Maintenance Supervisor: Lead Techs, Boost Reliability

True North Consultants, Inc.; South Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

True North Consultants, Inc. seeks an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to lead facility and equipment maintenance in a growing manufacturing environment.

You will manage the maintenance team, ensure production equipment operates safely, reliably, and efficiently, and drive continuous-improvement initiatives. The role requires hands-on leadership, planning preventive maintenance, managing the CMMS, coordinating with engineering and operations, and ensuring OSHA and environmental compliance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in engineering, industrial technology, facilities management, or related field.
• Five+ years of industrial/manufacturing maintenance experience.
• Previous maintenance leadership or supervisory experience required.
• Experience with preventive/predictive maintenance programs.
• Experience troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automated equipment.
• Familiarity with PLC-controlled machinery and facility systems is preferred.
• Experience using a CMMS or similar maintenance-management platform.
• Strong leadership, planning, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop maintenance technicians and support personnel.
• Plan and oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Maintain production machinery, facility systems, utilities, and supporting equipment.
• Reduce equipment downtime through root-cause analysis and corrective action.
• Develop maintenance schedules that support production requirements.
• Manage CMMS, work orders, maintenance records, and spare-parts inventory.
• Establish and track maintenance performance indicators and reliability.
• Coordinate equipment installations, upgrades, repairs, and capital projects.
• Manage relationships with contractors, suppliers, and service providers.
• Ensure OSHA compliance, safety policies, and environmental standards.
• Support continuous improvement and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Prepare and manage the maintenance department’s budgets.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, quality, and operations leadership.
• Provide hands-on technical support for complex equipment issues.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Problem-solving

CMMS experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, industrial technology, facilities management, or related field

Tools

CMMS

PLC controls

HVAC systems

Job description

True North Consultants, Inc. seeks an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to lead facility and equipment maintenance in a growing manufacturing environment.

You will manage the maintenance team, ensure production equipment operates safely, reliably, and efficiently, and drive continuous-improvement initiatives. The role requires hands-on leadership, planning preventive maintenance, managing the CMMS, coordinating with engineering and operations, and ensuring OSHA and environmental compliance