Maintenance Supervisor - Manufacturing

Maintenance Supervisor - ManufacturingSuccessful, growing manufacturing site in Lakewood, NJ is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead a fully staffed maintenance team within an established area of the plant. As the Maintenance Supervisor, you will excel in coaching and mentoring your direct reports and will spend up to 70% of your day on the manufacturing floor fostering a team-oriented environment. You will report to the Maintenance Manager and will have the following responsibilities:Team Leadership & Coaching: Directly responsible for building a high-performing, 24/7 maintenance team in the packaging department. Provides active coaching and mentoring to mechanics, escalating performance issues to the Maintenance Manager as needed. Identifies skill gaps, promotes cross-training, and actively contributes to long-term personnel development plans.Safety & Compliance: Promotes a strong safety culture and consistently enforces plant safety policies. Conducts daily field audits to ensure safety and productivity, oversees work permit processes, and manages safety expectations and scope of work for contractors and vendors. Supports all site safety initiatives.Maintenance Planning & Operations: Coordinates, schedules, and assigns maintenance resources for packaging lines, focusing on urgent mechanical and electrical issues. Manages daily work progress, adjusts schedules as needed, and reviews job packages prior to assignment. Works alongside shift leads to verify scheduled work can proceed, ensures equipment is tested before returning to operations, and completes final signoffs on work packages and paperwork. Directs and reviews the work status of external service providers.Continuous Improvement & KPIs: Owns and maintains safety and productivity KPIs related to maintenance. Drives participation in the preventative maintenance program, actively supports Lean manufacturing principles, such as 5S and TPS, and leads or participates in root cause investigations.Work Flexibility: Maintains flexibility to work any shift and weekends to support continuous business and plant operations.Candidates should be able to hold others accountable, be hands-on, lead by example, coach and mentor their staff and infuse energy and excitement into the daily tasks of the plant. Individuals should be continuous improvement minded and work to attain FDA regulated manufacturing standards. It will be hard to beat the benefits package, which includes a bonus potential, exceptional 401K match, profit sharing, vacation, 13 paid holidays (5 floating), HSA contribution and three tier medical, dental and vision day one of employment!Requirements for the Maintenance Supervisor - Manufacturing:Associate's degree is required; bachelor's degree is highly preferredAt least five years of similar maintenance supervision experience in manufacturingPharmaceutical, consumer products, food, or beverage manufacturing experienceExperience working in FDA regulated manufacturing environmentsWorking knowledge of PLC troubleshootingExperience with root cause analysis and corrective actionsPreventative maintenance programs and ticketing systems experienceStrong continuous improvement background, focused on increasing uptime and efficienciesMicrosoft Office skills, including Word and ExcelCandidates are preferred to be local to the Lakewood, NJ area.