Lead Maintenance Supervisor – Automated Plant

Redwood Materials; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Materials in Charleston, SC, is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead a team of Maintenance Technicians across our mechanical separation facility, owning safety, reliability, and performance.

You will collaborate with production, engineering, and EHS to drive preventive maintenance, improve equipment, and ensure accurate work order documentation while developing your team in a startup culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of hands-on industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory or lead experience managing maintenance technicians.
• Strong working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems in an automated manufacturing environment.
• Experience with CMMS platforms for work order management, PM scheduling, and parts tracking.
• Solid understanding of LOTO/OSHA requirements and permit-to-work systems.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, P&IDs, and mechanical drawings.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, meet tight deadlines, and deliver high-quality results.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and critical thinking skills in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily maintenance operations including PMs, breakdowns, and equipment upgrades.
• Enforce safety standards: PPE, LOTO, permits, and JSA.
• Coordinate activities with Production Supervisor; report equipment status.
• Coordinate PM scheduling with Maintenance Planner to ensure on-time PMs.
• Maintain complete work order docs with notes, photos, parts, and hours.
• Provide regular performance feedback; recognize achievements.
• Manage attendance, training compliance, and day-to-day performance.
• Develop technicians’ skills and career growth.
• Foster an accountable, collaborative, safe team culture.
• Allocate personnel and equipment to meet operations goals.
• Resolve conflicts with fair, diplomatic approaches.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Preventive maintenance

Safety standards

CMMS

Electrical & mechanical

Tools

CMMS platforms

Job description

Redwood Materials in Charleston, SC, is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead a team of Maintenance Technicians across our mechanical separation facility, owning safety, reliability, and performance.

You will collaborate with production, engineering, and EHS to drive preventive maintenance, improve equipment, and ensure accurate work order documentation while developing your team in a startup culture.