Supervisor - Maintenance

Our client is actively seeking experienced Maintenance Supervisors to join their dynamic manufacturing operations. This is a critical role where you will apply your technical expertise in both process and equipment management, providing hands-on leadership to ensure operational reliability, efficiency, and excellence.

Key Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of supervisory experience with a proven ability to manage teams, enhance equipment performance, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

• Leadership: Capable of leading diverse teams, including technical and non-technical staff, contractors, and operational personnel.

• Industry Expertise: Strong background in manufacturing environments, particularly with experience in improving operational efficiencies in complex systems.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & Team Development

• Oversee all aspects of safety, quality, and operational efficiency for your designated shift.

• Facilitate daily maintenance meetings, ensuring clear execution plans and effective follow-through.

• Recruit, train, and mentor mechanics and technicians, fostering a culture of growth and accountability.

• Manage labor relations with union personnel, addressing and resolving conflicts as necessary.

• Ensure full compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in workshop and tooling management.

• Provide training and tools to develop employees skills, supporting a continuous improvement environment.

Maintenance Excellence

• Lead efforts to improve Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), making quick, effective decisions to minimize downtime.

• Supervise the execution of preventive and corrective maintenance programs, ensuring full alignment with production goals.

• Ensure timely updates of maintenance plans in SAP, and work to resolve any safety- or quality-related issues.

• Support root cause analysis for equipment breakdowns and implement corrective actions.

Operational Optimization

• Focus on cost-effective maintenance and reliability strategies, incorporating lean manufacturing principles where applicable.

• Deliver technical training and mentoring to associates, optimizing performance in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

• Lead initiatives to refine equipment reliability and performance monitoring.

• Enforce stringent safety protocols, ensuring all employees are trained in compliance with regulatory standards.

Required Qualifications:

• Supervisory Experience: A minimum of 3 years directly supervising engineering, maintenance, or production staff in a manufacturing setting.

• Union Experience: Proven ability to work effectively with unionized employees.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a combination of education and relevant experience.

• Industry Expertise: 10-15 years of manufacturing plant experience preferred, particularly in the food and beverage industry.

• Technical Skills: Extensive experience managing teams of machine technicians, electricians, and engineers.

This is a confidential search for an outstanding candidate to join a respected leader in the global food and beverage industry. If you meet the qualifications outlined above, we encourage you to express your interest.

Schedule:

• 4 days on, 4 days off, 12-hour shift. Typically, shifts run from 6:00am to 6:00pm or 6:00pm to 6:00am.

Salary range:

• The base salary range for this position is $85,000 - $103,400. The exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with the possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

• In addition, they offer the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education-related programs, paid holidays, and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.
• Possible relocation for ideal candidates