Maintenance Supervisor

Lallemand Inc.; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5S discipline

Job summary

Lallemand Inc. is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Supervisor at the Milwaukee manufacturing site to lead maintenance technicians and contractors, coordinate preventive and corrective work, and support safe, reliable plant operations.

The role works closely with Engineering, Production, QA and EH&S to reduce downtime and improve equipment reliability while ensuring maintenance tasks meet site standards. Strong leadership, CMMS proficiency, and 5S discipline are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading maintenance teams in a manufacturing setting.
• Proven ability to plan preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Strong safety focus and knowledge of lockout/tagout and related programs.
• Experience with 5S and organized workspaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance technicians and contractors across plant equipment and facilities.
• Plan and coordinate daily maintenance priorities with Production and Engineering.
• Ensure safety compliance and proper permits for maintenance work.
• Utilize CMMS for work orders, labor hours, parts usage, and documentation.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance routines based on criticality.
• Lead troubleshooting and root-cause problem solving for recurring issues.
• Coordinate external service providers and verify safe work practices.
• Maintain organized maintenance shop, parts storage, and critical-spares inventory.

Skills

Leadership

Preventive maintenance

CMMS

Safety programs

Root cause analysis

Planning

Coaching

5S

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Maintenance Supervisor provides hands-on daily leadership for maintenance activities at the Milwaukee manufacturing site. The role leads maintenance technicians and contractors, coordinates preventive and corrective work, supports safe and reliable plant operations, and strengthens maintenance systems, documentation, planning, and accountability. The supervisor works closely with Engineering, Production, Quality, Environmental Health and Safety, and site leadership to reduce downtime, improve equipment reliability, and ensure work is completed safely and to site standards.

Main Responisbilities:

• Lead, coach, schedule, and support maintenance technicians and contractors across plant equipment, utilities, facilities, and infrastructure.
• Plan and coordinate daily maintenance priorities with Production and Engineering, balancing preventive work, repairs, breakdown response, and planned shutdown activities.
• Ensure work is performed safely and in compliance with site programs, including lockout/tagout, electrical safety, hot work, confined space, contractor safety, and required permits.
• Drive disciplined use of the computerized maintenance management system, including work requests, work orders, labor hours, parts usage, equipment history, and close-out documentation.
• Build and execute preventive and predictive maintenance routines based on equipment criticality, manufacturer guidance, failure history, and operating needs.
• Lead troubleshooting and root-cause problem solving for recurring mechanical, electrical, controls, utility, and facility issues; ensure corrective actions are completed and sustained.
• Coordinate external service providers, define work scope, verify safe work practices, monitor quality and progress, and confirm satisfactory completion.
• Maintain an organized, clean, and controlled maintenance shop, parts storage area, tools, technical files, and critical-spares inventory using 5S principles.
• Support commissioning, equipment modifications, capital projects, and asset handover by ensuring maintenance documentation, spare parts, training, and preventive maintenance requirements are in place.
• Partner with Quality and Production to complete maintenance work in a manner that protects product safety, quality, and manufacturing continuity.
• Develop technician capability through coaching, job assignments, cross-training, standard work, and clear performance expectations.
• Monitor maintenance performance and communicate priorities, risks, downtime, backlog, preventive maintenance completion, and resource needs to the Engineering & Maintenance Manager.
• Participate in site continuous improvement activities and identify practical opportunities to improve safety, reliability, cost, and maintainability.
• Support emergency response and participate in an on-call or after-hours rotation when required by site needs.