Maintenance Supervisor

BioSpace; Lebanon (IN); On-site; USD 55,627 - 81,595; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits program

401(k) eligibility

Performance-based bonus

Job summary

A global healthcare leader is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for its new facility in Lebanon, IN. The candidate will manage the maintenance team's daily activities, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards while supporting the startup of a new manufacturing site. Ideal candidates should have supervisory experience, knowledge of maintenance procedures, and strong communication skills. This full-time role offers competitive compensation and the chance to contribute to life-changing medicines.

Qualifications

• 2 years experience in supervision.
• 3 years experience as a maintenance craft or technician.
• Knowledge of lockout/tagout and confined spaces.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily activities of the maintenance team.
• Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.
• Lead plant startup activities and manage team performance.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Communication skills

Troubleshooting skills

Education

AAS in related curriculum or equivalent experience

HS diploma/GED

Tools

Maximo (CMMS)

Job description

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life‑changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Lilly is currently constructing an advanced manufacturing facility for production of API (active pharmaceutical ingredient) molecules located in Lebanon, IN. This facility is Lilly’s largest investment in manufacturing capacity and is intended to provide APIs for current and future products, including new modalities. This is a unique opportunity to be part of the startup team for a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to build the processes and facility to enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

Main Purpose and Objectives of Position

The Maintenance Supervisor position is responsible for directing the daily activities of a maintenance team. Responsibilities may include setting priorities, assigning work, serving as a technical resource, personnel development and working with other departments to ensure manufacturing goals and project deadlines are met while maintaining compliance with current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs), good documentation practices (GDPs) and health‑safety & environmental (HSE) guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

Safety

• Ensures that all team members are knowledgeable and compliant regarding safety procedures, policies, permits and practices.
• Initiates and leads accident, near‑miss reviews and incident notifications.
• Ensures proper housekeeping procedures are maintained.

Quality

• Responsible for team’s compliance and meeting the quality standards as defined by cGMPs, the Global Quality Standards, local procedures.

Manage People Effectively

• Responsible for managing daily maintenance operations across shifts up to 7 days a week, including attendance, overtime, operational issues, performance management, development planning and reporting of results.

Maintenance Excellence

• Main point of contact for emergency maintenance and responsible for escalation of any issues.
• Ensuring quality of maintenance execution.
• Responsible for team training and development and ensuring team is current on training prior to assigning work.
• Responsible for maintenance KPIs associated with team performance.
• Aligns team priorities to support production plan.
• Interfaces with customers to ensure alignment.
• Reviews executed work orders.
• Owns week‑1 scheduling and work completion processes across their area.
• Manages craft allocation to respond to changing priorities.

Green Site Startup

• Participate in any start‑up activities, including IQ/OQ/PQ/PV/CV, procedure reviews, and training reviews.
• Lead teams as necessary to accomplish plant start‑up and team goals.
• Provide flexibility to support other areas within the maintenance team & participate in project and best‑practice initiatives within the maintenance team.
• Interview, hire, and develop maintenance staff.

Basic Requirements

• HS diploma/GED required.
• AAS in a related curriculum or equivalent experience.
• 2 years experience in supervision.
• 3 years experience as a maintenance craft or technician.
• Must have experience and knowledge with lockout/tagout, confined spaces and other safety programs such as PSM.
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role.

Additional Preferences

• (CMMS) Maximo experience preferred.
• Experience within a regulated industry; FDA‑regulated industries preferred.
• Must be able to organize workload and prioritize tasks while working in an environment that requires teamwork and flexibility.
• Good assessment and troubleshooting skills (mechanical and electrical) with demonstrated and proven experience and background.
• Good communication skills (both oral and written).

Additional Information

Tasks require entering manufacturing areas which require wearing appropriate PPE. The position supports a 24/7 operation and is expected to be flexible in maintaining availability for support in decision making and issue resolution as necessary to operate the facility. The physical demands of this job are consistent with a manufacturing environment and will require interaction with production equipment. Travel less than 5% of the time.

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $40.38 – $59.23.

Full‑time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefits program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company‑sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day‑care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well‑being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities). Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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