Area Maintenance Supervisor
About The Position
The Area Maintenance Supervisor provides technical leadership to optimize manufacturing asset reliability, maintenance execution, and operational performance in a complex unionized manufacturing environment. The role leads maintenance planning and execution strategies to improve equipment availability, reduce unplanned downtime, and maximize asset life while maintaining compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory standards. Working with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Human Resources, and other partners, the supervisor drives continuous improvement, develops maintenance capability, and influences operational decisions in support of plant performance and business objectives. The position leads maintenance personnel and resources, develops employees, supports productive labor relations, and oversees preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance. It also coordinates outages and major repairs, manages maintenance priorities and resources, supports troubleshooting and standardization, monitors performance, and manages maintenance-related costs and compliance.
Requirements
- Associate degree in a technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience to successfully perform the essential functions of the position.
- At least 4 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or process operations environment.
- At least 2 years of maintenance leadership, supervisory, planning, scheduling, or engineering experience.
- Knowledge of industrial maintenance, equipment reliability, preventive and predictive maintenance principles, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex mechanical and electrical equipment issues using structured problem-solving techniques.
- Strong leadership, coaching, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to prioritize competing work activities while supporting operational requirements.
- Ability to build effective partnerships across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Safety, Human Resources, Finance, contractors, and union leadership.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills.
- Knowledge of industrial safety practices and regulatory compliance requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline.
- Experience supporting unionized manufacturing operations.
- Experience leading reliability improvement and continuous improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Lead safe and efficient maintenance operations to improve equipment reliability, asset utilization, and production performance.
- Direct technicians, contractors, and maintenance resources to achieve operational and business objectives.
- Develop team capability through coaching, performance management, and employee development initiatives.
- Maintain productive labor relations through communication with leadership and resolution of workplace issues.
- Drive preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance strategies to reduce equipment failures and improve long-term asset performance.
- Analyze recurring equipment issues and implement sustainable corrective actions using structured problem-solving and root cause analysis.
- Coordinate maintenance outages, shutdowns, and major repair activities to minimize operational disruption.
- Prioritize maintenance backlog and work execution to maximize schedule compliance and equipment availability.
- Ensure maintenance work is properly planned, scoped, staffed, and supported with required materials and resources.
- Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Safety, Finance, and Human Resources on plant initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.
- Monitor maintenance performance metrics and implement actions that improve safety, reliability, cost, and operational effectiveness.
- Support technical troubleshooting of complex manufacturing equipment and maintenance processes.
- Drive standardization of maintenance practices to improve equipment reliability and workforce effectiveness.
- Manage maintenance labor, overtime, contractor utilization, and maintenance-related expenditures to achieve financial objectives.
- Ensure compliance with environmental, health, safety, regulatory, and company requirements during maintenance activities.
- Maintain accurate maintenance documentation, employee records, and performance information in accordance with company policies.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
