Plant Maintenance & Reliability Leader

Integrated Talent Strategies (ITS); Defiance (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Integrated Talent Strategies (ITS) is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to oversee facility machinery maintenance, align team objectives with departmental goals, and build strong ties with Production to ensure reliable processes and plant competitiveness.

The role emphasizes safety, leadership, coaching, and the development of maintenance personnel, with a focus on improving uptime, costs, quality, and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or related field).
• 10 years maintenance experience required.
• 3-5 years in a Supervisory role.
• Understanding of predictive and preventive maintenance functions.
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Promote a safe work culture and adhere to safety standards.
• Exhibit leadership: accountability, credibility, and trust.
• Ensure coaching, discipline, and recognition align with HR policy.
• Develop maintenance personnel for team strength.
• Conduct performance appraisals for staff.
• Promote CMMS usage for team guidance.
• Enhance team growth through root cause analysis and reliability improvements.
• Improve maintenance metrics like unplanned downtime and costs.
• Champion asset availability and reliability.
• Utilize vendor services for quality and reliability improvements.
• Manage engineers to boost equipment availability.
• Support plant reliability and develop staffing plans.
• Develop and manage maintenance budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Safety culture

Coaching & development

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Root cause analysis

Reliability improvements

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Degree substitution with experience

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Integrated Talent Strategies (ITS) is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to oversee facility machinery maintenance, align team objectives with departmental goals, and build strong ties with Production to ensure reliable processes and plant competitiveness.

The role emphasizes safety, leadership, coaching, and the development of maintenance personnel, with a focus on improving uptime, costs, quality, and customer satisfaction.