Supervisor, Maintenance and Reliability

Page Mechanical Group, Inc.

Dayton (TN)

On-site

USD 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A manufacturing firm in Tennessee seeks a Supervisor for Maintenance and Reliability to lead a team and ensure optimal asset performance. This role involves developing maintenance procedures, overseeing reliability programs, and coordinating with contractors. A Bachelor's degree in Engineering and over 5 years of relevant experience are required. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong communication and leadership skills within a proactive maintenance environment while ensuring efficient use of resources and compliance with safety standards.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in reliability and/or maintenance positions required.
Strong understanding of maintenance processes and workflows.
Demonstrated ability to lead Root Cause Failure Analysis reviews.

Responsibilities

Provide frontline leadership for unit Mechanics and E&I Mechanics.
Develop and implement procedures and training programs.
Lead the area reliability program and coordinate inspections.
Support the identification and maintenance of spare parts inventory.
Facilitate excellent environmental, health, and safety performance.

Skills

Independently disciplined

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to multitask

Strong organizational skills

Creative problem-solving

Budget development

Process management

Emphasizing excellence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or science technology

Tools

SAP Plant Maintenance

CMMS

Excel (intermediate to advanced)

Job description

Job Title: Supervisor, Maintenance and Reliability

Department: Operations

Reports To: Manager, Operations

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Purpose

The primary role of the Maintenance & Reliability Supervisor is to provide support to the overall leadership and direction to the reliability function. This position is responsible to the Plant Manager for the safe, effective, and efficient use of all manpower, materials, parts, and other resources under their control as well as providing capacity, asset reliability, and best life cycle cost to the operation.

Under regular day-to-day guidance, the Maintenance & Reliability Supervisor is responsible for implementing and managing the systems, maintenance organization structure, and processes necessary to achieve and sustain the reliability mission. Through their efforts, a proactive culture which fosters open communication and trust that values reliability, efficiency, and effective life cycle asset management is achieved.

Duties and Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Providing frontline leadership for the unit’s Mechanics and E&I Mechanics

Duties/Responsibilities:

Developing and implementing procedures and a training program for repairs on key pieces of equipment, assisting with repairs, as needed
Leading the area reliability program, coordinating API and locally mandated inspections, and coordinating with external reliability vendors
Ownership of the development and implementation of the plant maintenance program and procedures and the integration into the SAP PM Module
Primary point of contact for all mechanical, electrical, and other contractors
Supporting capital execution by acting as the field coordinator with vendors
Supporting the identification and maintenance of spare parts inventory as part of the reliability program
Facilitates excellent environmental, health and safety performance
Assists with creating and controlling the maintenance and capital budgets to ensure that they provide for optimized spending to achieve the agreed-upon capacity and asset reliability
Ensures standard reliability and maintenance work process are followed
Assists with maintaining critical spare parts, minimizing necessary inventory, and automating materials requisition functions
Periodically provides input for benchmarks current performance with internal and external sources to identify opportunities for improvement
Provides support in the Management of Change processes
Supports the proper execution of the reliability strategy
Fosters a culture that does not tolerate equipment failures and seeks to understand and eliminate the causes using techniques such as Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Implements organizational structure, systems, tools, and technologies that promote a proactive approach to maintenance including but not limited to MTBF analysis, bad actor program, critical spare review, TEEP/OEE analysis, and others
Ensures effective use and integration of standard corporate work order planning, scheduling, and materials kitting

Skills and Qualifications

Skills include:

Independently disciplined and driven, with strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to multitask
Strong organizational skills
Creative problem‑solving skills
Budget development
Process management
Emphasizing excellence

Qualifications include:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or science technology, or equivalent work experience with 5+ years’ experience in reliability and/or maintenance positions required
Previous Maintenance and Reliability experience necessary
Must have a maintenance understanding and background
Ability to quickly respond to Manufacturing’s needs
Experience in turning analysis into a sustainable and repeatable process
Prior experience with standard corporate maintenance work flow processes
Demonstrated ability to lead Root Cause Failure Analysis reviews
Must possess a demonstrated high degree of tact in dealing with both plant staff and maintenance personnel
Strong verbal, written, and listening communication skills required
Excellent administrative and analytical skills including intermediate to advanced knowledge of Excel
Demonstrated experience with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) or comparable system required, preferably experience in SAP Plant Maintenance and Materials Management Modules