Facilities Maintenance Supervisor

HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm seeks a Facilities Maintenance Supervisor in Detroit, MI to lead the Energy Center and WWTP operations, ensuring safe, reliable utility systems that support manufacturing.

You will coordinate skilled trades, contractors, and internal teams, drive preventive maintenance, analyze failures, execute RCA actions, and champion a strong safety culture while maintaining regulatory compliance and production uptime.

Qualifications

• Five years minimum in manufacturing or industrial facilities.
• Three years supervisory experience leading skilled trades.
• Knowledge of Energy Center and WWTP processes.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, P&IDs, and process diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Supervise skilled trades employees for Energy Center and WWTP.
• Ensure safe, reliable operation of critical utilities supporting manufacturing.
• Manage daily maintenance: preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency.
• Prioritize work orders, allocate manpower, and coordinate schedules.
• Maintain environmental regulatory compliance and records.
• Lead troubleshooting of electrical, mechanical, and control issues.
• Coordinate outside contractors and service providers safely.
• Develop preventive maintenance strategies and drive reliability.
• Analyze failures and lead RCA actions for sustainable fixes.
• Support capital projects from planning to commissioning.
• Manage budgets, spare parts, and procurement.
• Utilize CMMS to track work orders and history.
• Monitor KPIs like uptime, MTTR, MTBF, PM compliance.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Industrial electrical systems

P&ID interpretation

Instrumentation & control systems

Communication

Shift work

Education

Associate degree in Engineering Technology

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Tools

CMMS (TMS)

SCADA systems

HMI

PLC basics

Job description

The Facilities Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for leading the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the plant's Energy Center and Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTP). This position provides leadership to skilled trades employees, contractors, and support personnel to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant operation of critical utility systems that support manufacturing.

The supervisor is responsible for maintaining plant utility systems including boilers, chillers, cooling towers, compressed air systems, water distribution, wastewater treatment equipment, pumps, piping systems, HVAC infrastructure, and associated automation and control systems. The role ensures equipment reliability, environmental compliance, preventive maintenance execution, emergency response, and continuous improvement initiatives while supporting uninterrupted manufacturing operations.

The successful candidate will lead maintenance planning, prioritize corrective and preventive maintenance activities, manage contractors, drive equipment reliability improvements, and promote a strong safety culture while working closely with Production, Engineering, Environmental, Safety, and UAW represented employees.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise skilled trades employees responsible for the maintenance and operation of the Energy Center and Wastewater Treatment Plant. Document and manage trades schedule and overtime.
• Ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of critical utility systems supporting plant manufacturing.
• Manage daily maintenance activities including preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance.
• Prioritize work orders, allocate manpower, and coordinate maintenance schedules to minimize production downtime.
• Maintain compliance with all environmental regulations including wastewater discharge permits, water treatment requirements, air permits, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Ensure all wastewater treatment processes operate within regulatory limits while maintaining accurate operational and compliance records.
• Lead troubleshooting of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, instrumentation, and process control issues.
• Support operation and maintenance of:
• Chillers and chilled water systems
• Cooling towers
• Compressed air systems
• HVAC equipment
• Pumps and piping systems
• Water softening and treatment systems
• Chemical feed systems
• Manage PLC, HMI, SCADA, VFD, instrumentation, and industrial automation systems supporting Energy Center and WWTP operations.
• Document, manage and communicate status of equipment.
• Coordinate outside contractors, vendors, and service providers while ensuring compliance with plant safety requirements.
• Develop and execute preventive maintenance strategies that improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.
• Analyze equipment failures and lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) activities to implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Support capital improvement projects from planning through installation and commissioning.
• Manage maintenance budgets, inventories, spare parts, and procurement activities.
• Utilize Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (TMS) to manage work orders, preventive maintenance, labor utilization, and equipment history.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) including equipment uptime, MTTR, MTBF, PM compliance, utility consumption, and maintenance backlog.
• Lead daily Shop Floor Management (SFM/SIS) meetings and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Promote a culture of teamwork, accountability, employee development, and operational excellence.

Basic Qualifications

• Associate degree in Engineering Technology, Industrial Maintenance, Electrical Technology, Mechanical Technology, Environmental Technology, or a related technical field. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in manufacturing, industrial facilities, or automotive operations.
• Minimum of three (3) years of supervisory or team leadership experience leading skilled trades personnel.
• Working knowledge of industrial Energy Center operations and Wastewater Treatment Plant processes.
• Experience supervising preventive and corrective maintenance activities.
• Knowledge of industrial mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and automation systems.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, P&IDs, process flow diagrams, and mechanical drawings.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft software suite.
• Ability to work any shift, weekends, holidays, and overtime as required to support plant operations.