Plant Maintenance Leader — Reliability & Lean Excellence

Verus Aerospace, LLC; Anaheim (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Verus Aerospace, LLC is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor in Anaheim, CA to lead daily maintenance operations, drive reliability, and manage capital projects. You will develop staffing plans, coach technicians, and oversee contractors while ensuring safety and adherence to Lean principles.

The role emphasizes preventive and predictive maintenance programs, collaboration with Operations, and effective budget management to support production goals and overall business success.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree preferred or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of maintenance experience in a heavy industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience leading and developing maintenance technicians.
• Experience developing and implementing preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Knowledge of PLC programming and troubleshooting.
• Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement experience.
• Ability to read blueprints and apply mathematical concepts to maintenance.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Excellent communication in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day maintenance operations to support production and uptime.
• Develop and execute short- and long-term maintenance strategies for reliability.
• Plan staffing based on maintenance needs and skills balance.
• Coach, train, and develop maintenance staff; manage performance.
• Ensure safety training and documentation for maintenance staff.
• Foster collaboration and continuous improvement across teams.
• Maintain preventive and predictive maintenance programs and track trends.
• Coordinate repairs with Operations and manage capital projects.
• Oversee major installations, overhauls, and contractor work.
• Prepare budgets and manage expenditures for maintenance.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Maintenance management

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Lean Manufacturing

Project management

PLC programming

Blueprint reading

Communication skills

Team development

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

PLC programming software

CMMS (maintenance software)

AutoCAD/blueprints tools

Job description

Verus Aerospace, LLC is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor in Anaheim, CA to lead daily maintenance operations, drive reliability, and manage capital projects. You will develop staffing plans, coach technicians, and oversee contractors while ensuring safety and adherence to Lean principles.

The role emphasizes preventive and predictive maintenance programs, collaboration with Operations, and effective budget management to support production goals and overall business success.