Job Description
Job Description
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor – Energy Center & Wastewater Treatment (WWTP)
Location: Detroit, MI 48215
Pay Rate: $37.94/hr
Shift: 1st Shift – Day Shift (May occasionally provide coverage for other shifts as needed)
Start Date: Immediate Need
Position Overview
The Facilities Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the daily operations, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the plant's Energy Center and Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). This position provides leadership to skilled trades employees, contractors, and support personnel to ensure the safe, reliable, and compliant operation of critical utility systems supporting manufacturing operations.
The supervisor will oversee maintenance activities involving industrial boilers, chillers, cooling towers, compressed air systems, water distribution, wastewater treatment equipment, pumps, piping, HVAC infrastructure, and associated automation and control systems.
The ideal candidate will have previous facilities or industrial maintenance supervisory experience, strong troubleshooting skills, and working knowledge of industrial Energy Center operations and/or Wastewater Treatment Plant processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise skilled trades employees responsible for the maintenance and operation of the Energy Center and Wastewater Treatment Plant.
- Manage employee schedules, overtime, and daily maintenance assignments.
- Oversee preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance activities.
- Prioritize work orders and allocate manpower to minimize equipment failures and production downtime.
- Ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of plant utility systems.
- Maintain compliance with environmental regulations, wastewater discharge permits, water treatment requirements, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
- Ensure wastewater treatment processes remain within regulatory limits and maintain accurate operational records.
- Lead troubleshooting of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, instrumentation, and process control systems.
- Oversee the maintenance and operation of:
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- Industrial boilers and chillers
- Cooling towers and compressed air systems
- HVAC equipment and chilled water systems
- Pumps, piping systems, and heat exchangers
- Water softening and treatment systems
- Wastewater treatment equipment
- Chemical feed systems
- Support PLC, HMI, SCADA, VFD, instrumentation, and industrial automation systems.
- Coordinate outside contractors, vendors, and service providers while ensuring compliance with plant safety requirements.
- Develop preventive maintenance strategies to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.
- Analyze equipment failures and lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) activities.
- Support capital improvement projects, including planning, installation, and commissioning.
- Manage maintenance budgets, spare parts, inventory, and procurement activities.
- Utilize Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS/TMS) to track work orders, preventive maintenance, labor, and equipment history.
- Monitor maintenance performance metrics, including equipment uptime, MTTR, MTBF, PM compliance, and maintenance backlog.
- Lead daily Shop Floor Management (SFM/SIS) meetings and support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Promote teamwork, accountability, employee development, and a strong safety culture.
Required Qualifications
- Associate Degree in Engineering Technology, Industrial Maintenance, Electrical Technology, Mechanical Technology, Environmental Technology, or a related technical field.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in manufacturing, industrial facilities, or automotive operations.
- Minimum of 1 year of supervisory or team leadership experience managing skilled trades personnel.
- Experience supervising preventive and corrective maintenance activities.
- Knowledge of industrial mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, or automation systems.
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to support occasional alternative-shift coverage, weekends, holidays, and overtime as operationally required.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications
- Working knowledge of industrial Energy Center operations and/or Wastewater Treatment Plant processes.
- Bachelor's Degree in a related technical field is a plus.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, P&IDs, process flow diagrams, and mechanical drawings.
- Experience working in an automotive or large-scale industrial manufacturing environment.
- Experience managing contractors, skilled trades teams, and industrial utility systems.