Maintenance Supervisor

WMFHA; Savannah (GA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

WMFHA is seeking a Building Services Supervisor in Savannah, GA to lead maintenance operations, schedule preventive maintenance, and manage a team ensuring safety and compliance with codes. The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, accountability, and problem solving to sustain facility performance.

The position requires experience in maintenance within manufacturing or warehouse environments, with a focus on reducing downtime and maintaining high standards of safety and quality.

Qualifications

• 3 years of progressive experience in maintenance in manufacturing or warehouse environments.
• Large Distribution Center maintenance experience preferred.
• Post-secondary degree/diploma in a technical discipline and/or skilled trades certificate preferred.
• Solid understanding of workplace health and safety requirements and applicable Codes.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to drive teamwork and goals.
• Experience managing building services including janitorial, property maintenance, and HVAC.

Responsibilities

• Plans and implements daily, weekly, monthly, and annual preventative maintenance schedules.
• Ensures compliance with Building, Fire, Elevator, and Electrical codes and inspections.
• Manages material handling equipment maintenance per manufacturer guidelines.
• Schedules manpower, assigns tasks, and oversees PM and maintenance activities.
• Directs staff and coordinates outsourcing for minor repairs to maintain facility function.
• Identifies root causes of equipment issues and initiates corrective actions.
• Maintains safety standards and conducts regular workplace inspections.
• Collaborates with Warehouse, HR, and Capital teams to minimize downtime.
• Promotes quality and safety through training, process improvement, and problem solving.
• Translates company objectives into actionable team activities.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Leadership

Preventative Maintenance

MS Office

Education

Technical Diploma

Skilled trades certificate

Tools

MS Office

Job description

POSITION SCOPE:

The Building Services Supervisor is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling maintenance operations and activities including preventative maintenance schedules in order to efficiently use and maintain materials, labor and equipment, fixtures and furnishings. This position requires a hands-on, people-leadership approach with the ability to interpret and act upon the needs of both the company and maintenance team to accomplish daily objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Plans and implements a daily, weekly, monthly and annual schedule of preventative maintenance activities to ensure facility and equipment are safe and in good working order.
• Ensures all required Codes (Building, Fire, Elevator, and Electrical) are achieved to compliance requirements and inspections and tests are performed with required frequency and attention.
• Ensures all material handling equipment is managed and maintained in good working order, inspected, tested and PM performed in accordance with recommended manufacturer guidelines.
• Daily activities include manpower assignment scheduling, creation of preventative maintenance and maintenance schedules, inspecting operating equipment and environment of the working area(s) to maintain standards.
• Instructs staff to perform or contact outside vendors to perform minor building, electrical, plumbing and equipment repair services to ensure the optimum functioning of facility and equipment.
• Identifies and investigates deficiencies and equipment malfunctions and takes appropriate corrective action;
• Ensures safety by regularly maintaining equipment and furniture.
• Works closely with the Warehouse, HR and Capital teams to minimize machine downtime by identifying root cause, ensuring timeliness of repairs, coordinating necessary support and following up on corrective actions to avoid recurrence or future breakdowns.
• Ensures an unwavering commitment to quality and safety through the regular delivery of training, process improvement and problem solving. Evaluates, plans and implements changes to machinery and equipment, production systems and methods of work.
• Regularly transfers overall company objectives into specific activities for the team to achieve.
• Promotes and complies with and enforces health, safety, environmental and quality standards, SOPs, good housekeeping practices, and the observance of protective equipment requirements at all times; performs regular workplace inspections, accident investigations, and proactively corrects unsafe acts or conditions.
• Continually looks for ways to reduce and eliminate scrap/waste, including but not limited to areas such as set-up, start-up, change-over, scheduling, production and personnel planning.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3 years of progressive experience in Maintenance in Manufacturing or Warehouse environment.
• Large Distribution Center Maintenance experience preferred.
• Post-secondary degree/diploma in a technical discipline and/or skilled trades certificate preferred
• Solid understanding of workplace health and safety requirements and various applicable Codes pertaining to people, processes and equipment.
• Demonstrated track record of high performing leadership, fostering an environment of teamwork and common goals.
• Strong knowledge of Preventative Maintenance, Mechanical/Electrical Systems, Material Handling Equipment, and other warehousing and production equipment.
• Prior experience managing building services including janitorial, property maintenance, and HVAC systems.
• Proven multi-tasker, with a self-motivated and efficient approach to driving a successful production team.
• Demonstrated success in driving culture change in a positive direction.
• Warehouse Automation considered an asset
• Strong computer skills, specifically MS Office is required.
• Demonstrates accountability, integrity, flexibility, adaptability, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Leads by influencing others, building alignment, maintaining effective relationships, and communicating with effectiveness.