Maintenance Supervisor

LHH; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH partners with a well-established manufacturing organization in the Kansas City area to hire a Maintenance Supervisor responsible for leading a maintenance team and supporting equipment reliability within a fast-paced production environment.

This hands-on leadership role requires someone who can train technicians, strengthen preventive maintenance programs, troubleshoot equipment, and keep production running.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of leadership experience in fast-paced manufacturing.
• Strong experience with manufacturing maintenance operations.
• Ability to lead, coach, develop, and hold maintenance staff accountable.
• Experience with CMMS/work order systems.
• Hands-on technical problem solving with planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of maintenance technicians.
• Oversee preventive maintenance scheduling and reliability.
• Manage work orders, spare parts inventory, and daily maintenance operations.
• Act as technical escalation point for breakdowns and complex issues.
• Support maintenance on conveyors and related mechanical systems.
• Drive safety, quality, delivery, cost, and equipment reliability.
• Lead maintenance meetings with production leadership.
• Identify recurring issues and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance operations

Troubleshooting

CMMS experience

Team coaching

Education

Degree in Maintenance/Engineering/Management

Tools

CMMS / Work order systems

Job description

LHH is partnering with a well-established manufacturing organization in the Kansas City area to hire a Maintenance Supervisor responsible for leading a maintenance team and supporting equipment reliability within a fast-paced production environment.

This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for someone with a strong manufacturing maintenance background who knows how to lead technicians, strengthen preventative maintenance programs, troubleshoot equipment issues, and keep production running. Seeking a strong maintenance leader with the technical foundation and leadership skills to drive the department forward.

What You'll Do

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of maintenance technicians, including daily direction, training, performance management, and employee development.


• Oversee preventative maintenance scheduling, equipment reliability, work orders, spare parts inventory, and day-to-day maintenance operations.


• Serve as a technical escalation point for equipment breakdowns and complex troubleshooting issues affecting production.


• Support maintenance on production equipment including conveyors and related mechanical systems.


• Establish maintenance objectives and drive performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and equipment reliability.


• Lead daily maintenance meetings and partner closely with production and operational leadership.


• Identify recurring equipment issues and implement corrective actions to improve uptime and reliability.


• Support continuous improvement initiatives, including Kaizen and process optimization.


• Maintain strong safety, 5S, HACCP, SQF, food safety, and quality standards.


• Help build a strong maintenance culture focused on accountability, development, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of leadership experience within a fast-paced manufacturing or industrial environment.


• Strong experience with manufacturing maintenance operations, including preventative maintenance and equipment breakdowns.


• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, develop, and hold maintenance employees accountable.


• Strong mechanical troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.


• Experience working with CMMS/work order systems.


• Ability to balance hands-on technical problem solving with team leadership and maintenance planning.


• Experience in printing, press, packaging, plastics, or similar manufacturing environments is beneficial but not required.


• Degree in Maintenance, Engineering, Management, or a related field is preferred, although equivalent experience will be considered.

Schedule: Monday-Friday, approximately 7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

On-Call: This position will provide on-call support for nighttime maintenance issues as needed.