3rd Shift Maintenance Supervisor up to $100,000/year

RM Palmer Company, LLC; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

RM Palmer Company, LLC in Reading, PA is seeking a 3rd shift Maintenance Supervisor to direct all maintenance functions for the shift, ensuring safe, efficient operation and strong team leadership. Responsibilities include supervising hourly technicians, coordinating contractors, implementing preventive maintenance, and driving continuous improvement through TPM, Lean, and RCA.

Candidates should have 5+ years in maintenance and 3+ years in supervision, preferably in food or beverage

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years maintenance experience in a plant/manufacturing environment.
• At least 3 years of supervisory or management experience.
• Food or beverage industry experience preferred.
• Proficient in Lean Manufacturing principles (Six Sigma, TPM, 5S).
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced environment while optimizing equipment reliability.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily supervisory leadership to the hourly maintenance workforce and oversee on-site contractor coordination.
• Provide individual team member job assignments and track progress to completion.
• Assist with diagnosing and correcting malfunctions in machinery and equipment.
• Develop cost-effective preventative maintenance procedures to extend equipment life.
• Enforce safety policies through inspections, hazard assessments and OSHA compliance.
• Ensure accurate CMMS documentation of maintenance activities and parts usage.
• Analyze downtime trends and drive continuous improvement in plant performance.
• Lead TPM, Lean, Autonomous Maintenance, RCA and other reliability initiatives.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Lean manufacturing

CMMS

Root Cause Analysis

Safety compliance

Team management

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CMMS systems

Job description

Description

At R.M. Palmer Company, our mission is clear: driving innovation that celebrates life’s special moments by focusing on value and integrity while making candy fun in everything we do. We take pride in blending creativity and tradition to deliver products that spark joy, bring smiles, and create lasting memories, one candy at a time. Since 1948, R.M. Palmer Company, LLC has grown from just 4 employees and 4 products into a leading manufacturer of imaginative chocolate novelties with more than 500 unique products and over 600 full‑time employees. Today, we operate two manufacturing facilities and a distribution centre the size of 11 football fields, producing more than 50 million pounds of product each year. Our continued success is built on the people and values that drive us every day. We believe in getting it done with urgency, ownership, and accountability. We challenge ourselves to break it better through innovation, curiosity, and continuous improvement. We own the outcome by taking responsibility and acting in the best interest of our team, customers, and company. We play to win by focusing on results and striving for excellence in everything we do. Most importantly, we aim to leave them smiling by bringing positivity, teamwork, passion, and energy to every interaction.

#ComeJoinTheFun with us a our 3rd Shift Maintenance Supervisor and be part of #MakingCandyFun!

When you join our team, you’re not just starting a job, you’re building a career with a company that values its people. We believe in rewarding hard work, supporting work‑life balance, and helping our employees grow.

The Maintenance Supervisor will direct all functions of the maintenance work force for their assigned shift, ensuring efficient manufacturing process capabilities, adherence to safety and quality standards, and effective team leadership.

Maintenance Supervisor Duties

• Provide daily supervisory leadership to the hourly maintenance workforce, and oversees any necessary onsite maintenance contractor coordination.


• Provide individual team member job assignments and track the progress to completion.


• Provides supervisory assistance to the maintenance team in diagnosing and correcting malfunctions in machinery and equipment


• Provide input into the development of preventative maintenance procedures that are cost effective and increase the operational life of the equipment.


• Assists with developing maintenance department employee relations by continued communication of all information affecting them and through the conduct of regular shift team meetings.


• Enforce safety policies by conducting inspections, hazard assessments, and ensuring OSHA and company compliance.


• Ensure accurate documentation of maintenance activities using the CMMS system, maintaining records of repairs, parts usage, and inspections.


• Analyze downtime trends and track maintenance metrics to drive continuous improvement in plant performance.


• Assists with and leads the implementation of reliability process improvement through TPM, Lean, Autonomous Maintenance, Root Cause Analysis, and other reliability tools, including leading change initiatives, planning, and facilitation.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of maintenance experience in a plant or manufacturing environment


• At least 3 years of supervisory or management experience


• Associates or Bachelor’s degree preferred


• Food or beverage industry experience preferred


• Proficient in Lean Manufacturing principles (Six Sigma, TPM, 5S, and other disciplines)


• Skilled in Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA), and problem‑solving methods (DMAIC, 5‑Why, A3)


• Strong knowledge of maintenance CMMS systems


• Excellent leadership and team management skills


• Ability to prioritize multiple projects in a fast‑paced environment while optimizing equipment reliability


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills