Rendering/Wastewater Maintenance Supervisor

Location: Omaha, NE, United States

Date Posted: Oct 26, 2026

Category: Maintenance

Job Title: Rendering/Wastewater Maintenance Supervisor

Location: JBS Omaha Beef Plant

Reporting to: Rendering Maintenance Superintendent

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervise plant maintenance team members, providing leadership and direction to plant maintenance department.
• Responsible for repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment in manufacturing operations.
• Aid in developing preventative maintenance programs, ordering parts and materials, maintaining and organizing inventory and entering work orders for maintenance tasks.
• Supervising, planning, and implementing maintenance activities in the plant to maximize production while adhering to standard safety practices and procedures, environmental, and legal requirements.
• Drive employee engagement, training, and development to maximize manufacturing, quality, safety, and productivity goal attainment.
• Participate in plant HAZMAT team.
• Schedule and direct workforce assigning projects to appropriate personnel, track attendance in Kronos system correcting any errors when necessary.
• Conduct safety meetings and safety audits.
• Perform PMs, manage cost of R&M and communicate results and action plans to appropriate employees and managers.
• Manage maintenance department costs within budgetary guidelines.
• All other duties assigned by the Maintenance Superintendent and Plant Engineer.

Experience Required:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required or technical schooling degree with mechanical or electrical emphasis.
• 2 years’ directly related mechanical experience necessary.
• Previous supervisory position preferred but not required.
• Welding and electrical experience preferred but not.

Skills/Abilities Required:

• Must be able to work in extreme temperatures, flexible hours and some weekends.
• Must be able to write and speak English.
• Ability to perform general mathematical calculations.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and critical thinking skills and be able to manage conflict.
• Ability to lift upwards of 60 pounds and stand/walk for extended periods of time.
• Knowledge of HACCP.
• Willingness to travel at least 25% of the time.

JBS is an equal opportunity employer. EOE, including disability/ vets.