Industrial Technician Supervisor

FEMA Corporation; Michigan; On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

FEMA Corporation in Michigan is seeking a maintenance supervisor to oversee a team of technicians and drive reliability improvements across automated lines. You will implement preventive maintenance plans, mentor staff, and coordinate downtime with engineering and operations to minimize production impact.

The role emphasizes leadership, safety, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to meet production targets and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or higher in engineering technology or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in an automated industrial setting.
• 1–3 years of lead or supervisory experience required.
• Strong communication and organizational skills; drive project direction and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, train, and lead a team of maintenance technicians.
• Ensure the group stays current with industry standards, best practices, and internal training.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and corrective actions as needed.
• Ensure the group’s timelines are met and customer expectations are exceeded.
• Coordinate maintenance across multiple shifts and communicate across teams.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and skill-development plans for technicians.
• Develop, implement, and maintain technician training plans.
• Provide input to engineering to support development and continuous improvement.
• Communicate policies and procedures during internal and external audits.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Robotics knowledge

PLCs

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Safety protocols

Education

Associate’s degree in engineering technology

Tools

PM scheduling tools

Downtime analysis

Job description

Key Areas Of Responsibilities

• Responsible for supervising, training, and leading a team of maintenance technicians.
• Ensure the group stays current with industry standards, best practices, and internal training.
• Responsible for conducting regular performance reviews and corrective actions when needed.
• Accountable for ensuring that the group’s timelines are met.
• Responsible for ensuring internal and external customer expectations are exceeded.
• Responsible for coordinating maintenance responsibilities and communication across multiple shifts.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and skill-development plans for technicians.
• Responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining technician training plans.
• Provide input and feedback to engineering to support new development and continuous improvement activities.
• Effectively communicates technician policies and procedures during internal and external audits.

Leadership & Team Coordination – 60%

• Responsible for supervising, training, and leading a team of maintenance technicians.
• Ensure the group stays current with industry standards, best practices, and internal training.
• Responsible for conducting regular performance reviews and corrective actions when needed.
• Accountable for ensuring that the group’s timelines are met.
• Responsible for ensuring internal and external customer expectations are exceeded.
• Responsible for coordinating maintenance responsibilities and communication across multiple shifts.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and skill-development plans for technicians.
• Responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining technician training plans.
• Provide input and feedback to engineering to support new development and continuous improvement activities.
• Effectively communicates technician policies and procedures during internal and external audits.

Maintenance Planning & Line Support – 30%

• Responsible for developing and maintaining PM schedules to minimize production downtime using industry standard tools such as mean time to failure and planned vs. unplanned downtime ratios.
• Communicate and coordinate planned down time with engineering, operations, and production control.
• Identify high-risk equipment and minimize production impact.
• Analyze and recommend staffing based on production demand.
• Ensure the maintenance team is utilizing internal and external resources to support maintenance and line support activities.
• Accountable for ordering and organizing spare part inventory.
• Responsible for adjusting spare part inventory levels based on production demand.

Technical Support – 10%

• Accountable for monitoring and continuously reducing technician response time and repair time during line-down support.
• Responsible for providing technical guidance and support for manufacturing activities, including troubleshooting and resolving technical issues.
• Responsible for departmental collaboration to identify improvement areas and implement solutions to enhance the manufacturing processes.

Technical Skills:

Proficiency with equipment and tools, extensive knowledge of robots, PLCs, hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, press equipment, torque systems, and familiarity with safety protocols are preferred.

Education:

Associate’s degree or higher in engineering technology or a related field is preferred

Experience:

5+ years of experience in an automated industrial setting is required. 1-3 years of lead or supervisory experience is required.

Communication And Organizational Skills

• Strong communication skills are essential to interact directly with employees at every level of the organization Drive project direction, ensure deadlines are achieved, and deliver measurable results through effective collaboration.
• Collaborate with the Quality Manager and Engineering Managers to identify and execute cost‑saving initiatives that maintain quality standards.

FEMA is an EOE.