Sawmill Maintenance Supervisor

Hood Industries, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Hood Industries is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for our Waynesboro, MS facility to lead the maintenance team, drive equipment reliability, safety, and continuous improvement across the operation. You will oversee preventive and predictive maintenance, troubleshoot equipment issues, and coordinate timely repairs to support production needs.

This role plays a key part in maximizing uptime, product quality, and plant productivity while reinforcing a strong culture of safety and operational

Qualifications

• 5+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• At least 2 years of leadership experience (supervisory or lead role).
• Experience in the wood products industry preferred.
• Associate degree or technical/vocational certification is a plus.
• Willingness to work nights, weekends, or holidays as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead and promote a culture of safety, reliability, and continuous improvement.
• Supervise, coach, and develop maintenance team members.
• Plan and schedule preventive and predictive maintenance activities.
• Diagnose equipment failures and oversee timely repairs.
• Manage spare parts inventory and critical components.
• Ensure compliance with all safety policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Develop and maintain SOPs.
• Communicate effectively with operations and leadership teams.
• Monitor equipment performance to reduce downtime and improve efficiency.
• Analyze root causes of failures and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain KPIs for daily/weekly production, efficiency, downtime, quality, and safety.
• Implement projects to improve efficiency and/or reduce operating costs.
• Lead safety, health, and environmental initiatives within the maintenance team.
• Maintain accurate maintenance and compliance documentation.
• Support plant operations with additional responsibilities as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance management

Safety awareness

Troubleshooting

Reliability engineering

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Education

Associate degree or technical/vocational certification

Job description

Hood Industries is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for our Waynesboro, MS facility to lead the maintenance team, drive equipment reliability, safety, and continuous improvement across the operation. You will oversee preventive and predictive maintenance, troubleshoot equipment issues, and coordinate timely repairs to support production needs.

This role plays a key part in maximizing uptime, product quality, and plant productivity while reinforcing a strong culture of safety and operational