Maintenance Supervisor - Manufacturing

Ridgemont Resources, Inc.; Lakewood Township (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premier benefits including bonus

401K match up to 5%

Profit sharing

Insurance day one

13 paid holidays

HSA contribution

Three tier medical/dental/vision

Job summary

Ridgemont Resources, Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead a full maintenance team in a Lakewood, NJ manufacturing site. The role focuses on coaching, safety, and achieving uptime targets on packaging lines.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in maintenance supervision within regulated manufacturing, with PLC troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills and experience with ERP/CMMS systems. Opportunity for advancement and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree required; bachelor's degree highly preferred.
• At least five years of maintenance supervision experience in manufacturing.
• Pharmaceutical, consumer products, food, or beverage manufacturing experience.
• Experience working in FDA regulated manufacturing environments.
• Working knowledge of PLC troubleshooting.
• Experience with root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Preventative maintenance programs and ticketing systems experience.
• Strong continuous improvement background, focused on increasing uptime and efficiencies.
• Microsoft Office skills, including Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a 24/7 maintenance team in the packaging department.
• Promote safety and ensure compliance with site policies.
• Coordinate, schedule, and assign maintenance resources for lines.
• Drive maintenance KPIs and participation in preventative maintenance.
• Support Lean initiatives and root-cause investigations.

Skills

PLC troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

ERP systems experience

CMMS experience

Power BI

OSIsoft PI system

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)

Education

Associate's degree

Tools

ERP

CMMS

Power BI

OSIsoft PI

Job description

Maintenance Supervisor - Manufacturing

Lakewood, NJ

Day Shift

Benefits

• Premier benefits, including bonus potential, 401K match of 100% up to 5%, profit sharing, and insurance day one of employment!


• 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!


• EXCELLENT benefits, including premier 401K match, profit sharing, and bonus potential

Top Reasons to Join the Team

• Unmatched Financial & Career Growth: Enjoy an industry-leading compensation package—including a premier 401K match, profit sharing, and bonus potential—alongside clear pathways for local and national advancement supported by a robust internal talent development program.


• Stable, High-Tenured Leadership: 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).


• Massive Investment & Cutting-Edge Tech: 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.


• Culture of Excellence & Innovation: 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:

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.

REQUIREMENTS for the Maintenance Supervisor - Manufacturing

1. Associate's degree is required; bachelor's degree is highly preferred


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

Skills preferred but NOT required

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

Reasons to work for this company

• Client supplies a diverse product line


• 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

Candidates are preferred to be local to the Lakewood, NJ area.

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