Manufacturing Maintenance Supervisor | Downtime Reduction

Rheem Manufacturing Company; Dothan (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rheem Manufacturing Company in Montgomery, AL (Onsite) seeks a Maintenance Supervisor to plan, organize and supervise daily maintenance operations for the Montgomery Plant, including hourly staff and outside contractors. You will coordinate with other departments, inspect equipment, order parts and oversee fabrication of metal parts and tools.

This role ensures safe, efficient uptime and drives continuous improvement across maintenance activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related field with 5 years' experience in industrial maintenance or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge in electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic troubleshooting.
• Preventive and corrective maintenance planning.
• Ability to lead others with troubleshooting results in reduced downtime.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team.
• Ability to develop and train employees and organize.
• Ability to analyze problems and recommend improvements.
• Excellent communication skills with other functional areas.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Direct supervision of hourly Maintenance Department Employees including: Electricians, Maintenance Mechanics, Oilier, Working Leaders and Dispatcher.
• Directs electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic trouble shooting, maintenance and repair of machinery, equipment, and buildings.
• Supervises maintenance staff by determining workloads and schedules; develops, interprets and implements policies and procedures; evaluates staff and makes hiring and termination recommendations; and ensures that staff are trained in complex maintenance activities and are following standard operating procedures.
• Direct the planning, layout and ordering of materials for including: repairing, overhauling, servicing, and assembling tools, machines, and equipment; or construction and repair of buildings, additions, partitions and wooden furniture and equipment; or electrical and electronic systems and equipment; or, setup and operation of various machines in operations.
• Plan the department workload and courses of action for self and others to ensure downtime is kept to a minimum.
• Interacts professionally with all departments, and maintains effective working relationships with the management team to effectively meet departmental objectives.
• Conduct safety meetings for the purpose of training hourly employees in proper safety habits, adherence to rules of good housekeeping and maintaining safe working conditions.
• Assume responsibility for the proper instruction and training of employees to ensure a well-trained workforce.
• Assists in the selection of staff; performs periodic evaluations of subordinates and recommends and implements discipline as required.
• Oversees the completion and documentation of maintenance work orders by staff; guides and assists staff as necessary with complex tasks, and performs quality inspections of work as appropriate.
• Responds to emergencies as requested; coordinates activities with other responders; directs the work of staff and utilization of resources to effect repair and ensure the safety of equipment and personnel.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

Pneumatic troubleshooting

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Tools

Fanuc robot programming

PLC programming

Maintenance software

Job description

Rheem Manufacturing Company in Montgomery, AL (Onsite) seeks a Maintenance Supervisor to plan, organize and supervise daily maintenance operations for the Montgomery Plant, including hourly staff and outside contractors. You will coordinate with other departments, inspect equipment, order parts and oversee fabrication of metal parts and tools.

This role ensures safe, efficient uptime and drives continuous improvement across maintenance activities.