Night Shift Maintenance Supervisor – Plant Reliability Lead

True North Consultants, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

True North Consultants, Inc. seeks a Maintenance Supervisor for night shift to lead the maintenance team in Indianapolis. You will oversee daily maintenance, assign technician work orders, and coordinate scheduled and emergency repairs to ensure equipment reliability and safety.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, preventive maintenance, and collaboration with production to minimize downtime and drive continuous improvement across the site.

Qualifications

• Two years of education beyond high school through college or technical school.
• Five to seven years of relevant work experience.
• Associate’s degree in engineering or a related technical field 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 & electrical systems

Troubleshooting

Maintenance planning

Project management

Leadership

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Overtime flexibility

Education

Some college or technical school

Associate's degree in engineering or related field

Trade school training

5+ years maintenance experience (food processing/beverage)

Job description

True North Consultants, Inc. seeks a Maintenance Supervisor for night shift to lead the maintenance team in Indianapolis. You will oversee daily maintenance, assign technician work orders, and coordinate scheduled and emergency repairs to ensure equipment reliability and safety.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, preventive maintenance, and collaboration with production to minimize downtime and drive continuous improvement across the site.