General Maintenance Supervisor

Grede • St. Cloud, MN

3d • $120,000 - $135,000

About The Position

The General Maintenance Supervisor serves as the maintenance leader, directing, planning, and coordinating maintenance operations across all shifts. The role is responsible for maximizing equipment availability, minimizing unplanned downtime, and protecting the facility’s ability to meet production, quality, delivery, and financial objectives safely.

The supervisor manages maintenance programs, budgets, staff, repair schedules, and maintenance data systems. The role partners with production control and manufacturing teams, develops short- and long-term operating plans, and promotes safe, efficient work practices and communication across shifts and departments. Pay is $120,000–$135,000, based on experience.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of industrial maintenance experience, including progressive leadership responsibilities.
• Demonstrated success leading maintenance operations in a manufacturing or heavy industrial environment.
• Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in a maintenance field preferred; equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant work experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Direct, plan, and coordinate maintenance operations across all shifts to minimize equipment downtime and maximize production.
• Develop and maintain an effective machinery maintenance program, including preventive maintenance.
• Ensure repair quality; schedule repair work; diagnose equipment problems; and maintain adequate supplies of materials and parts.
• Coordinate maintenance and repair schedules with production control and manufacturing departments.
• Plan, organize, and assign work to maintenance supervisors and nonexempt employees to use labor, materials, and equipment efficiently in support of production and profit requirements.
• Monitor maintenance operations and guide employees on proper maintenance methods.
• Select and train maintenance supervisors and nonexempt employees to ensure staffing meets short- and long-term objectives.
• Evaluate employee performance and counsel and coach employees to maintain efficient work performance.
• Oversee maintenance data systems, including delay reporting, inventory control, equipment history, and maintenance cost tracking.
• Develop short- and long-term plans for operating costs, labor requirements, equipment replacement, overhauls, and shutdowns.
• Prepare and administer the maintenance operations budget.
• Communicate with employees and work with them to resolve problems, enhance morale, and promote a union-free environment.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, work rules, and regulations; coach employees and initiate disciplinary actions as required.
• Enforce proper use of safety equipment and maintain departmental housekeeping for a safe work environment.
• Coach employees to reinforce safe work practices.
• Stay informed about operational methods, production processes, and equipment that may improve quality and efficiency or reduce costs.
• Maintain communications across maintenance shifts and with other departments to promote efficient operations.

Benefits

• Wellness programs and access to a Worksite Wellness Center, including for family members.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life and supplemental life insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) match.
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• PPE allowances.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed