Job Description

Maintenance Supervisor/Technician

Reports to Operations Manager

About the Role

We're looking for a Maintenance Supervisor/Technician to lead maintenance operations at our facility. In this role, you'll perform various maintenance tasks involving production and support equipment, office spaces, and plant facilities — while training, coaching, and directing a team of maintenance personnel.

What You'll Do

• Develop training documents for maintenance personnel on maintenance and production equipment
• Assist production set-up and supervisors to ensure timely, efficient equipment set-ups, changeovers, and start-ups, minimizing production delays
• Train, coach, and provide day-to-day direction to maintenance personnel, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and to company standards
• Assign planned maintenance tasks to maintenance personnel, including yourself
• Maintain the work order system and coordinate with other department supervisors on upcoming work
• Qualify and work with suppliers and departmental managers to ensure proper installation, maintenance, and function of equipment and the facility
• Develop and maintain machine parts inventory, ordering replacements as needed
• Collaborate with other departments to solve problems and support company objectives
• Actively assist in installing, repairing, and overhauling production, support, and shop equipment
• Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions
• Develop and maintain a functional preventive maintenance program using industry standards, overseeing all facets of the program
• Develop and maintain KPI reports for the department, including spend, worked hours, downtime tracking, PM compliance, LDM board, and 5S compliance
• Direct and coordinate maintenance staff activities
• Assist in designing, constructing, and modifying equipment and tooling to improve safety, quality, and productivity
• Develop action plans to keep the facility fully operational
• Provide ongoing coaching and feedback to maintenance personnel; communicate performance, training needs, and development opportunities to the Operations Manager
• Promote and enforce compliance with company safety policies, OSHA requirements, and safe work practices
• Assist with maintenance staff scheduling, overtime coordination, and vacation coverage planning

Additional Responsibilities

• Basic building maintenance
• Purchase replacement parts for machines and the workshop as needed, with Operations Manager approval
• Special projects as assigned

What We're Looking For

• Exceptional organizational skills
• High School or Vocational School Diploma
• Ability to set up and proficiently use common shop metal and woodworking tools and equipment
• Trade school certification a plus
• Self-motivated, able to work independently
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and interpersonal skills
• Computer literate or trainable
• PLC and electrical experience a plus
• Experience with metal, acrylic, and wood fabrication
• Ability to work overtime and Saturdays