Maintenance Supervisor

Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber and Composites•Sacramento, CA

About The Position

The Maintenance Supervisor provides day-to-day leadership, direction, coaching, and supervision to assigned maintenance personnel. The role sets expectations, monitors performance, provides feedback, and holds employees accountable for completing work safely, accurately, and on schedule. The supervisor plans and coordinates preventive, predictive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance, working with Production, Engineering, and other departments to manage downtime and maintenance resources effectively. The position ensures maintenance work complies with company procedures, equipment specifications, regulatory requirements, and quality standards. It provides technical direction and hands-on support for complex troubleshooting and critical maintenance activities; coordinates vendors and contractors; and ensures maintenance records are accurate in the computerized maintenance management system. The supervisor also supports performance indicators, backlog management, preventive maintenance compliance, downtime analysis, labor utilization, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement. This role supports a 24-hour, seven-day-per-week manufacturing operation. The work schedule may need to adjust to provide coverage across shifts, and the supervisor participates in an on-call rotation or remains available outside normally scheduled hours as assigned. The position requires the ability to wear and complete maintenance work tasks using a full-face respirator and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least five years of progressively responsible industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing, processing, or similarly complex operating environment.
Prior experience leading, directing, or supervising maintenance employees or skilled trades personnel.
Ability to wear and complete maintenance work tasks requiring a full-face respirator and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).
Working knowledge of electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, programmable logic controller inputs and outputs, variable-frequency drives, instrumentation, and industrial control systems.
Knowledge of applicable maintenance safety requirements, including lockout/tagout, electrical safety, confined-space entry, hot work, personal protective equipment, and hazard recognition.
Ability to plan, prioritize, schedule, assign, and monitor maintenance work while coordinating multiple priorities, projects, shutdown activities, and unplanned maintenance demands.
Demonstrated ability to lead employees, set expectations, delegate work, monitor performance, provide feedback, and address performance or conduct concerns consistently and professionally.
Ability to assess equipment failures, determine appropriate resources, solve problems, and exercise sound judgment in time-sensitive or emergency situations.
Ability to communicate clearly and proactively with employees, the Maintenance Manager, contractors, cross-functional partners, and all levels of management.
Proficiency with computerized maintenance management systems and Microsoft Office applications, and ability to maintain accurate records and use maintenance information and performance indicators to identify risks and improvement opportunities.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree, technical degree, completed apprenticeship, military technical training, or equivalent formal training in industrial maintenance, electrical systems, mechanical systems, instrumentation, controls, or a related discipline.
Experience supporting a continuous or 24/7 manufacturing operation.
Strong working knowledge of industrial mechanical and electrical systems, equipment troubleshooting, preventive and corrective maintenance practices, and safe maintenance work execution.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day leadership, direction, coaching, and supervision to assigned maintenance personnel; establish expectations, monitor performance, provide feedback, and hold employees accountable.
Plan, prioritize, schedule, assign, and monitor preventive, predictive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance work according to production needs, equipment condition, safety risk, resources, and departmental priorities.
Coordinate planned downtime and unplanned maintenance response with Production, Engineering, and affected departments.
Ensure maintenance work is performed safely and in accordance with company procedures, equipment specifications, regulatory requirements, and quality standards; use Stop Work Authority and respond to or escalate critical incidents according to company protocols.
Ensure accurate and timely documentation of work orders, maintenance logs, equipment histories, labor hours, parts usage, and corrective actions in the CMMS.
Provide technical direction and hands-on support for complex troubleshooting, equipment failures, shutdowns, startups, and other critical maintenance work when necessary.
Coach, manage performance, and develop maintenance personnel; ensure they receive necessary technical, safety, equipment, and procedural training.
Complete required classroom, on-the-job, and computer-based training; learn applicable emergency response procedures and operate powered industrial equipment only when trained and authorized.
Communicate proactively with the Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Shift Leads, maintenance personnel, Production leadership, and affected departments about equipment status, work priorities, staffing, downtime, resource constraints, safety concerns, and unresolved issues; support effective shift communication and turnover.
Coordinate maintenance vendors and contractors and monitor their compliance with work scope, scheduling, safety, permitting, documentation, and site requirements.
Monitor maintenance parts, materials, tools, and supplies; assist the Maintenance Manager with performance indicators, backlog management, preventive maintenance compliance, downtime analysis, labor utilization, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
Promote a professional, respectful, and accountable work environment and perform other related duties as assigned.
Adjust work schedule as reasonably necessary to provide leadership coverage and support across shifts.
Participate in an on-call rotation or remain available outside normally scheduled hours as assigned for equipment failures, emergencies, shutdowns, startups, and other operational needs.