Lead Maintenance Supervisor – Beverage Plant

Key People; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Liquid Beverage Manufacturing in the Baltimore area is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead technicians and manage daily maintenance activities, balancing urgent repairs with preventive maintenance to keep production safe and efficient. The role requires hands-on electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, experience with PLCs and automation, and the ability to coordinate with production and quality teams.

Shift rotations and weekend coverage are expected.

Qualifications

• 5–7 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.
• Ability to organize workloads, guide technicians, and communicate priorities across departments.
• Experience in beverage, food processing, dairy, or brewing is a plus.

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

Team leadership

Safety compliance

Cross-department communication

Education

Associate degree or technical training

Tools

PLCs

Industrial control networks

Hydraulics

Automated production equipment

Job description

Liquid Beverage Manufacturing in the Baltimore area is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead technicians and manage daily maintenance activities, balancing urgent repairs with preventive maintenance to keep production safe and efficient. The role requires hands-on electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, experience with PLCs and automation, and the ability to coordinate with production and quality teams.

Shift rotations and weekend coverage are expected.