Packaging Maintenance Supervisor - 24/7 Ops & Benefits

Confident Search Consultants; Lakewood Township (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

401K match 100% up to 5%

Profit sharing

Insurance day one of employment

Job summary

Confident Search Consultants is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for a Lakewood, NJ manufacturing site. Lead a 24/7 maintenance team, coach staff, ensure safety, and manage packaging line maintenance.

This role emphasizes continuous improvement, ROOT CAUSE analysis, and strong collaboration with operations. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of maintenance supervision in manufacturing, experience with PLC troubleshooting, and familiarity with FDA-regulated environments; Bachelor's degree

Qualifications

• Associate's degree required; bachelor's preferred.
• Five+ years of maintenance supervision experience in manufacturing.
• Experience in FDA regulated environments (pharma/food/beverage).
• Experience with PLC troubleshooting.
• Root cause analysis and corrective actions experience.
• Preventative maintenance programs and ticketing systems experience.
• Strong continuous improvement background to increase uptime/efficiency.
• Microsoft Office (Word/Excel) proficiency.
• Packaging, consumer products, or pharma manufacturing experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead a 24/7 maintenance team in packaging; coach and mentor staff.
• Promote safety culture; conduct field audits and manage contractors.
• Plan, schedule, and assign maintenance resources; manage daily progress.
• Verify work can proceed; test equipment before return to operations.
• Own KPIs for safety and productivity; support Lean/5S/TPS.
• Adapt to shift and weekend coverage to maintain operations.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching

Safety culture

Maintenance planning

Continuous improvement

Root cause analysis

Lean manufacturing

5S

TPS

Microsoft Office

PLC troubleshooting

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

ERP systems

CMMS

Power BI

Job description

Confident Search Consultants is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for a Lakewood, NJ manufacturing site. Lead a 24/7 maintenance team, coach staff, ensure safety, and manage packaging line maintenance.

This role emphasizes continuous improvement, ROOT CAUSE analysis, and strong collaboration with operations. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of maintenance supervision in manufacturing, experience with PLC troubleshooting, and familiarity with FDA-regulated environments; Bachelor's degree