Beverage Plant Maintenance Supervisor: Lead Uptime

Job Juncture; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Execufit is recruiting a Maintenance Supervisor for a confidential beverage manufacturer in the Baltimore area. You will lead maintenance technicians, balance immediate repairs with planned maintenance, and work closely with plant leadership to improve equipment performance.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years of industrial maintenance experience, strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills, and hands-on PLC knowledge.

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

Leadership

Team coaching

Maintenance management

Education

Two years college or technical school

Associate degree in a technical discipline

Tools

PLCs

Industrial control networks

Hydraulics

Electromechanical equipment

Job description

Execufit is recruiting a Maintenance Supervisor for a confidential beverage manufacturer in the Baltimore area. You will lead maintenance technicians, balance immediate repairs with planned maintenance, and work closely with plant leadership to improve equipment performance.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years of industrial maintenance experience, strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills, and hands-on PLC knowledge.