Maintenance Supervisor

Darling Ingredients Inc.; Linkwood, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Darling Ingredients Inc. in Maryland is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead the maintenance staff and oversee corrective and preventive maintenance within the plant.

The role requires coordinating electrical, plumbing, mechanical systems maintenance, ensuring equipment availability, and enforcing safety programs to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years of supervisory experience in industrial maintenance.
• 3–5 years of welding fabrication or 2 years PLC troubleshooting/programming.
• 1+ year experience with computer maintenance programs (MS Word/Excel).

Responsibilities

• Supervise and assign maintenance staff and inspect work.
• Communicate short- and long-term maintenance plans.
• Coordinate electrical, plumbing, mechanical systems maintenance.
• Ensure equipment availability through scheduling.
• Ensure safety and environmental compliance.
• Coordinate teams to improve performance and procedures.
• Work with Maintenance Manager on actions.
• Understand hazards and safety precautions.
• Improve safety and labor efficiency with proper tools and training.
• Use analytical techniques to monitor and prioritize improvements.
• Keep maintenance records up to date.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Team leadership

Welding Stick/Tig

PLC troubleshooting

MS Word/MS Excel

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Technical Degree preferred

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Maintenance software

Job description

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the supervision of the maintenance staff, and any corrective or preventative maintenance procedures within the plant.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

• Supervises and assigns the work of maintenance employees and inspects work for completeness.
• Develops, supports and coordinate maintenance personnel by clearly communicating short and long-term maintenance plan.
• Coordinates or installs, inspects, repairs and maintains the electrical, plumbing, mechanical and other related systems in the plant.
• Ensures equipment and plant availability through effective and efficient scheduling of maintenance and repair.
• Ensures compliance with all safety and environmental regulations and programs.
• Coordinates teams for the purpose of improving performance and procedures development.
• Work closely with Maintenance Manager to coordinate all maintenance actions.
• Thorough knowledge of the occupation hazards and corresponding safety precautions necessary for the safe performance of assigned duties.
• Improves safety and labor efficiencies, "hands on the wrench time", by providing the proper tools, and training.
• Utilize various analytical techniques to monitor, measure and prioritize improvements to process equipment in order to meet or exceed production goals and quality expectations.
• Keeps all maintenance up-to-date and reporting/recordkeeping as required, up to date.
• All other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of Supervisory experience and industrial equipment and plant repair technology; experience in leading a team.
• Required to have 3-5 years of experience in Stick and Tig welding fabrication or 2 years of experience in PLC troubleshooting and or programing.
• At least 1-year experience with computer maintenance programs to include MS Word and MS Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical Degree in related field and/or bachelor's degree preferred.
• Prior rendering experience preferred.
• Ability to clearly and concisely communicate long and short-range maintenance plan to maintenance personnel and equipment operators.
• Knowledge of safety and environmental procedures.
• Teamwork with company supervisors, peers, and subordinates is a must.
• Ability to read, write and speak English language.

Darling Ingredients offers full-time employees a full suite of benefits including but not limited to the following: 401(k), Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, and Paid Time Off.