Facilities Operation Supervisor

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Stafford Springs, CT

3d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance Supervisor at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will coordinate a skilled team of maintenance technicians to ensure optimal performance of critical manufacturing equipment. You will promote excellence in preventive and corrective maintenance while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements. Working with Production, Engineering, and Quality teams, you will help maximize equipment uptime, improve operational efficiency, and maintain high manufacturing standards. You will foster a culture of safety, continuous improvement, and technical excellence. The role also has operational oversight of the site’s industrial wastewater treatment system.

The position is on-site in Stafford Springs, Connecticut. Relocation assistance is not provided. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship and able to pass a comprehensive background check, including drug screening. The schedule is listed as first shift (days), although the role may require rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

The stated salary range in Connecticut is $90,900 to $136,350. The position may also be eligible for a variable annual bonus. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision plans; employee assistance and family support programs; commuter benefits; tuition reimbursement; paid time off and holidays; paid parental leave; insurance and disability coverage; retirement savings programs; and an employee stock purchase plan.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of industrial maintenance experience, or 10 or more years of industrial maintenance experience, including at least 2 years in a supervisory role.
• Experience with industrial wastewater treatment systems and technologies.
• Strong technical knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and automation systems.
• Expertise in preventive maintenance programs and computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, schematics, and maintenance manuals.
• Proficiency in safety protocols, including lockout/tagout (LOTO), confined-space entry, and arc-flash prevention.
• Experience with total productive maintenance (TPM), 5S, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Leadership skills, including the ability to coach, develop, and support team members.
• Proficiency in project management and scheduling maintenance activities.
• Experience with regulatory compliance and documentation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays, as required.
• Experience managing contractors and vendors.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and maintenance management software.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Ability to pass a comprehensive background check, including drug screening.

Nice To Haves

• Professional certifications in maintenance, electrical systems, or HVAC.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate a team of maintenance technicians to ensure optimal performance of critical manufacturing equipment.
• Promote preventive and corrective maintenance and maintain compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Work with Production, Engineering, and Quality teams to maximize equipment uptime and improve operational efficiency.
• Foster a culture of safety, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
• Provide operational oversight of the site’s industrial wastewater treatment system.
• Manage and schedule maintenance activities.
• Coach, develop, and support team members.
• Manage contractors and vendors.
• Maintain regulatory compliance and documentation.

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration and a variable annual incentive plan bonus, subject to eligibility and company policy.
• National medical and dental plans and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs.
• Employee assistance and family support programs.
• Commuter benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• At least 120 hours of paid time off (PTO).
• 10 paid holidays annually.
• Paid parental leave, including 3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave.
• Accident and life insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage in accordance with company policy.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), offering eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager