3-Shift Maintenance Supervisor | Beverage Plant Leader

Essenti Talent; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Essenti Talent in the Baltimore area is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead a beverage manufacturing maintenance team. You will balance urgent repairs with planned maintenance, drive equipment reliability, and partner with plant leadership to improve safety and uptime.

Five to seven years of industrial maintenance experience, PLC knowledge, and multi-shift availability are expected. The role requires mentoring technicians, coordinating work with production and quality teams, and managing

Qualifications

• Five to seven years of relevant industrial maintenance experience.
• At least two years of college or technical school education beyond high school.
• Strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills.
• Working knowledge of PLCs, industrial control networks, hydraulics, and automated production equipment.
• The ability to organize workloads and communicate priorities across departments.
• Availability to rotate among all three shifts and provide weekend or holiday support when needed.

Responsibilities

• Direct maintenance technicians, set daily priorities, and ensure work is completed safely and effectively.
• Coordinate breakdown response while keeping preventive maintenance and planned repairs on schedule.
• Review upcoming production needs and available technician hours to organize maintenance coverage.
• Troubleshoot recurring equipment issues and lead corrective actions that reduce downtime.
• Coach technicians in electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, safe work practices, and equipment care.
• Use work orders and maintenance performance data to track progress and identify improvement opportunities.
• Partner with production and quality teams to support food safety and dependable plant operations.
• Coordinate outside service providers, equipment repairs, and smaller facility or capital improvement projects.
• Monitor project expenses and support effective spare parts inventory practices.
• Build a team culture centered on accountability, communication, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

PLC knowledge

Industrial control networks

Hydraulics

Automated production equipment

Leadership / coaching

Shift flexibility

Cross-department communication

Education

Associate degree or technical training

Job description

Essenti Talent in the Baltimore area is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead a beverage manufacturing maintenance team. You will balance urgent repairs with planned maintenance, drive equipment reliability, and partner with plant leadership to improve safety and uptime.

Five to seven years of industrial maintenance experience, PLC knowledge, and multi-shift availability are expected. The role requires mentoring technicians, coordinating work with production and quality teams, and managing