Maintenance Supervisor (Production Maintenance)

MAHLE GmbH; Murfreesboro (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MAHLE is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor (Production Maintenance) in Murfreesboro, TN to lead a technical team across Maintenance, HVAC and Fluids, delivering lean improvements and cost optimization aligned with MAHLE Production System.

You will drive reliability, safety, and continuous improvement through data-driven methods, develop budgets, and mentor technicians while collaborating with plant leadership to support new programs and asset health.

Qualifications

• 10 years of Production Maintenance experience required.
• Automotive manufacturing industry engineering experience strongly preferred.
• Proven understanding & successful application of Lean and Six Sigma in CI projects.
• Knowledge of TPM, Predictive Maintenance, Reliability and Condition Monitoring Systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are required.
• Strong understanding and control of safety codes to realize hazards.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge in Word, Excel & PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute a lean, continuous improvement roadmap aligned with MPS principles.
• Partner with plant leadership to drive cultural transformation and talent development.
• Improve and simplify processes to enhance reliability, predictability, and efficiency.
• Lead and develop Maintenance, HVAC, and Fluids teams for high performance.
• Champion a data-driven approach to process management and program launches.
• Conduct cost, quality, productivity, flow, and root-cause analyses to reduce losses.
• Establish standards and policies for equipment maintenance and uptime.
• Develop and manage operational and capital budgets for asset health.
• Evaluate and implement new technologies to strengthen cost competitiveness.
• Ensure safety codes compliance and a safe work environment.

Skills

Lean

Six Sigma

Continuous Improvement

CI Tools

TPM

Predictive Maintenance

Reliability

Condition Monitoring

Maintenance Strategy

Analytical Thinking

Problem Solving

Safety Compliance

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Maintenance Supervisor (Production Maintenance)

Together, we move the world— we’ve been doing it for over 100 years. At MAHLE, as a leading international development partner and systems supplier to the automotive industry, we pursue the objective of making mobility more efficient, more environmentally friendly, more convenient, and more economical. As part of our dual strategy, we are working both on the intelligent combustion engine for the use of hydrogen and other nonfossil fuels and on technologies for fuel cells and e-mobility.

MAHLE generated sales of €11.3 billion in 2025. Employing just under 65,000 people at 127 production locations and 11 technology centers, the company is represented in 28 countries. (as at: 12/31/2025). Join our MAHLE team! #weshapefuturemobility

Your Contribution

As a Maintenance Supervisor (Production Maintenance) reporting to the Head of Operations Support -Filters, you will be responsible to manage a team to achieve the goals of the plant while delivering operational improvements which will result in bottom line, quantified results. This role will focus is the cost optimization of MAHLE’s manufacturing process through the strategic development and allocation of MAHLE’s technical resources while supporting the creation of a Continuous Improvement (CI) culture.

This role is responsible to:

• Build and execute a lean, continuous improvement roadmap aligned with MPS (MAHLE Production System) principles, prioritizing high‑value opportunities and engaging cross‑functional teams at every level.
• Partner closely with plant leadership to drive cultural transformation, strengthening collaboration, ownership, and talent development across technical teams.
• Improve and simplify processes to enhance reliability, predictability, and operational efficiency.
• Lead and develop the Maintenance, HVAC, and Fluids teams, ensuring strong technical capability and high performance.
• Champion a disciplined, data‑driven approach to process management, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and new program launch requirements.
• Serve as a catalyst for innovation, challenging the status quo, influencing stakeholders, and driving adoption of new ideas and technologies.
• Conduct in‑depth studies in cost, quality, productivity, flow, and root‑cause analysis to identify and eliminate losses.
• Establish standards and policies for equipment selection, installation, modification, inspection, and maintenance, ensuring world‑class uptime and performance.
• Develop and manage operational and capital budgets to support profitability and long‑term asset health.
• Evaluate and implement new technologies that strengthen cost competitiveness and operational capability.
• Maintain strong oversight of safety codes and compliance, ensuring a safe and hazard‑aware work environment.
• Direct technicians in executing projects that support plant goals in productivity, efficiency, scrap reduction, safety, and new product launches.
• Build and sustain maintenance strategies aligned with MPS standards.
• Perform additional responsibilities as needed to support plant success.

Your Experience & Qualifications

• 10 years of Production Maintenance experience required
• Automotive manufacturing industry engineering experience strongly preferred
• Proven understanding & successful application of Continuous Improvement tools and methodologies including Lean and Six Sigma
• Knowledge of TPM, Predictive Maintenance, Reliability and Condition Monitoring Systems and Maintenance Strategy.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills are required
• Strong understanding and control of safety codes to realize the impact of potential working hazards
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge required in computer programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint

We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with ongoing personal & career development opportunities. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

After receiving your online application, the interview process will typically be a screening call followed by Personal Interview(s)

For more information about MAHLE and what a career with us looks like for you, click here. and to learn more about our foundation owned technology group click here.

#DiversityMatters with our inclusive culture, we welcome applications from all social, religious & ethnical backgrounds, disabilities both mental and physical, identities (gender) and neurodivergent people.

MAHLE is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment‑based non‑immigrant and immigrant visas. However, as a global company, MAHLE offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website www.jobs.mahle.com

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Facts about the job

Entry level: Experienced hires

Part- / Full-time: Full Time

Functional area: Production

Department: BU2 Thermal and Fluid Systems

Location: Murfreesboro, TN, US, 37127

Company: MAHLE Filter Syst.(US)

Closing date for applications
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Your future at MAHLE

As a team player and someone who thinks ahead, you can deploy all your skills with us. In cooperation with colleagues from different countries and areas, you contribute in designing the mobility of the future. When selecting MAHLE, you choose trend‑setting technologies and strategies. Are you interested in working with us and developing efficient and environmentally‑friendly solutions, optimising existing products, and turning innovative ideas into reality? Then MAHLE is the right address for you.