Maintenance Supervisor

Mitsubishi Chemical America; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber and Composites, Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead daily maintenance activities for a 24/7 manufacturing operation in California.

The role focuses on coaching and supervising a skilled maintenance team, planning preventive and corrective tasks, and ensuring safety, regulatory, and quality standards are met. Ideal candidates will have five years of industrial maintenance experience, strong electrical/mechanical knowledge, and proficiency with CMMS and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; technical or related training preferred.
• Minimum five years of industrial maintenance experience; prior supervisory experience required.
• Experience supporting 24/7 manufacturing operations and strong mechanical/electrical systems knowledge.
• Ability to wear full-face respirators and SCBAs as needed for maintenance tasks.
• Knowledge of electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, PLC inputs/outputs, VFDs, instrumentation, and industrial controls.
• Familiarity with maintenance safety requirements including LOTO, electrical safety, confined-space, hot work, PPE, and hazard recognition.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, schedule, and monitor maintenance work across multiple priorities and shutdowns.
• Proven leadership: set expectations, delegate, monitor performance, and address conduct consistently.
• Excellent communication with Maintenance Manager, contractors, cross-functional partners, and management.
• Proficient in CMMS usage and Microsoft Office; maintain accurate records and analyze performance data.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership, direction, coaching, and supervision to maintenance staff.
• Plan, prioritize, schedule, assign, and monitor preventive, predictive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance.
• Coordinate downtime with Production, Engineering, and other departments to minimize disruption.
• Ensure maintenance work complies with procedures, safety, regulatory, and quality standards; exercise stop-work authority when needed.
• Document work orders, logs, equipment histories, labor hours, parts, and actions in CMMS.
• Offer technical direction and hands-on assistance during complex maintenance activities.
• Lead training and development for Maintenance staff and ensure safety and equipment training.
• Communicate equipment status and priorities to leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Coordinate vendors/contractors per scope, safety, permits, and site requirements.
• Monitor parts, materials, and tools; support KPI tracking and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Supervision

Maintenance planning

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Safety compliance

CMMS

Communication

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma

Technical training in industrial maintenance

Associate degree or equivalent preferred

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Company

Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber and Composites, Inc.

Company

Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber and Composites, Inc.

Job Description

• 1.0 PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
• 1.1 Provides day-to-day leadership, direction, coaching, and supervision to assigned maintenance personnel. Establishes clear expectations, monitors performance, provides timely feedback, and holds employees accountable for completing assigned responsibilities safely, accurately, and on schedule.
• 1.2 Plans, prioritizes, schedules, assigns, and monitors preventive, predictive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance work based on production requirements, equipment condition, safety risk, available resources, and departmental priorities.
• 1.3 Coordinates planned downtime and unplanned maintenance response with Production, Engineering, and other affected departments to minimize operational disruption and ensure maintenance resources are used effectively.
• 1.4 Ensures maintenance work is performed safely and in accordance with company procedures, equipment specifications, regulatory requirements, and quality standards. Exercises Stop Work Authority when unsafe conditions are identified and promptly responds to and escalates serious injuries, significant equipment failures, environmental events, government inspections, suspected gross misconduct, and other critical incidents in accordance with company protocols.
• 1.5 Ensures work orders, maintenance logs, equipment histories, labor hours, parts usage, and corrective actions are accurately and timely documented within the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• 1.6 Provides technical direction and hands-on assistance during complex troubleshooting, equipment failures, shutdowns, startups, and other critical maintenance activities when necessary.
• 1.7 Provides leadership, coaching, performance management, and technical development for Maintenance Department personnel. Ensures employees receive the technical, safety, equipment, and procedural training necessary to perform assigned work safely and effectively.
• 1.8 Completes required classroom, on-the-job, and computer-based training. Learns emergency response procedures applicable to assigned work areas and operates powered industrial equipment only when trained and authorized.
• 1.9 Maintains regular and proactive communication with the Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Shift Leads, maintenance personnel, Production leadership, and other affected departments regarding equipment status, work priorities, staffing, downtime, resource constraints, safety concerns, and unresolved issues. Anticipates and communicates challenges before they materially affect safety, production, quality, cost, or departmental performance and ensures effective communication and turnover between shifts.
• 1.10 Coordinates vendors and contractors performing maintenance-related work and monitors compliance with established work scope, scheduling, safety, permitting, documentation, and site requirements.
• 1.11 Monitors the availability and use of maintenance parts, materials, tools, and supplies and assists the Maintenance Manager with departmental performance indicators, backlog management, preventive maintenance compliance, downtime analysis, labor utilization, root-cause analysis, and continuous-improvement activities.
• 1.12 Promotes a professional, respectful, and accountable work environment and performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Special Features

• 2.1 Supports a 24-hour, seven-day-per-week manufacturing operation and must be able to adjust the work schedule as reasonably necessary to provide leadership coverage and support across shifts.
• 2.2 Participates in an on-call rotation or remains available outside normally scheduled hours as assigned to support equipment failures, emergencies, shutdowns, startups, and other operational needs.

Knowledge/Experience/Skills

• 3.1 High school diploma or equivalent required. Associate degree, technical degree, apprenticeship completion, military technical training, or equivalent formal training in industrial maintenance, electrical systems, mechanical systems, instrumentation, controls, or a related discipline preferred.
• 3.2 Minimum of five years of progressively responsible industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing, processing, or similarly complex operating environment required. Prior experience leading, directing, or supervising maintenance employees or skilled trades personnel required.
• 3.3 Experience supporting a continuous or 24/7 manufacturing operation preferred, with strong working knowledge of industrial mechanical and electrical systems, equipment troubleshooting, preventive and corrective maintenance practices, and safe maintenance work execution.
• 3.4 Must be able to wear and complete maintenance work tasks that require the use of full-face respirators and self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBAs).
• 3.5 Working knowledge of electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, programmable logic controller inputs and outputs, variable-frequency drives, instrumentation, and industrial control systems.
• 3.6 Knowledge of applicable maintenance safety requirements, including lockout/tagout, electrical safety, confined-space entry, hot work, personal protective equipment, and hazard recognition.
• 3.7 Ability to plan, prioritize, schedule, assign, and monitor maintenance work while effectively coordinating multiple priorities, projects, shutdown activities, and unplanned maintenance demands.
• 3.8 Demonstrated ability to lead employees, establish expectations, delegate work, monitor performance, provide feedback, and address performance or conduct concerns consistently and professionally.
• 3.9 Ability to assess equipment failures, determine appropriate resources, solve problems, and exercise sound judgment in time-sensitive or emergency situations.
• 3.10 Ability to communicate clearly and proactively with employees, the Maintenance Manager, contractors, cross-functional partners, and all levels of management.
• 3.11 Proficiency with computerized maintenance management systems and Microsoft Office applications, with the ability to maintain accurate records and use maintenance information and performance indicators to identify risks and improvement opportunities.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status

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