Maintenance Supervisor

CL 7e1dda96 c51e 4a87 936c a84ba9137556; Nebraska; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown Company in Nebraska seeks a Maintenance Supervisor to lead daily maintenance work and drive reliability improvements across the plant.

You will supervise Technicians, implement proactive maintenance strategies, and use CMMS to manage work orders and data analysis. Strong leadership and communication are essential for achieving safety and production goals.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or higher in STEM required; engineering degree preferred.
• 7 years of maintenance ops in a large-scale industrial environment, ethanol experience preferred.
• 5 years in a supervisory/leadership role; reading/writing English required.
• CMRP or similar certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct supervision of Maintenance Technicians and Electrical & Instrumentation Technicians.
• Lead maintenance planning, scheduling, and proactive reliability programs.
• Drive root-cause analyses, FMEA participation, and MOC-driven changes.
• Manage CMMS workflows for work orders, procurement, and data reporting.
• Communicate results to Maintenance Manager and HR as needed.
• Ensure safety and environmental policy compliance.

Skills

Team leadership

Continuous improvement

Reliability principles

Planning & scheduling

Preventive maintenance

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Microsoft Office

CMMS experience

Communication skills

OSHA/EPA knowledge

Education

Associates degree or higher in STEM

Engineering degree preferred

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Maintenance Supervisor will be responsible for supervising day-to-day maintenance activities. The Maintenance Supervisor will drive department continuous improvement initiatives and enable efficiencies by applying sound reliability principles. The Maintenance Supervisor will have direct supervisory responsibility of the Maintenance Technicians and Electrical & Instrumentation Technicians.

The Maintenance Supervisor will support all policies, goals, and objectives of the company while representing the company knowledgeably and professionally.

Essential Job Functions

• Leads others: expects, inspects, and coaches. Provides fast feedback. Holds people accountable.
• Relentlessly pursues being a better-version-of-themselves.
• Leverages systems to drive behaviors. Identifies the system (or lack of a system) that is creating unwanted behaviors and reengineers (or engineers) the system.
• Drives team to be the best-version-of-itself, corrects deficiencies from best-in-class.
• Oversees analytical troubleshooting, problem-solving, and team development to solve day-to-day operational issues and reach short- and long-term performance goals.
• Utilizes Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) maintenance metrics to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Ensures maintenance work flow process is followed.
• Diligently seeks root cause. Utilizes Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA).
• Ensures planning and scheduling practices are followed; drives a proactive (vs. reactive) culture.
• Contributes to resolving the bad actors list; provides information on failures, root causes, and suggests potential maintenance strategy changes to ultimately prevent future occurrences.
• Supports the Equipment Maintenance Plan (EMP); drives continuous, data-driven improvements.
• Participates in Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) process.
• Inspires others through a shared vision of the future.
• Drives effective change through the Management Of Change (MOC) process.
• Effectively supervises Maintenance Technicians and Electrical & Instrumentation Technicians. Provides support for technicians to address any issues or ideas to improve the current processes.
• Ensures compliance with safety and environmental programs and regulations.
• Regularly communicates team results to the Maintenance Manager.
• Provide coordination of daily maintenance activities to ensure maximum equipment up-time while efficiently utilizing the available equipment, tools, materials, and manpower.
• Power-user of the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). Utilizes CMMS for work orders, procurement, inventory management, and data analysis.
• Ensures compliance with policies and procedures and issues disciplinary action to employees as needed, in coordination with the Maintenance Manager and the HR Generalist.
• Facilitates the performance management process to include conducting performance appraisals and regularly scheduled one-on-one meetings with employees. Documents in the performance management system accordingly.
• Manages, approves, and monitors employee PTO requests and timecards.
• Participates in the interview and selection process for new employees.
• Supports and promotes a positive and cooperative team environment that fosters creative problem solving and shared learning.
• Provides back-up for other department personnel as needed.
• Completes tasks assigned by the Maintenance Manager along with other duties not listed herein, but which need to be accomplished to maintain safe and productive day-to-day operations within the plant.
• Maintains confidentiality of all employee records and company matters.
• Ensures all local, state, and federal regulations are being met at all times.

Minimum Requirements

• Associates degree or higher in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) related field.
  1. A degree in Engineering preferred.
  2. A combination of relevant experience and education will be considered in lieu of and associate’s degree.
• 7 years of maintenance operations experience in a large scale industrial continuous process manufacturing environment.
  1. Ethanol manufacturing experience preferred.
  2. Experience with maintenance procedures for processing equipment such as evaporators, heat exchangers, centrifuges, drying equipment, boilers, cooling towers, chiller, aircompressors, pumps, valves, electrical circuits, and instrumentation preferred.
  3. CMRP or other relevant certifications are preferred.
• 5 years of experience in a supervisory/leadership role.
• Able to read, write, and comprehend the English language.
• The right to work in the U.S. that is not based solely on possession of a student visa or a visa sponsored by a third-party employer.

Skills/Abilities Required

• Ability to work effectively with a diverse group of people and communicate information to obtain positive results.
• Strong continuous improvement mentality.
• Experience with reliability principles.
• Foundation of planning and scheduling practices.
• Experience with equipment maintenance plan.
• Strong knowledge of preventative and predictive maintenance processes.
• Detail-oriented with strong critical thinking and organizational skills.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• CMMS experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• General knowledge of OSHA and EPA regulations for construction and manufacturing.

Physical Requirements

• This position requires walking, standing, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, seeing, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
• Ability to work around and on industrial equipment.
• Ability to ascend and descend stairs and ladders up to 200 feet.
• Ability to work while standing on a continuous basis.
• Ability to enter confined spaces.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis.
• Must be willing to work around dust, chemicals, and other substances.
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including but not limited to: hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, steel-toed boots, and hearing protection.
• Ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color on a computer monitor.
• Ability to communicate by using and hearing a 2-way radio system.
• Ability to respond to and support emergency issues on a 24/7 basis and work outside of normally scheduled hours as needed.

Disclaimer

The Maintenance Supervisor must be able to perform primary job functions satisfactorily with, or without, reasonable accommodation. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and ability required. If accommodations are needed by an applicant or employee to perform the essential job functions, please advise Human Resources in writing as to the accommodations requested.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed at the discretion of management.