Maintenance Supervisor

Oxford Food Group, a member of the Bragg Group of Companies, is a family owned international business that has over 1,200 employees, eight manufacturing facilities and two large farming operations within Atlantic Canada and the United States. Oxford Food Group is the world's largest provider of Wild Blueberries, North America's largest producers of premium, frozen carrots and one of Canada's premier manufacturers of onion rings and battered appetizers.

**Benefits of being an Oxford Frozen Foods Employee**:

- Competitive Wages
- Annual Profit Share
- Health, Vision, and Dental Benefits
- Matching Pension Plan
- Employee Housing Loan program provides a forgivable loan up to $40,000, interest free
- Vacation PLUS we offer a vacation purchase plan allowing for additional time off
- Employee Discount Program offering great discounts at various businesses and industries across Atlantic Canada
- Employee pricing on products we produce

Oxford Food Group has an opportunity for a Maintenance Supervisor, located in Oxford, NS. The position reports to the Maintenance Manager.

**Responsibilities**:

- Develop and implement preventative and predictive maintenance strategies.
- Work closely with the Maintenance, Plant, and Production Managers, Engineering, and other teams to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
- Assign tasks and oversee the maintenance team, ensuring quality and safety standards are met.
- Provide training, coaching, and constructive feedback to support team growth and skill development.
- Assist with maintenance tasks when needed to keep operations running smoothly.
- Identify and resolve issues through independent and collaborative root cause analysis.
- Implement actions to reduce downtime and improve equipment reliability.
- Plan and schedule both short
- and long-term maintenance, aligning with plant priorities.
- Lead initiatives that enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
- Ensure open communication across departments, promoting a collaborative work environment.

***Qualification & Experience**
- Postsecondary education in trades, technology or engineering is preferred.
- Red Seal in any mechanical related trade would also be considered an asset
- Comprehensive knowledge of WHMIS, HACCP and LOTO would be considered an asset.
- Strong computer literacy would be considered an asset.
- 3 to 5 years of experience in an industrial environment
- Supervisory experience would be considered an asset.
- Experience working in food manufacturing would be considered an asset.

**Desired Skills and Abilities**
- Follow all policies and procedures and work in a safe manner
- The ability to successfully lead a team
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi task and handle competing priorities
- Sense of urgency
- The ability to work overtime hours and accept call ins’

Oxford Frozen Foods requires all employees to have an active role in organizational sustainability initiatives including,
- Correctly divert waste to support Zero Waste initiatives
- React to green wastes (wasted energy and water, air leaks, product leaks etc.) by submitting work orders for immediate repair