Unilever

manufacturing

FacilitiesMaintenanceSupervisor

$71–71k Independence, Missouri, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Facilities Maintenance Supervisor at Unilever. Skills: Utilities maintenance, PSM compliance, Team leadership. Lead site utilities and facilities maintenance. Ensure safe operation and maintenance of utilities”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver safe, reliable, and energy-efficient operations; Drive measurable reductions in energy consumption and carbon footprint; Achieve audit-ready PSM compliance; Improve equipment reliability; Protect people, food safety, and service; Year-over-year reductions in energy use and CO₂e; Improve MTBF/MTTR; Eliminate repeat failures; Maintain robust PM program; Ensure accurate failure coding; Maintain spares strategy; Maintain backlog health; Achieve weekly schedule adherence with high data quality; Champion a zero-injury culture

Industry & Context.

manufacturing
Problems you'll solve

Data-driven troubleshooting; Root cause analysis

Eligibility Requirements

24/7 food manufacturing facility, On-call responsibilities implied by 24/7 operations

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

4+ years of experience in plant utilities (electrical distribution, compressed air, boilers/steam, wastewater, refrigeration), Proven leadership of maintenance/utilities teams in a 24/7 manufacturing, Hands-on PSM experience with industrial ammonia refrigeration (OSHA 1910. 119), Proficient with CMMS, data-driven troubleshooting and prioritization skills, Working knowledge of LOTO (OSHA 1910. 147), NFPA 70E electrical safety, Confined Space entry, Working at Heights requirements

What You'll Do.

Lead site utilities and facilities maintenance

Ensure safe operation and maintenance of utilities

Coordinate utilities outages

Lead PSM elements for ammonia system

Build and run energy management system

Advance reliability and predictive maintenance

Ensure maintenance and calibration support GFSI

Enforce LOTO and electrical safety

and develop utilities team

Manage contractor scopes and small-to-mid-capex

Contract management and supervision of 3rd party contractors

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Coordinate with Production, Quality, EHS, and Engineering; Partner with EHS for PSM compliance; Maintain clear shift-to-shift communication and escalation

Communication Scope

Cross-functional communication; Influence

Process & Methodology

Manage small-to-mid-capex projects

Full Job Description

**JOB PURPOSE** This role exists to Lead the site utilities and facilities maintenance function to deliver safe, reliable, and energy‑efficient operations in a 500,000 sq ft, 24/7 food manufacturing facility—driving measurable reductions in energy consumption and carbon footprint, audit‑ready PSM compliance, and equipment reliability that protects people, food safety, and service. You’ll be part of a team that believes in doing work that matters — for people and the planet. Because here, we don’t just hire for jobs. We invite you to be part of something bigger. **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES** * Own safe operation and maintenance of ammonia refrigeration, boilers/steam, fire safety systems, compressed air, chilled water, HVAC, plumbing, wastewater treatment, and electrical distribution; coordinate utilities outages, upgrades, and projects with Production, Quality, EHS, and Engineering. * Lead PSM elements for the ammonia system (PHA, MOC, Mechanical Integrity, procedures, training, incident investigation, compliance audits) and maintain an audit‑ready program in partnership with EHS. * Apply IIAR standards (e.g., 2/6/7/9) and RAGAGEP to design changes, inspections, and operating/maintenance procedures, and Unilever standards. * Build and run an energy management system aligned to deliver year‑over‑year reductions in energy use and CO₂e. Executing energy projects in compressed air steam/boilers, ammonia/refrigeration electrical, and water usage. * Advance reliability (RCM/TPM) and predictive maintenance (vibration, infrared, ultrasound, oil analysis) to improve MTBF/MTTR and eliminate repeat failures via structured RCA. * Own the CMMS (Megamation or similar): robust PM program, accurate failure coding, spares strategy, backlog health, and weekly schedule adherence with high data quality. * Ensure maintenance and calibration support GFSI (SQF/BRC) expectations—manage food‑grade lubricants, temporary repairs, tool control, and audit‑ready documentation. * Enforce LOTO (OSHA 19

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