(Agriculture) Dairy Farm Maintenance Supervisor

A large dairy operation is searching for a Maintenance Manager to oversee their maintenance team.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all facilities and equipment to ensure the successful operation of all the facilities and operations within Company.
  
• Lead and organize a team of 6-8 individuals in the following tasks.
  
• Maintain and manage preventative maintenance on equipment and facilities on premises. Manure systems, HVAC, electrical, parlor operations, and vehicles.
  
• Gain an understanding of all operational aspects of the organization.
  
• Ensure sand separation, manure management, and pivot operations are operating effectively.
  
• Manager Plus software- learn and use Manager Plus software to verify PM work is completed and look for way to use the system to increase employee communication about repair items.
  
• Overall employee effectiveness and performance. Ensure employees are organized and on task. Review tasks to ensure protocol compliance.
  
• Interact with the managers in charge of the different locations in a professional and helping manner.
  
• Track and organize fleet across the different facilities.
  
• Assist and schedule facility repairs and construction activities on all Company properties
  
• Communication:
  
• Ensure dairy employee s repair needs are being met and completed in a timely fashion.
  
• Foster a positive work environment.
  
• Review, monitor and lead employee team to ensure a stable workforce, and verify work is being completed.
  
• Communicate with the managers of other operations within Companys group to ensure each division is aware of progress of tasks specific to each group.
  
• Communicate challenges, needs and opportunities to help grow and expand opportunities for Company.
  
• Track time and costs related to repair and employee labor at each entity in order to create adequate tracking of costs for each entity, and bill out costs for non-owned Company group entities.
  
• Work with ODA, EPA, and others auditors when necessary to verify compliance of Dairy Operations; facility structures, manure hauling operations, and spill management.
  

Requirements

• Supervising experience
  
• Strong Organizational / Communication skills
  
• Dairy Maintenance experience
  
• Mechanically inclined
  
• Experienced in HVAC
  
• Electrical experience
  
• Dairy equipment maintenance / repair
  
• Dairy Facility maintenance / repair