Maintenance Supervisor in Lakewood
Energy Jobline ZR
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Energy Jobline ZR is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for our Lakewood, NJ site. You will lead a fully staffed maintenance team on a packaging line, coaching staff, ensuring safety, and coordinating urgent mechanical and electrical maintenance work on schedule.
You will drive continuous improvement initiatives, manage KPIs, and oversee external providers while reporting to the Maintenance Manager. This role requires flexibility to cover multiple shifts and weekends.
Qualifications
- Associate's degree required; Bachelor's degree highly preferred.
- 5+ years of maintenance supervision experience in manufacturing.
- Experience in pharmaceutical, consumer products, food, or beverage manufacturing.
- Experience in FDA-regulated manufacturing environments.
- Working knowledge of PLC troubleshooting.
- Experience with root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Experience with preventive maintenance programs and ticketing systems.
- Strong continuous improvement background focused on uptime and efficiencies.
- Microsoft Office skills, including Word and Excel.
- Six Sigma training or certifications (not required).
- ERP and CMMS experience (not required).
- Packaging experience (not required).
- Power BI (not required).
- Bilingual in Spanish (not required).
- OSIsoft PI system (not required).
Responsibilities
- Directly responsible for building a high-performing, 24/7 maintenance team in the packaging department.
- Coaches and mentors mechanics; escalates performance issues to Maintenance Manager.
- Coordinates, schedules, and assigns maintenance resources for packaging lines.
- Ensures equipment is tested before returning to operations and signs off on work packages.
- Directs and reviews work status of external service providers.
- Owns safety and productivity KPIs related to maintenance and drives preventive maintenance.
- Leads or participates in root-cause investigations and Lean initiatives.
- Maintains flexibility to work any shift and weekends.
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Enjoy an industry-leading compensation package—including a premier 401K match, profit sharing, and bonus potential—alongside clear pathways for local and advancement supported by a robust internal talent development program.
Work alongside a passionate Plant Manager dedicated to servant leadership, guiding a fully staffed, highly experienced maintenance team with an impressive average tenure of over 11 years (and zero temporary workforce).
Experience a clean, modern consumer products facility backed by multi-million-dollar investments in new product lines, a 5-year equipment modernization plan, and major expanding production targets set for 2027.
Thrive in a fast-paced environment that leverages cutting-edge technology and prioritizes continuous improvement and long-term business stability.
Successful, growing manufacturing site in Lakewood, NJ is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead a fully staffed maintenance team within an established area of the plant. As the Maintenance Supervisor, you will excel in coaching and mentoring your direct reports and will spend up to 70% of your day on the manufacturing floor fostering a team-oriented environment. You will report to the Maintenance Manager and will have the following responsibilities:
- Team Leadership & Coaching: Directly responsible for building a high-performing, 24/7 maintenance team in the packaging department. Provides active coaching and mentoring to mechanics, escalating performance issues to the Maintenance Manager as needed. Identifies skill gaps, promotes cross-training, and actively contributes to long-term personnel development plans.
- Safety & Compliance: Promotes a strong safety culture and consistently enforces plant safety policies. Conducts daily field audits to ensure safety and productivity, oversees work permit processes, and manages safety expectations and scope of work for contractors and vendors. Supports all site safety initiatives.
- Maintenance Planning & Operations: Coordinates, schedules, and assigns maintenance resources for packaging lines, focusing on urgent mechanical and electrical issues. Manages daily work progress, adjusts schedules as needed, and reviews job packages prior to assignment. Works alongside shift leads to verify scheduled work can proceed, ensures equipment is tested before returning to operations, and completes final signoffs on work packages and paperwork. Directs and reviews the work status of external service providers.
- Continuous Improvement & KPIs: Owns and maintains safety and productivity KPIs related to maintenance. Drives participation in the preventative maintenance program, actively supports Lean manufacturing principles, such as 5S and TPS, and leads or participates in root cause investigations.
- Work Flexibility: Maintains flexibility to work any shift and weekends to support continuous business and plant operations.
Candidates should be able to hold others accountable, be hands-on, lead by example, coach and mentor their staff and infuse energy and excitement into the daily tasks of the plant. Individuals should be continuous improvement minded and work to attain FDA regulated manufacturing standards. It will be hard to beat the benefits package, which includes a bonus potential, exceptional 401K match, profit sharing, vacation, 13 paid holidays (5 floating), HSA contribution and three tier medical, dental and vision day one of employment!
1. Associate's degree is required; bachelor's degree is highly
2. At least five years of similar maintenance supervision experience in manufacturing
3. Pharmaceutical, consumer products, food, or beverage manufacturing experience
4. Experience working in FDA regulated manufacturing environments
5. Working knowledge of PLC troubleshooting
6. Experience with root cause analysis and corrective actions
7. Preventative maintenance programs and ticketing systems experience
8. Strong continuous improvement background, focused on increasing uptime and efficiencies
9. Microsoft Office skills, including Word and Excel
1. Six Sigma training or certifications
2. ERP and CMMS experience
3. Packaging experience
4. Power BI
5. Bilingual in Spanish
6. OSIsoft PI system
- Client supplies a diverse product line
- EXCELLENT benefits, including premier 401K match, profit sharing, and bonus potential
- Recently invested millions of dollars into a new product line
- Fast-paced work environment, focused on continuous improvement initiatives
- Opportunity for advancement locally and nationally
- Oversee a fully staffed team
- Site has excellent tenure; the maintenance team has an average tenure of over 11 years with the company
- Work with cutting edge technology
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