Maintenance Supervisor - Fabrication

Grey Search + Strategy; Maple Grove (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Grey Search + Strategy is assisting a rapidly growing, engineering-led thermal solutions provider with a Dayton plant fabrication site seeking a Maintenance Supervisor - Fabrication. You will lead electricians and maintenance techs, diagnosing complex equipment issues and driving a preventive maintenance program to improve reliability.

Reporting to Manufacturing Engineering Manager, you will coordinate with OEMs and vendors, manage spare parts, ensure NEC/NFPA70E compliance, and mentor staff

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; relevant technical certification preferred.
• 5+ years hands-on industrial maintenance, CNC/fabrication equipment experience.
• 2+ years in a lead or supervisory maintenance role.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of electricians and maintenance techs; prioritize daily work.
• Diagnose and resolve complex equipment failures on fiber lasers, CNC press brakes, and related equipment.
• Develop and implement preventive maintenance program with Continuous Improvement Manager.
• Manage spare parts inventory for critical equipment with long lead times.
• Coordinate with OEM service technicians and external vendors for specialized service beyond in-house capabilities.
• Enforce NEC/NFPA70E and lockout/tagout procedures.
• Train and mentor staff to eliminate single points of failure.
• Maintain maintenance records in the CMMS and equipment history.
• Partner with leadership on root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Assess equipment condition and recommend capital investments when needed.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Team leadership

Maintenance strategy

Preventive maintenance

Safety compliance (OSHA/NFPA70E)

Education

Vocational/technical certification in industrial maintenance

Associate’s degree in industrial maintenance technology

Tools

Maintenance management system (CMMS)

HVAC/refrigeration knowledge

Schematic interpretation

Job description

Our client is a fast-growing, engineering-led thermal solutions provider serving data center, mission-critical, commercial, and industrial markets. Headquartered in the Twin Cities, with additional facilities across North America, the company designs and manufactures liquid cooling systems, air handling equipment, heat rejection units, and modular, factory-assembled thermal management solutions.

Formed through the integration of four established, complementary businesses, the company offers comprehensive cooling solutions designed to optimize efficiency, space, and performance. With vertically integrated engineering and manufacturing capabilities, the team delivers rapid design turnaround and precision fabrication to support complex projects where reliability, speed, and quality are critical.

Why Work Here

This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing organization supporting the evolving needs of AI infrastructure and data center cooling. You'll work alongside a collaborative, technically driven team that enjoys solving complex challenges and seeing projects move from concept to production in a fast-paced environment.

Despite its rapid growth, the company remains committed to a people-first culture built on teamwork, shared success, strong relationships, and a genuine passion for the work.

Position Summary:

The Maintenance Supervisor - Fabrication serves as the technical backbone of our Dayton plant fabrication department, ensuring fiber lasers, press brakes, copper fabrication equipment, pipe processing tools, brazing stations, and electrical panel assembly lines run safely, reliably, and at full capacity. As a working supervisor, you will personally diagnose and resolve complex equipment failures, provide direct technical leadership to a team of electricians and maintenance technicians, and build the planned maintenance discipline that reduces how often equipment fails in the first place. You will be the department’s go-to technical resource — on the floor solving problems as often as you’re planning the week’s work. This position will report to Manufacturing Engineering Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide hands-on technical leadership to a team of electricians and maintenance technicians, prioritizing daily work based on maintenance work orders for production impact and urgency
• Serve as the primary technical resource for complex equipment failures, personally diagnosing and resolving issues on fiber lasers, press brakes, copper benders, copper saw, T-drill, water pipe cutter/groover, brazing equipment, and electrical panel assembly lines to restore production quickly
• Partner with Continuous Improvement Manager and develop, implement, and continuously mature a planned/preventive maintenance program, shifting the department’s workload from reactive firefighting toward proactive reliability
• Manage spare parts inventory for critical equipment, ensuring long-lead-time components (laser optics, press brake parts) are on hand to prevent extended downtime
• Coordinate with OEM service technicians and outside vendors for specialized equipment service, calibration, and repairs beyond the team’s in-house capability
• Enforce compliance with applicable electrical codes (NEC, NFPA 70E) and lockout-tagout procedures across all maintenance and electrical work
• Train, coach, and mentor electricians and technicians on specialized equipment, eliminating single points of failure on critical machines
• Triage and respond to maintenance requests from production, balancing urgency against planned work to protect overall equipment reliability
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, work orders, and equipment history within the maintenance management system
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering and Production leadership on root cause analysis and corrective action for recurring equipment failures
• Assess equipment condition and recommend capital investment for replacement, upgrades, or critical spares

Qualifications & Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED required; vocational/technical certification in industrial maintenance, electrical, or a related trade preferred
• 5+ years of hands-on industrial maintenance experience, including work on CNC or fabrication equipment (lasers, press brakes, or similar)
• 2+ years in a lead or supervisory maintenance capacity
• Strong electrical troubleshooting skills, including panel/controls wiring and schematic interpretation
• Working knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
• Experience with Maintenance management system platforms for work order and PM management
• Knowledge of OSHA safety standards and electrical codes (NEC, NFPA 70E)

Preferred:

• Experience specifically with fiber laser cutting systems and CNC press brakes
• Experience with copper tube fabrication and brazing processes (HVAC/refrigeration background a strong plus)
• Associate’s degree in industrial maintenance technology or related field
• Experience troubleshooting PLCs and industrial controls
• Experience in a growing or scaling manufacturing environment
• Hands-on technical problem-solving under time pressure
• Prioritization and triage across competing demands
• Team leadership and technical mentorship
• Safety-first mindset, particularly around electrical and high-voltage equipment
• Disciplined follow-through on planned maintenance commitments
• Clear communication across production, engineering, and the maintenance team