Automation Maintenance Supervisor – Equipment Reliability

Newrest; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Newrest in Atlanta seeks an Automation Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance technicians and oversee automated production equipment. You will ensure safe corrective responses during production and manage spare parts availability.

You will coordinate with the Automated Line Lead and Automation Manager, drive preventive maintenance, and escalate issues to suppliers as needed. The role requires hands-on leadership and a commitment to reliability and food-safety standards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading maintenance teams in an industrial setting.
• Strong knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and control systems.
• Familiarity with preventive maintenance and reliability practices.

Responsibilities

• Train, coach and assign maintenance technicians; verify competence for electrical, mechanical and controls tasks and safe work practices.
• Triage breakdowns during production, coordinate diagnosis and repair, communicate restoration estimates and confirm equipment readiness before release.
• Escalate complex defects to equipment manufacturers or supplier hotlines; open, track and close support tickets with evidence and follow-up.
• Maintain spare-parts master data, stock levels, movements and work-order records in Fractall.
• Set critical spares and reorder points using equipment risk, lead times and consumption; coordinate replenishment and periodic counts.
• Report equipment availability, maintenance backlog, preventive completion and critical stock risks to site leadership.
• Maintain a matrix relationship with Group Innovation to support deployment of automation strategy.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Controls systems

Team leadership

Tools

Fractall

Job description

Newrest in Atlanta seeks an Automation Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance technicians and oversee automated production equipment. You will ensure safe corrective responses during production and manage spare parts availability.

You will coordinate with the Automated Line Lead and Automation Manager, drive preventive maintenance, and escalate issues to suppliers as needed. The role requires hands-on leadership and a commitment to reliability and food-safety standards.