Maintenance Supervisor (Direct Hire)

Job Description

Job Description

Lead Where It Counts.
Maintenance Supervisor – Direct Hire | Garrett, Indiana
In partnership with Openwork

Openwork is partnering with a respected and well-established industrial manufacturer to find a driven, hands-on Maintenance Supervisor for their Garrett, Indiana facility. This is a direct hire leadership role offering the opportunity to shape maintenance strategy, build a high-performing team, and directly impact production success.

If you’re a seasoned leader with a strong technical foundation, proven supervisory experience, and a commitment to safety, reliability, and continuous improvement—this role was built for you.

About the Company

This manufacturer has a long-standing reputation for quality, innovation, and operational excellence. With a deep commitment to safety and employee development, they operate with a strong team culture and a forward-thinking mindset. This facility produces essential industrial products that support critical industries, and your leadership will help ensure equipment, processes, and people are running at their best.

About the Role

As Maintenance Supervisor , you will oversee all aspects of maintenance operations for the facility. You’ll be responsible for equipment performance, preventive and predictive maintenance execution, capital project planning, and team leadership. This role is highly collaborative—requiring coordination with production, engineering, and leadership teams to maintain high uptime and operational efficiency.

This position is ideal for a candidate who thrives in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment and wants to lead by example.

What You’ll Take On

• Establish and lead safety-first maintenance practices that protect people and equipment.

• Build and oversee proactive maintenance strategies that reduce unplanned downtime and improve system reliability.

• Tackle complex technical challenges involving electrical systems, controls, hydraulics, and more.

• Lead capital improvement projects—planning, budgeting, coordinating, and delivering.

• Develop, mentor, and lead a skilled maintenance team, fostering growth and accountability.

• Manage maintenance budgets with a sharp eye on performance, cost, and continuous improvement.

• Collaborate closely with production, engineering, and plant leadership to align maintenance with operational goals.

• Keep records clean, organized, and complete—because performance is built on data.

What You Bring With You

• A technical degree in mechanical or electrical disciplines; a bachelor’s degree in engineering is a plus.

• At least 10 years of hands-on leadership in maintenance or production within industrial manufacturing.

• Deep technical knowledge of mechanical systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, and electrical infrastructure.

• Proficiency with PLCs, control systems, schematics, and equipment documentation.

• Strong communication skills and a calm, confident presence on the floor and in meetings.

• Experience managing budgets, capital projects, and performance KPIs.

• A mindset rooted in continuous improvement, accountability, and cross-functional collaboration.

What You’ll Help Create

• A maintenance team that’s skilled, respected, and always ready.

• Equipment that runs longer, performs better, and rarely surprises anyone.

• Processes that keep improving because people are invested in how they work.

• A plant environment where expectations are clear, and excellence is the norm.

Why This Role, Why Now?

• Direct hire: Join the team from day one with full benefits, stability, and long-term potential.

• Respected employer: This company is known for doing things right—for customers, for employees, and for the community.

• Local impact: Lead a facility that’s essential to regional and national industrial operations.

• Room to grow: Your ideas and your leadership will be heard, and your results will be recognized.

You’ve built your skills. You’ve proven your leadership. Now it’s time to lead where it matters most.
Apply now to take the next step in your career with a company that values what you bring—and gives you the platform to go furthe r.

About Openwork:

Openwork is a talent-focused staffing company dedicated to making job placement simple, accessible, and thoughtful. With over 50 years of industry expertise, our mission is to build careers, companies, and communities-one person at a time. We believe that while there’s more to life than work, finding the right job, career, or team is a great place to start. Our vision: A fulfilling career for every individual and the perfect talent for every organization.