Maintenance Supervisor – Lead Plant Uptime & Team Growth

Abbott; United States; On-site; USD 61,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage

Strong retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Education benefits (FreeU)

Job summary

Abbott in Altavista, VA is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor in the Nutrition Supply Chain division. The role oversees preventive maintenance, line support, and departmental budgets at a large manufacturing plant, ensuring production plans are met with safety and quality standards.

You will lead a team, drive capital projects, and mentor staff within a supportive, multi-site global company. This position emphasizes strong leadership, process improvement, and collaboration across departments to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, science, food technology or engineering or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 5 or more years leadership experience with an emphasis on supervision of direct reports, or equivalent experience in a maintenance field.

Responsibilities

• Manage the preventive and predictive maintenance programs, maintenance line support, and the department and plant maintenance budgets.
• Coordinate plant shutdown assignments and provide capital project input and support.
• Oversee maintenance resources to meet or exceed production plans with a zero-incident safety mindset and strong customer service.
• Review and verify Work Orders and shift documentation; ensure maintenance schedules maximize plant efficiency.
• Directly select, train, and supervise employees; review performance and implement policies.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance supervision

Budgeting

Team management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, science, food technology or engineering

Job description

Abbott in Altavista, VA is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor in the Nutrition Supply Chain division. The role oversees preventive maintenance, line support, and departmental budgets at a large manufacturing plant, ensuring production plans are met with safety and quality standards.

You will lead a team, drive capital projects, and mentor staff within a supportive, multi-site global company. This position emphasizes strong leadership, process improvement, and collaboration across departments to