Maintenance Supervisor

Pregis•Grand Rapids, MI

About The Position

The Maintenance Supervisor creates and maintains a safety-first environment and sustains equipment and facilities to meet world-class service levels through preventive and predictive maintenance. The role directs the day-to-day activities of team members, identifies production issues, prioritizes resources to improve equipment uptime, and drives root-cause problem solving and cost-saving ideas. The supervisor leads predictive measures, audits completed work orders, closes completed work orders in Emaint, and reviews team and individual KPIs weekly to adjust resource use. The role also assesses training needs and develops plans to improve maintenance technicians’ individual and group skills. The position calls for advanced technical knowledge and strong mechanical aptitude, including repair and troubleshooting across electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems; AC, DC, vector, and servo drives; and PLC maintenance and programming. The supervisor may fabricate parts, follow blueprints to create parts from engineering, and work with engineering to improve machine output. The role works with contractors and vendors to ensure high-quality work and participates in hiring decisions. This position requires an industrial maintenance background and experience leading a technical team in a very high-volume production environment. It is open to all shifts, and overtime may be required with short notice. The role involves a wide range of environmental conditions and requires adherence to plant safety rules and required PPE.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent; relevant experience may be considered.
A minimum of 8–15 years of experience on an industrial maintenance team.
Experience directly leading a technical team, including experience in lead, supervisor, or manager roles leading teams of 3–5 members.
Experience directing team members on different tasks.
Familiarity with a very high-volume production environment.
Advanced technical knowledge and strong mechanical aptitude.
Proficiency in electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic repair and troubleshooting.
Ability to troubleshoot and repair AC, DC, vector, and servo drive systems.
Experience with PLC maintenance and programming.
Ability to read, sketch, and understand mechanical, piping, and electrical drawings.
Ability to accurately read a variety of measuring devices.
Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate effectively with the management team in English.
Ability to interact and communicate with others with a customer-service attitude.
Willingness to update skills as needed.
Ability to stand for extended periods, up to 12 hours; bend; climb ladders; and lift up to 60 pounds.
Ability to operate powered industrial equipment, including forklifts, lathes, mills, welders, and other maintenance equipment.
Ability to operate a variety of power tools.
Ability to work in a wide range of environmental conditions.
Availability to work overtime as needed with short notice and openness to all shifts.

Nice To Haves

Basic welding and machining skills.

Responsibilities

Create and maintain an environment where safety is a high priority.
Maintain and sustain equipment and facilities using preventive and predictive maintenance.
Direct the day-to-day activities of team members and assign resources to improve equipment uptime.
Identify key issues affecting sustained production and prioritize work to address them.
Drive root-cause problem solving and cost-saving ideas.
Lead predictive measures, audit completed work orders, and close completed work orders in Emaint.
Measure team and individual performance against KPIs weekly and adjust resource use as needed.
Assess training needs and develop plans to improve maintenance technicians’ skills.
Fabricate parts when needed and follow blueprints to create unique parts from engineering.
Work closely with engineering to improve machine production output.
Interact with contractors and vendors to ensure work is completed to a high standard.
Participate in decision-making for new hires.
Participate in the safety program and enforce plant safety rules.
Use required PPE and follow all safety rules and policies.