Safety First. Excellence. Pride. Integrity. Compassion. Trust. Are you ready to plant your career in a place where words like these serve as the foundation for doing business every day? At Michigan Sugar, our purpose is Making Life Sweeter, and our mission is Creating Growth and Opportunity.
Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate, full-time opportunity for a Electrical/Instrumentation Supervisor, located at the Bay City Factory, 2600 S. Euclid Ave., Bay City, MI 48706.
JOB SUMMARY
The Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Supervisor provides frontline leadership for the electrical, instrumentation, and automation maintenance teams, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement. This position develops and coach’s employees, establishes clear performance expectations, promotes employee engagement, and ensures all work is performed safely and in compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
The E&I Supervisor directs daily electrical, instrumentation, and automation maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability, operational performance, and production efficiency. Working closely with Operations, Engineering, Reliability, and Maintenance Planning, this role prioritizes work, coordinates resources, supports preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, and provides technical leadership for plant electrical distribution, instrumentation, PLCs, process control systems, and industrial automation. The position also supports capital projects and drives continuous improvement to enhance reliability, optimize performance, and develop technical talent.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead by example to promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with company policies, OSHA regulations, NFPA, and Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) requirements.
- Supervise, coach, develop, and evaluate electricians, instrumentation technicians, and apprentices.
- Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, professionalism, and continuous improvement throughout the E&I organization.
- Plan, prioritize, and coordinate daily electrical, instrumentation, and automation maintenance.
- Ensure the safe, reliable operation of plant electrical distribution, instrumentation, PLCs, process controls, and automation systems.
- Troubleshoot complex equipment failures and implement corrective actions to improve reliability.
- Support preventive, maintenance excellence programs to minimize downtime.
- Partner with Operations, Engineering, Reliability, and Maintenance Planning to improve equipment performance and execute maintenance and capital projects.
- Manage maintenance work orders, schedules, contractors, and departmental resources to achieve operational objectives utilizing AMMS and other maintenance management systems.
- Monitor KPIs and drive continuous improvement in safety, reliability, quality, and cost performance.
- Maintain compliance with environmental, food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
- Develop and maintain maintenance procedures, technical documentation, and employee training.
- Ensure the reliability and availability of electrical distribution systems, motor control centers (MCCs), variable frequency drives (VFDs), PLCs, instrumentation, analyzers, process control systems, and industrial automation equipment.
- Participate in planning, design review, commissioning, startup, and optimization of capital projects and equipment modifications.
- Maintain accurate documentation of electrical drawings, PLC programs, instrumentation records, calibration records, and equipment history.
- Ensure instrumentation calibration programs and electrical testing programs are completed in accordance with company standards and regulatory requirements.
- Assist in developing and managing department budgets while effectively controlling labor, materials, contractors, and maintenance expenditures.
- Participate in root cause analysis and continuous improvement efforts to improve safety & reliability.
- Support plant shutdowns, campaign start-ups, inter-campaign maintenance, and emergency repair activities to ensure successful operational execution.
- Participate in the on-call rotation and provide technical leadership during equipment failures, production upsets, and emergency situations.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Instrumentation, Industrial Technology, or a related technical field preferred. Equivalent experience will be considered.
- State of Michigan Journeyman Electrician License is required. State of Michigan Master Electrician License preferred.
- Previous supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
- Experience leading electrical, instrumentation, or automation activities in an industrial environment.
- Strong knowledge of electrical systems, PLCs, instrumentation, process controls, and automation.
- Demonstrated leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency with AMMS, Microsoft Office, and maintenance-related software systems.
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Safety leadership and risk awareness.
- People Leadership & Team Development
- Ability to deliver results within a collective bargaining environment.
- Strong communication and conflict resolution skills.
- Technical expertise in electrical, instrumentation, and automation systems.
- Problem-solving and decision-making ability.
- Demonstrates ethics, integrity, accountability, and respect for people.
- Provides model behavior consistent with Michigan Sugar Company values
NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by staff assigned to this position. The above statements are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills that may be required. All staff may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities as needed.
Michigan Sugar Company offers competitive market wages for both hourly and salaried employees, opportunity for professional growth and development, and comprehensive benefit packages that may include medical, dental, 401(k) and paid time off. To learn more visit
www.michigansugar.com.
Michigan Sugar Company was founded in 1906 when six smaller sugar companies merged their operations. In 2002, Michigan Sugar Company became a grower-owned cooperative and in 2004, it merged with Monitor Sugar Company to form the company that exists today.
Michigan Sugar Company is headquartered in Bay City and has sugar beet processing facilities in Bay City, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing. Its nearly 900 grower-owners plant and harvest up to 140,000 acres of sugar beets each year in 17 Michigan counties, as well as Ontario, Canada. Those beets are sliced at the factories and turned into about 1.3 billion pounds of sugar annually.
That sugar is sold to industrial, commercial, and retail customers under the Pioneer and Big Chief brands.
Michigan Sugar Company has approximately 1,000 year-round employees and an additional 1,100 seasonal workers. It is the No. 1 employer in Huron County, the No. 2 employer in Bay and Sanilac counties and the No. 3 employer in Tuscola County. The company’s annual payroll is more than $90 million and its annual local economic impact is about $700 million.
Michigan Sugar Company is the third largest of eight sugar beet processing companies in the United States and Michigan is one of 11 states where sugar beets are grown in the country.
Michigan Sugar Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer
