Maintenance Supervisor - Downtime & Safety Leader

Genie Matthews and Associates; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Genie Matthews and Associates is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance personnel in a chemical manufacturing setting, coordinating daily priorities and planned work with the maintenance planner. The role requires strong troubleshooting, planning, and safety leadership to keep plant operations efficient.

You will supervise employees and contractors, provide technical guidance, and ensure maintenance work meets safety and quality requirements, including audits and overtime

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering preferred; relevant industrial trades experience will also be considered.
• 3–5 years of industrial maintenance supervisory experience for candidates without a degree.
• Knowledge of PM, PdM, CMMS, RCM, and TPM practices.
• Experience coordinating maintenance employees and contractors in a manufacturing plant.
• Strong troubleshooting, planning, communication, and safety leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, train, and support maintenance employees and outside contractors.
• Coordinate weekly maintenance coverage, schedules, and priorities with the maintenance planner.
• Lead the response to equipment breakdowns and process upsets, adjusting work priorities to reduce downtime.
• Provide technical guidance for troubleshooting and equipment repairs.
• Support preventive and predictive maintenance, asset records, and project planning.
• Coordinate with the storeroom and suppliers to ensure parts, tools, and services are available.
• Lead daily safety meetings and follow up on incidents, procedures, and corrective actions.
• Ensure maintenance work meets plant safety, food safety, and quality requirements; assist with audits.
• Communicate repair status and staffing needs to plant teams and manage timekeeping and overtime.

Skills

Maintenance supervision

Troubleshooting

Planning

Safety leadership

Communication

Education

Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical Engineering degree

Industrial trades experience

Tools

PM

PdM

CMMS

RCM

TPM

Job description

Genie Matthews and Associates is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance personnel in a chemical manufacturing setting, coordinating daily priorities and planned work with the maintenance planner. The role requires strong troubleshooting, planning, and safety leadership to keep plant operations efficient.

You will supervise employees and contractors, provide technical guidance, and ensure maintenance work meets safety and quality requirements, including audits and overtime