Industrial Maintenance Supervisor

Savage•El Dorado, KS

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Industrial Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the overall maintenance strategy, reliability, execution, and performance of Savage’s operations in El Dorado, Kansas. The position leads fixed and mobile maintenance activities for rail switching operations, bulk material handling systems, conveyors, loading and unloading equipment, electrical systems, motors, gearboxes, hydraulic systems, and facility infrastructure. As the site’s maintenance leader and subject matter expert, the supervisor ensures safe, compliant, reliable equipment operation while maximizing uptime and minimizing operational disruptions. The role owns and administers the site’s Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), including maintenance planning and scheduling, reliability analysis, asset management, preventive maintenance development, spare parts management, and maintenance performance reporting. The supervisor leads maintenance technicians and contractors, manages maintenance resources and projects, coordinates with operations and refinery stakeholders, and drives reliability improvements through maintenance data analysis and root cause investigations. The position is based in El Dorado, Kansas, with a Monday–Friday schedule of 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Hours may vary with operational needs and may include weekend coverage. The role requires working in office and industrial environments, physical access to facility equipment and structures, and availability for after-hours support, emergency callouts, and outage activities as required in a 24/7 operation.

Requirements

Strong expertise in industrial maintenance leadership in a refinery, terminal, chemical, mining, power generation, bulk material handling, or heavy industrial environment.
Advanced CMMS experience, including maintenance planning, scheduling, asset management, work order management, preventive maintenance development, reporting, and data analysis.
Strong understanding of reliability-centered maintenance concepts and best practices.
Experience maintaining conveyor systems, rotating equipment, motors, gearboxes, drives, hydraulic systems, and industrial mechanical equipment.
Working knowledge of industrial electrical systems, MCCs, VFDs, PLCs, instrumentation, and controls.
Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis capabilities.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence operational priorities.
Exceptional organizational, planning, and project management skills.
Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and maintenance reporting tools.
Demonstrated commitment to safety leadership and continuous improvement.
Willingness to live in or relocate to the El Dorado, Kansas area.
Ability to work daily in office and industrial environments; walk long distances; climb ladders, stairs, elevated structures, and conveyor systems; and enter equipment and access facility maintenance areas.
Ability to work outdoors in extreme temperatures and varying weather conditions and wear required PPE, including respiratory protection when required.
Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.
Availability for after-hours support, emergency callouts, and outage activities as required in a 24/7 operation.
Occasional travel may be required.

Nice To Haves

At least 7 years of industrial maintenance experience in a heavy industrial, refinery, chemical, terminal, rail, mining, or bulk material handling environment.
At least 5 years of maintenance leadership or management experience.
Experience leading CMMS implementation, administration, and continuous improvement.
Experience with preventive, predictive, and reliability-based maintenance programs.
Experience supporting refinery, petroleum, chemical, or bulk material handling operations.
Experience with rail switching operations and rail-served facilities.
Experience managing maintenance budgets and capital improvement projects.
Military experience may substitute for some requirements.

Responsibilities

Lead, develop, and manage maintenance technicians and contractors while promoting safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Establish maintenance priorities in support of refinery service requirements, rail switching operations, and material handling reliability.
Provide technical leadership and troubleshooting for mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and structural equipment.
Manage maintenance budgets, labor resources, contractor performance, and capital improvement projects.
Lead maintenance coordination meetings and communicate equipment health, risks, priorities, and resource needs to operations and refinery stakeholders.
Ensure work is completed safely and in compliance with company, customer, OSHA, environmental, and refinery requirements.
Own and administer the site CMMS.
Maintain asset hierarchies, preventive maintenance schedules, job plans, equipment histories, and maintenance records.
Ensure timely work order creation, planning, scheduling, documentation, and closeout.
Analyze maintenance KPIs, including preventive maintenance and schedule compliance, downtime, backlog, MTBF, MTTR, and labor utilization.
Develop corrective action plans based on maintenance data and equipment trends.
Lead root cause failure analyses and reliability improvements for recurring equipment failures.
Oversee reliability and maintenance of conveyors, belt cleaners and tracking systems, transfer points and chutes, bulk material handling equipment, loadout and unloading systems, crushers, screening equipment, rotating equipment, gearboxes, pumps, and related equipment.
Establish predictive and preventive maintenance programs to improve equipment life and reduce unplanned downtime.
Coordinate major repairs, outages, and equipment rebuilds.
Oversee maintenance and reliability for electrical systems, motors, MCCs, VFDs, PLC-based controls, instrumentation, sensors, electrical distribution, conveyor controls, and rail switching support systems.
Coordinate electrical troubleshooting and repairs with qualified personnel and contractors, ensuring applicable safety standards and site requirements are met.
Support maintenance for locomotive and rail switching operations and partner with operations on safe railcar movement and unloading.
Maintain facility infrastructure, including buildings, lighting, utilities, fall protection systems, and general site assets.
Coordinate contractors and verify compliance with site and refinery requirements.
Manage maintenance inventory and critical spare parts programs, maintain accurate CMMS parts data, and forecast inventory needs based on criticality and failure history.
Solicit bids, develop scopes of work, and manage contractors performing maintenance and capital projects.
Monitor contractor safety, quality, schedule performance, and costs.
Meet pre-employment screening requirements, including applicable background, motor vehicle record, drug and alcohol, and fitness-for-duty screening.