Job Description
Job Description
Maintenance Supervisor
Job Summary
The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for overseeing and coordinating maintenance activities within an industrial manufacturing facility. This role provides technical leadership to a maintenance team, ensures reliable operation of machinery and equipment, and supports safe, efficient production across a multi-shift operation.
The ideal candidate has strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills, proven leadership experience, and the ability to prioritize maintenance activities in a fast-paced industrial environment.
Essential Functions
- Supervise, lead, and develop a team of maintenance technicians across a multi-shift operation.
- Provide guidance, training, coaching, and technical support to maintenance personnel.
- Plan, schedule, and coordinate preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities to minimize equipment downtime.
- Inspect machinery, equipment, and facility systems to identify potential issues and address problems proactively.
- Collaborate with production and operations teams to prioritize maintenance activities based on operational requirements.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and other equipment-related issues.
- Implement and maintain preventive maintenance programs designed to improve equipment reliability and extend asset life.
- Maintain appropriate inventory levels of spare parts, tools, and maintenance supplies.
- Monitor maintenance costs and assist with managing the maintenance budget while identifying opportunities for cost savings and improved efficiency.
- Ensure maintenance activities are performed in accordance with applicable safety regulations, procedures, and best practices.
- Promote a strong safety culture and ensure employees follow established safety requirements.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records, work orders, equipment history, and other required documentation.
- Read and interpret equipment manuals, schematics, blueprints, and technical documentation.
- Coordinate with contractors, vendors, and service providers as needed.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives related to equipment reliability, maintenance processes, and facility operations.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities consistent with the scope of the position.
Qualifications
- 3–5 years of experience as a Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Lead, or similar leadership role in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
- Strong technical knowledge of industrial machinery, equipment, electrical systems, mechanical systems, hydraulics, and related processes.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, train, and develop a maintenance team.
- Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to effectively prioritize multiple maintenance needs in a fast-paced production environment.
- Proficiency in reading and interpreting electrical and mechanical schematics, blueprints, equipment manuals, and technical documentation.
- Solid understanding of industrial safety regulations, procedures, and best practices.
- Technical degree, certification, or equivalent experience in industrial maintenance, mechanical/electrical technology, engineering, or a related field preferred.
- Experience with high-temperature processing, furnaces, molten metals, or similar industrial processes is a plus.
- Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) experience is a plus.
Physical & Work Environment Requirements
- Ability to move throughout an industrial facility to inspect equipment, supervise maintenance activities, and respond to operational or maintenance needs.
- Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 50 pounds as required for maintenance activities.
- Ability to safely use hand tools, power tools, testing equipment, and other maintenance-related equipment.
- Ability to work extended shifts of approximately 8–12 hours, including prolonged periods of standing, walking, bending, kneeling, climbing stairs or ladders, and sitting.
- Ability to visually inspect equipment, read gauges and meters, and identify equipment conditions or malfunctions.
- Ability to coordinate multiple priorities and work effectively under pressure.
- Ability to work in indoor and outdoor industrial environments with exposure to varying temperatures, noise, machinery, and other typical manufacturing conditions.
- Flexibility to work outside of standard first-shift hours, including evenings, nights, weekends, or other shifts as operational needs require.