Maintenance Supervisor - Electrical & Instrumentation

Innophos; Chicago Heights (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

Annual bonus eligibility

Health savings accounts

401k with match

Paid vacation & holidays

Life & Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

Fitness reimbursement

Educational assistance

Job summary

Innophos is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead a team responsible for keeping production equipment operating safely, reliably, and efficiently. You will drive uptime, improve maintenance processes, and mentor technicians in a food-grade manufacturing environment.

You will oversee safety, quality, and instrument/electrical maintenance, plan major shutdowns, coordinate with contractors, and Champion continuous improvement projects while managing budgets and ensuring compliance with corporate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering preferred.
• At least 5 years of maintenance supervisory experience for non-engineers.
• Knowledge of PM/PdM, CMMS, RCM, and TPM.
• Strong safety practices and engineering principles.
• Experience leading hourly employees and coordinating outside contractors.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience estimating, planning, scheduling, and managing maintenance work with budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead a safe maintenance team ensuring equipment uptime and reliability.
• Provide technical guidance and troubleshoot equipment issues.
• Schedule and coordinate Electrical & Instrumentation Technicians.
• Plan major maintenance shutdowns and outages.
• Coordinate work with contractors and plant operations.
• Lead maintenance and reliability improvement projects.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance across the plant.

Skills

Engineering degree

Maintenance supervision

PM/PdM knowledge

RCM knowledge

TPM knowledge

Safety culture

Leadership

Communication skills

Planning & scheduling

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering

5+ years maintenance supervisory experience (for non-engineers)

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Make an Impact Every Day

As a Maintenance Supervisor, you'll lead the maintenance team responsible for keeping our production equipment operating safely, reliably, and efficiently. In this role, you'll help maximize equipment uptime, improve maintenance processes, support continuous improvement initiatives, and develop a skilled team of technicians.

What You'll Do

Lead Safe Operations

• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all safety policies and procedures.
• Lead employee safety training and conduct pre-job safety reviews.
• Help maintain a safe work environment for employees and contractors.

Support Quality & Food Safety

• Train employees on quality and food safety requirements.
• Support and oversee the Management of Change (MOC) process.
• Ensure maintenance activities meet food safety and quality standards.

Lead the Electrical & Instrumentation Team

• Provide technical guidance and troubleshoot equipment issues.
• Schedule and coordinate Electrical & Instrumentation Technicians.
• Assign daily work priorities and document completed maintenance activities.
• Coach, develop, and support team members to achieve department goals.

Plan & Coordinate Maintenance

• Plan major maintenance shutdowns and equipment outages.
• Coordinate work with contractors and plant operations.
• Serve as the Electrical Maintenance Planner to ensure maintenance work is properly planned and scheduled.

Drive Continuous Improvement

• Lead maintenance and reliability improvement projects.
• Investigate equipment failures and identify long-term solutions.
• Manage contractor performance and support capital and maintenance projects.

Collaborate Across the Plant

• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and other departments to meet production goals.
• Support additional maintenance and plant initiatives as needed.

What We're Looking For

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering preferred.
• Alternative Experience: Candidates with a skilled trades background (Electrician, Instrumentation Technician, Millwright, etc.) are encouraged to apply. If you do not have an engineering degree, you should have at least 5 years of maintenance supervisory experience.
• Maintenance Expertise: Knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM), CMMS, Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).
• Safety Focus: Strong understanding of industrial safety practices and engineering principles.
• Leadership: Experience leading, coaching, and developing hourly employees and coordinating outside contractors.
• Communication: Strong verbal communication and technical writing skills.
• Planning & Organization: Experience estimating, planning, scheduling, and managing maintenance work while controlling budgets and costs.
• Teamwork: A collaborative leadership style with the ability to build strong relationships across Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance.

What You'll Be Responsible For

This position plays a key role in maintaining the reliability of our manufacturing operation. You'll help ensure production equipment and facility systems are available to support a 24/7 operation while balancing safety, reliability, maintenance priorities, contractor support, and budget expectations.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits which start the 1st of the month after hire
• Annual incentive bonus eligibility based on individual and company performance
• Tax advantaged health savings and spending accounts
• 401k eligibility with company match and annual discretionary contribution
• Time off: vacation, holidays/floating holidays, personal and sick days
• Company provided Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Fitness Membership Reimbursement Program
• Educational assistance program

The benefits set forth in this posting reflect Innophos’ current benefits for similarly situated employees, are subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the applicable program policies and may be modified or discontinued by Innophos in the future (subject to applicable law).

About Innophos

Innophos is a leading international producer of specialty ingredient solutions that deliver far-reaching, versatile benefits for the food, health, nutrition and industrial markets. We leverage our expertise in the science and technology of blending and formulating phosphate, mineral and botanical based ingredients for our customers.

Our people are the heart of our organization and the foundation of our success. We are driven by our core values of safety, diversity, integrity and collaboration.

Headquartered in Cranbury, New Jersey, Innophos has manufacturing operations across the United States, in Canada, Mexico and China and sells into over 70 countries.

Innophos is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. Innophos is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates in our recruiting process, as required by applicable federal, state and local laws.