Night Shift Maintenance Supervisor – Plant Reliability Lead

Sora Resource Group; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sora Resource Group is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead night-shift maintenance operations in Indianapolis, IN. You will provide technical leadership, drive preventive maintenance, and strengthen equipment reliability in a safety-driven manufacturing environment.

The role reports to senior operations and requires coordinating repairs, supervising technicians, and managing small improvement projects.

Qualifications

• Two years of education beyond high school through college or technical school.
• Five to seven years of relevant maintenance experience.
• Associate’s degree in engineering or related field, or additional college or technical school coursework (preferred).
• At least five years of maintenance experience in food processing, beverage, dairy, brewing, or a comparable manufacturing environment (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coach, and develop maintenance technicians to meet safety, reliability, and operational goals.
• Assign work orders, coordinate technician schedules, and monitor completion of planned and emergency maintenance.
• Assess future staffing capacity and resource needs to support maintenance planning and scheduling.
• Provide technical, safety, and maintenance system training to strengthen team capabilities.
• Use root cause analysis and continuous improvement methods to address recurring equipment issues.
• Support established quality, food safety, and maintenance management standards.
• Monitor maintenance performance indicators and identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.
• Oversee maintenance parts storage and inventory practices to support timely repairs.
• Coordinate contractors and vendors in accordance with site safety and contractor management requirements.
• Manage smaller internal improvement and capital projects, including scheduling, coordination with production, and tracking costs against applicable budgets.
• Communicate priorities, performance expectations, safety requirements, and deadlines.
• Partner with production and other departments to support reliable plant operations.

Skills

PLC systems

Troubleshooting

Maintenance planning

Leadership

Root cause analysis

Continuous improvement

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Two years of post-secondary education

Associate’s degree in engineering or related field (preferred)

Trade school training (preferred)

Job description

Sora Resource Group is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead night-shift maintenance operations in Indianapolis, IN. You will provide technical leadership, drive preventive maintenance, and strengthen equipment reliability in a safety-driven manufacturing environment.

The role reports to senior operations and requires coordinating repairs, supervising technicians, and managing small improvement projects.