Maintenance Supervisor Indianapolis, IN 7/3/2026

Maple Leaf Foods; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health and wellness benefits

Defined Contribution Pension Plan with matching

Comprehensive tuition reimbursement program

Job summary

Maple Leaf Foods in Indianapolis is looking for a skilled Maintenance Supervisor to oversee the execution of maintenance activities that ensure plant reliability and safety. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background and proven experience in managing maintenance schedules efficiently.

You will lead daily operational meetings, enforce safety standards, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. If you have leadership skills and a technical knowledge base in industrial systems, this is a great opportunity to contribute to a progressive company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Maintenance Technology or related field or 5–10 years of experience.
• Strong leadership skills to coach and develop technician skill sets.
• Experience in a CMMS-driven maintenance organization.

Responsibilities

• Own the execution of the maintenance schedule and ensure compliance.
• Lead daily maintenance meetings and shift handovers.
• Monitor work order progress and remove barriers to completion.

Skills

Leadership skills

Technical knowledge of electrical systems

Experience with CMMS

Knowledge of OSHA regulations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Maintenance Technology or related field

5–10 years of progressive industrial maintenance supervisory experience

Tools

Industrial electrical systems

PLCs

Mechanical systems

Job description

The Opportunity

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the safe, disciplined, and effective execution of maintenance activities to support plant reliability, safety, and production performance. This role owns day‑to‑day maintenance execution, technician leadership, and schedule adherence, ensuring work is completed as planned and standards are consistently enforced. The Maintenance Supervisor serves as the primary execution link between Maintenance Planning, Reliability, and Operations, and is critical in stabilizing a reactive maintenance environment by reducing emergency work, improving work order quality, developing technician capability, and restoring confidence in the maintenance system.

Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life

Safety, Environmental & Regulatory Compliance

• Enforce all safety standards including LOTO, confined space, hot work, and permit‑to‑work requirements.
• Exercise stop‑work authority for unsafe conditions or behaviors.
• Ensure maintenance work complies with environmental and wastewater requirements and escalates abnormal conditions immediately.
• Hold technicians accountable for housekeeping and job‑site restoration as part of every task.

Work Execution & Schedule Discipline

• Own execution of the published weekly maintenance schedule and drive >90% schedule compliance.
• Control and challenge break‑in and emergency work; ensure true emergencies are clearly defined and documented.
• Lead daily maintenance execution meetings and shift handovers.
• Monitor work order progress multiple times per shift and actively remove barriers to completion.
• Escalate systemic schedule disruptions to Maintenance Management and Operations.

Backlog & Work Order Management

• Actively manage maintenance backlog health, aging, and prioritization.
• Ensure all work orders meet CMMS quality standards including labor hours, failure codes, comments, and completion status.
• Verify accuracy and completeness of work orders before returning them to Planning.
• Review job delays and variance between planned vs. actual labor to identify improvement opportunities.

Technician Leadership & Capability Development

• Assign work based on demonstrated competency, not availability.
• Hold technicians accountable for work quality, documentation, safety compliance, and standard work.
• Conduct regular skills assessments against the skills matrix and implement corrective training plans.
• Remove technicians from complex or critical work when competency gaps are identified.
• Lead mentoring and apprentice development programs.

Planning & Reliability Interface

• Ensure planned jobs are executed as written and provide structured feedback to Planning for job plan improvement.
• Verify tools, parts, kits, and materials are staged and ready prior to job execution.
• Partner with Reliability by providing high‑quality execution feedback, failure observations, and data to support Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and PM optimization.
• Ensure defective parts and assemblies are routed for repair or rebuild promptly.

Asset Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Support Preventive and Predictive Maintenance execution and compliance.
• Participate in Root Cause Failure Analysis for major or chronic failures as required.
• Track and improve maintenance execution KPIs including schedule compliance, PM completion, emergency work percentage, and value‑added maintenance work.
• Ensure maintenance standardization and continuous improvement initiatives.

Measures of Success

• Schedule compliance
• PM completion rate
• Emergency / break‑in work percentage
• Quality and timeliness of CMMS feedback
• Maintenance safety and environmental performance
• Technician skill progression and engagement

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Maintenance Technology or related field or 5–10 years of progressive industrial maintenance supervisory experience.
• Proven success stabilizing high‑reactive maintenance environments.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach, correct, and develop diverse technician skill sets.
• Experience working within a CMMS‑driven maintenance organization.
• Technical knowledge of industrial electrical systems, PLCs, motor controls, mechanical systems, pneumatics, and automated equipment.
• Familiarity with predictive and condition‑based maintenance tools.
• Knowledge of OSHA and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Food or regulated manufacturing experience preferred.

What We Offer

• Being part of a high‑performance, people‑focused company with a vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth.
• An inclusive company culture that rewards excellence and empowers everyone to learn and contribute their best.
• Competitive health and wellness benefits offering flexibility to meet individual or family needs, including mental health and wellbeing programs; benefits begin on the first day of employment.
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company matching that starts on the first day of employment.
• Learning and development opportunities, including workshops, speaker series events, and resources that support career progress.
• Comprehensive tuition reimbursement program for eligible degrees, diplomas, professional certification, or trades programs.
• Support for community impact with up to two paid volunteer days per year.

We thank all applicants for their interest in exploring employment opportunities with Maple Leaf Foods; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applicants may be subject to a background check and must meet the security criteria designated for the position.

Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired; please contact our Talent Attraction Team at [e-mail].

The above compensation reflects the target compensation for the position at the time of posting. The base salary offered may vary based on a variety of factors including skills, experience, education, training, job‑related knowledge, and other organizational requirements. For part‑time roles, salaries are adjusted according to scheduled hours. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible to participate in Maple Leaf’s annual short‑term incentive plan.

Disclaimer: Please note that salaries posted on sites other than the MLF Careers Page are not a reflection of Maple Leaf Foods and are an estimated salary range provided by that particular job board. Maple Leaf Foods offers competitive wages and an attractive total rewards package, which will be discussed during an interview with our Talent Team.