Maintenance Supervisor

Krugerfamilyindustries; Portage, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Kruger Family Industries, a leading thermoformed plastics manufacturer, seeks a Maintenance Supervisor to lead a maintenance team in our Portage, WI facility. You will oversee electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic maintenance, drive uptime, and champion safety standards.

Responsibilities include diagnosing malfunctions, coordinating spare parts, and maintaining maintenance budgets and records while ensuring production schedules are met. This is a direct-hire, on-site role.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience overseeing maintenance teams.
• Ability to read and interpret specifications, blueprints, and job orders.
• Experience estimating time requirements and planning maintenance work.
• Strong focus on safety regulations and compliance.
• Proficient in diagnosing malfunctions and root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Directs maintenance staff in electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic repair and preventive maintenance.
• Assists technicians in diagnosing equipment malfunctions.
• Maintains records of time, production, and maintenance activities.
• Coordinates procurement of spare parts and materials.
• Reports on maintenance budgets and project costs.
• Ensures adherence to safety and quality standards.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Maintenance planning

Blueprint interpretation

Budgeting & reporting

Safety compliance

Troubleshooting

Education

High school diploma or GED

4+ years supervisory experience

Job description

At Kruger Family Industries, parent company of Penda Corporation and TriEnda Holdings, our passion is to bring great products to life through an exceptional area of thermoformed solutions. We are the North America leader in heavy gauge thermoformed plastics. We are committed to delivering highly engineered, high quality material handling products and automotive accessories that reduce the weight and cost of traditional composite, fiberglass, wood and metal products, making this an opportunity to work in an innovative environment during an exciting growth phase.

Summary

Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in setting up, installing, repairing, and maintaining machinery and equipment, and in fabricating metal parts and tools by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Directs workers in electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment.
• Assists workers in diagnosing malfunctions in machinery and equipment.
• Directs workers engaged in dismantling, assembling, and installing industrial machinery.
• Requisitions and keeps supply of spare parts.
• Studies production schedules and estimates worker hour requirements for completion of job assignment.
• Interprets company policies to workers and enforces safety regulations.
• Interprets specifications, blueprints, and job orders to workers, and assigns duties.
• Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.
• Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew.
• Coordinates and maintains our Preventative Maintenance Program.
• Oversees Tool Crib operations and its associates.
• Implements and monitors all calibration of maintenance equipment.
• Prepares job costing reports on all maintenance capital projects.
• Monitors monthly and year-to-date Maintenance budget.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving work problems.
• Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
• Maintains time and production records.
• Confers with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.
• Perform other job duties and assignments as requested or as business needs require.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Directly supervises employees in the maintenance department and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and/or 4 + years related experience with three to five years of supervisory related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

The work environment characteristics described in this section are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

The production area temperatures can fluctuate significantly based on the time of year. The noise levels can be moderate to high. The use of hearing protection and safety eyewear is required while on production floor. The use of additional specific safety equipment may be required. The noise level in the office is usually quiet. The noise level in production is usually moderate.

Work Availablity And Travel

Must have the ability to work all shift schedules, periodic overtime and be available for periodic weekend work.

***Don't meet every single requirement? KFI is dedicated to building a diverse, well-rounded team and appreciate authentic backgrounds and experiences.. so if you think you'd be a good fit for what you just read, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification listed, we encourage you to apply anyways! We are always willing to train those who are motivated to learn and you may be just the right candidate for a position with our growing company!***

KFI is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

This is a direct-hire opportunity with KFI. KFI is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.