Maintenance Supervisor

Newell Brands; Oost-Vlaanderen; Remote; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Newell Brands in Sint-Niklaas is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Supervisor to lead daily maintenance activities, coordinate with Production and Engineering, and coach technicians to perform at their best. You will drive safety, efficiency and high standards across the maintenance team.

The role requires strong technical maintenance expertise, people leadership and a practical problem-solving mindset in a fast-paced industrial environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent knowledge gained through experience.
• Strong technical knowledge within an industrial or production environment.
• Solid experience as a Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Supervisor or in a similar technical maintenance role.
• Previous people management or team leadership experience.
• A practical, hands-on approach to troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to remain positive and solution-oriented in a fast-paced operational environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate maintenance activities performed by internal technicians and external contractors.
• Manage the weekly maintenance schedule and align daily priorities with Production and Engineering.
• Support technicians with troubleshooting and structured failure analysis.
• Ensure maintenance work is completed safely, correctly and efficiently.
• Coach technicians on the job and support their ongoing technical development.
• Manage the technicians' competence matrix and develop individual training plans.
• Provide feedback on preventive maintenance activities and identify improvement opportunities.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs and contribute to operational performance.
• Coordinate daily shift handovers and contribute to technical and maintenance team meetings.
• Build strong working relationships across Production, Engineering, Quality, suppliers and other key stakeholders.
• Participate in continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
• Champion Health & Safety and ensure safe working practices remain the team's highest priority.

Skills

Technical maintenance expertise

People leadership

Troubleshooting

Communication

Industrial/production knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

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Newell Brands is a leading $8.3B consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid® and Sharpie®, and 25,000 talented employees around the world. Our high-performance culture, unparalleled curiosity about the world around us, and talented people fuel our success. Our culture is enabled through our core values which guide all we do and how we win as One Newell. They are Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership & Leadership.

Join our team

At Newell Brands, we are behind iconic brands including DYMO®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid® and Sharpie®. Our people and our culture are at the heart of our success, guided by our values of Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership and Leadership.

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to join our team in Sint-Niklaas.

This is a great opportunity for a hands-on technical leader who enjoys being close to operations while developing and empowering people. You will play a key role in ensuring maintenance activities are carried out safely, efficiently and to a high standard, while coaching and supporting our maintenance technicians.

Your role

As Maintenance Supervisor, you will coordinate daily maintenance activities and work closely with Production, Engineering and the wider technical team.

Beyond technical supervision, a key part of your role will be coaching, developing and empowering technicians to perform at their best.

Your key responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate maintenance activities performed by internal technicians and external contractors.
• Manage the weekly maintenance schedule and align daily priorities with Production and Engineering.
• Support technicians with troubleshooting and structured failure analysis.
• Ensure maintenance work is completed safely, correctly and efficiently.
• Coach technicians on the job and support their ongoing technical development.
• Manage the technicians' competence matrix and develop individual training plans.
• Provide feedback on preventive maintenance activities and identify improvement opportunities.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs and contribute to operational performance.
• Coordinate daily shift handovers and contribute to technical and maintenance team meetings.
• Build strong working relationships across Production, Engineering, Quality, suppliers and other key stakeholders.
• Participate in continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
• Champion Health & Safety and ensure safe working practices remain the team's highest priority.

What we're looking for

We are looking for someone who combines strong technical maintenance expertise with genuine people leadership.

You bring:

• A professional Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent knowledge gained through experience.
• Strong technical knowledge within an industrial or production environment.
• Solid experience as a Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Supervisor or in a similar technical maintenance role.
• Previous people management or team leadership experience.
• A practical, hands-on approach to troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to remain positive and solution-oriented in a fast-paced operational environment.

Most importantly, you are a people coach. You know how to motivate a technical team, develop individuals, delegate effectivey and bring people together around shared objectives.

This position offers the opportunity to combine technical expertise, operational impact and people leadership. You will have real ownership of day-to-day maintenance activities while helping develop the capabilities and performance of the team.

If you enjoy solving technical challenges, improving the way things work and helping people grow, we'd love to hear from you.
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Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer’s, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments.