Maintenance Supervisor

Maintenance Supervisor

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for leading the maintenance team in supporting the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of manufacturing equipment and facility systems within a high-production aerospace manufacturing environment. This role oversees preventative and corrective maintenance activities, manages maintenance personnel, prioritizes work orders, and drives continuous improvement initiatives to maximize equipment uptime and production efficiency.

The ideal candidate has strong leadership experience in industrial maintenance with a background in aerospace, forging, steel, or heavy manufacturing. This individual should possess excellent mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills while fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise, train, and develop maintenance technicians to ensure safe and efficient maintenance operations.
• Plan, prioritize, and assign preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Monitor equipment performance and implement strategies to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.
• Troubleshoot complex mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and automation issues.
• Oversee maintenance and repair of CNC machines, forging equipment, heat treat furnaces, compressors, pumps, hydraulic systems, overhead cranes, and other production equipment.
• Coordinate maintenance schedules with Production, Engineering, and Operations to minimize disruptions.
• Ensure preventative maintenance programs are completed on schedule and documented accurately.
• Manage maintenance work orders, equipment histories, spare parts inventory, and CMMS activities.
• Support equipment installations, machinery upgrades, facility improvements, and capital projects.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions to improve equipment performance.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, lockout/tagout procedures, and all environmental and safety requirements.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs including equipment uptime, PM completion rates, response times, and maintenance costs.
• Promote Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and continuous improvement initiatives throughout the maintenance department.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 2–5+ years of experience leading or supervising maintenance personnel.
• Experience within aerospace, forging, steel, metal fabrication, or other heavy manufacturing environments preferred.
• Strong knowledge of hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, electrical, and industrial control systems.
• Experience maintaining CNC machining centers, hydraulic presses, furnaces, overhead cranes, compressors, pumps, conveyors, and related manufacturing equipment.
• Working knowledge of industrial electrical systems including 480V, motor controls, VFDs, relays, and sensors.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, hydraulic diagrams, mechanical drawings, and equipment manuals.
• Experience with preventative and predictive maintenance programs.
• Strong leadership, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with CMMS software and Microsoft Office.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's degree or technical certification in Industrial Maintenance, Electrical Technology, Mechatronics, or a related field preferred.
• Experience with PLC troubleshooting and industrial automation systems, including Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, TPM (Total Productive Maintenance), Root Cause Analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience managing maintenance budgets, spare parts inventory, and contractor relationships.
• Familiarity with AS9100 or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• OSHA 30 certification or equivalent safety training preferred.