operational challenges and determine the best path forward.
• Someone who enjoys the breadth, visibility, and accountability that come with leading in a smaller manufacturing facility.
• A clear and practical communicator who can build credibility with mechanics, operators, union employees, and plant leadership.
• Safety-minded, dependable, and able to remain calm and decisive during high-pressure seasonal operations.
• Experienced across electrical systems, PLCs, pneumatics, hydraulics, motors, motion control, and mechanical systems.
• Familiar with food or beverage manufacturing environments; experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous-improvement methods is a plus.

• At least four years of relevant maintenance and repair experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Previous experience supervising or leading maintenance employees.
• A demonstrated record of supporting workplace safety, equipment reliability, and continuous improvement.
• The ability to work safely on and around complex, automated manufacturing equipment in a non-temperature-controlled environment.
• The flexibility to adjust your schedule based on operational needs.
• This role primarily works day-shift hours but may occasionally provide coverage on alternate shifts, particularly during harvest season.
• Experience working in a union environment is preferred, but not required.