Maintenance Supervisor

Competences:

• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills
• Technical aptitude with effective troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities
• Leadership skills with the ability to make decisions, prioritize work, and delegate responsibilities
• Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and manage competing priorities
• Strong initiative, accountability and sense of ownership

Goal of the Working Position: Responsible for providing technical leadership and coordinate daily maintenance activities to ensure equipment reliability, minimize downtime, and support production objectives.

Most important task and responsibilities:

Communication & Team Coordination:

• Provide day-to-day direction, support, and technical guidance to maintenance technicians.
• Assign and prioritize maintenance work orders based on production requirements and equipment criticality.
• Coordinate shift activities to ensure timely completion of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance tasks.
• Assign preventive maintenance (PM) work orders and generate PM schedules through SAP.
• Support technician training, onboarding, and skills development.
• Promote accountability, teamwork, and adherence to company policies and procedures.

Equipment Maintenance & Troubleshooting:

• Lead troubleshooting efforts on electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, robotic, and automated manufacturing equipment.
• Support rapid response activities to minimize production downtime.
• Diagnose root causes of equipment failures and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure repairs are completed safely, effectively, and in accordance with maintenance standards.
• Support installation, commissioning, relocation, and startup of manufacturing, automation, and facility equipment.
• Install and support office hardware, including computers, monitors, printers, and related equipment (excluding software installation and programming).
• Support installation and validation of new equipment and manufacturing systems

Preventive & Predictive Maintenance:

• Coordinate execution of preventive maintenance schedules.
• Ensure all machine preventive maintenance activities are completed and documented accurately and on time within SAP.
• Monitor equipment performance and identify opportunities to improve reliability.
• Ensure accurate completion of maintenance records, work orders, downtime documentation, and action programs to include lessons learned and identified trouble shooting solutions.

Spare Parts & Inventory Management:

• Administer and maintain the spare parts Kanban system to ensure critical parts availability.
• Manage the storage, organization, inventory, accuracy, and replenishment of maintenance spare parts.
• Monitor spare parts inventory levels and initiate reorder activities as required.
• Maintain and update spare parts inventory records and control files to ensure accuracy and traceability.
• Coordinate with suppliers and purchasing to support maintenance inventory requirements.

Continuous Improvement:

• Participate in root cause analysis and problem-solving activities.
• Drive equipment uptime, OOE, and maintenance KPI improvements
• Support lean manufacturing, TPM, and continuous improvement initiatives (actively participate in Change for Better meetings).
• Identify opportunities to reduce maintenance costs and improve operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Production teams on process improvements and equipment upgrades.

Safety & Compliance:

• Promote and enforce a strong safety culture.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, company safety procedures, and lockout/tagout requirements.
• Participate in safety audits, risk assessments, and incident investigations.
• Maintain compliance with environmental and quality standards.

Requirements

Technical Skills:

PLC trouble shooting (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or similar)

Robotics Systems (Fanuc, ABB, Motoman, etc.)

Electrical Systems up to 480V

Hydraulic & pneumatic systems

Mechanical troubleshooting & repair

Preventive & predictive maintenance practices

Ability to read electrical schematics, blueprints, and technical manuals.

Experience with CMMS systems and maintenance documentation

Preferred SAP & Microsoft office knowledge (excel, word, ppt.)

Requirements

Personal / Professional / Physical:

5+ years’ experience in a similar position in an automotive manufacturing environment

Previous experience leading or coordinating maintenance personnel preferred.

Ability to stand, walk, bend, climb, lift up to 50 pounds.

Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to noise, machinery, and varying temperatures.

Ability to work overtime, weekends, or off-shift hours as needed.