Our manufacturing client is currently seeking a Maintenance Supervisor. The Maintenance Supervisor will lead and support the maintenance function and provide partnership and support to Operations.This job will have the following responsibilities:

Provide leadership and direction to the maintenance staff.Interface with production team to maintain peak equipment performance.Manage the preventative maintenance program and improve PM compliance percentage and effectiveness.Schedule maintenance work to ensure the equipment is operating safely, efficiently, reliably and in keeping with production schedules.Ensure maintenance staff are adequately trained and performing at best ability.Perform daily pre-shift meetings with maintenance team.Coach and teach employees in a positive manner.Partners with Operations with a dedicated focus on critical equipment.Provides first response to problem solving with the maintenance team and engages employees to resolve problems utilize practical problem solving techniques.Responsible for ensuring planned maintenance tasks assigned to their team are completed efficiently with a high degree of accuracy and on time.Ensures maintenance team is consistently following GMPs while on the production floor.Schedules repairs, maintenance and installation of machines, tools and equipment to ensure continuous production operations.Manages the maintenance inventory and budget and supervises the Inventory Maintenance Controller.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical degree3-5 years maintenance supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.Experience in food manufacturing/packing is preferred.Strong technical knowledge and ability across multiple areas in industrial manufacturing equipment.Proven successful record in managing, motivating and building teams.Ability to drive cultural change and lead by example.Experience in process improvement is desired.Excellent written and oral communication skills.Must be able to manage multiple projects.Proficient in Microsoft Office products to include: Word, Excel, Power Point, Email.Good interpersonal and time management skills.Must be able to read and speak English.