Maintenance Supervisor

Maintenance Supervisor Overview

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient operation of plant maintenance activities. This role oversees maintenance personnel, coordinates work planning and scheduling, improves preventive maintenance programs, and supports equipment reliability. The supervisor uses maintenance metrics and operational data to reduce downtime, control costs, improve productivity, and support plant goals.

Maintenance Supervisor Responsibilities

• Promote a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with plant safety procedures.


• Supervise, coach, and train maintenance technicians to improve skills and performance.


• Coordinate maintenance planning, scheduling, work orders, and equipment shutdowns.


• Prioritize maintenance requests, manage backlogs, and maximize available downtime.


• Monitor labor utilization, schedule compliance, maintenance costs, and operational KPIs.


• Support Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and preventive maintenance initiatives.


• Identify equipment failures, determine root causes, and implement corrective actions to improve reliability.


• Maintain accurate equipment records, bills of materials (BOMs), parts lists, and maintenance procedures.


• Coordinate with Operations, Engineering, and the Storeroom to ensure parts availability and efficient execution of planned work.


• Develop job plans that outline work steps, materials, labor, safety requirements, and necessary resources.


• Support budget planning and maintain maintenance expenses within established budgets.


• Ensure compliance with plant procedures, housekeeping standards, and maintenance performance requirements.

Maintenance Supervisor Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or at least 5 years of industrial maintenance leadership experience; Engineering or Maintenance Technology degrees preferred.


• Minimum 5 years of industrial maintenance experience, preferably in maintenance, mechanical, or maintenance planning roles.


• Strong mechanical aptitude; electrical experience preferred.


• Experience with a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS); SAP preferred.


• Ability to read blueprints, equipment schematics, and parts breakdowns.


• Knowledge of preventive maintenance, TPM, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.


• Familiarity with OSHA, NFPA, and ANSI standards, as well as basic PLC and HMI systems.


• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and general computer applications.


• Ability to work extended hours as needed and meet the physical requirements of an industrial plant environment.