Maintenance Supervisor

Maintenance Supervisor - 3rd Shift

Key Assets Recruitment is assisting our client, an established manufacturing organization, with the recruitment of an experienced Maintenance Supervisor for a full-time, on-site opportunity. This position is located approximately 25 minutes north of Hazel Green, AL.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing manufacturing operation as they expand and add on an additional operation to their existing campus with new production equipment currently being installed. We are seeking a hands-on maintenance leader who combines strong technical troubleshooting capabilities with the ability to supervise, coach, and develop a maintenance team.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, this individual will oversee daily maintenance execution, ensure equipment reliability, minimize production downtime, and drive safe, efficient maintenance practices. The ideal candidate is a technically strong maintenance professional who has progressed into leadership and is comfortable working alongside technicians when needed.

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Schedule:

This position will involve approximately six months of training on first shift before transitioning to a permanent third-shift assignment. 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., Monday evening through Saturday morning. Initial training will take place on day shift, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

• Supervise and coordinate daily maintenance activities, assigning and prioritizing work to minimize equipment downtime and support production requirements.
• Lead, train, and coach maintenance personnel, providing direction, performance feedback, and ongoing technical development.
• Execute preventive and predictive maintenance programs, ensuring maintenance activities are completed safely, on schedule, and to established standards.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for complex mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and industrial controls issues, providing hands‑on troubleshooting support when necessary.
• Lead equipment failure investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action initiatives to improve equipment reliability.
• Promote and enforce safe work practices, including lockout/tagout (LOTO), machine guarding, PPE requirements, and OSHA compliance.
• Ensure accurate documentation of work orders, preventive maintenance activities, and equipment failures within the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Coordinate maintenance priorities and equipment downtime with production, engineering, and other departments.
• Facilitate effective communication and maintenance handoffs between shifts.
• Support spare parts and maintenance inventory management, identify critical replacement components, and assist with controlling maintenance costs.
• Drive continuous improvement and equipment reliability initiatives, tracking key performance indicators such as downtime, preventive maintenance compliance, MTBF, and MTTR.
• Support equipment installation, startup, and troubleshooting activities as the manufacturing operation becomes fully established.

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree or technical certification in Industrial Maintenance, Electrical Technology, or a related discipline preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of industrial maintenance experience, including at least 2 years in a maintenance lead or supervisory capacity.
• Strong hands‑on multi‑craft maintenance background, including mechanical and electrical troubleshooting.
• Experience with AC/DC motors, variable frequency drives (VFDs), PLCs, hydraulics, pneumatics, gearboxes, pumps, and industrial production equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, ladder logic, and mechanical drawings.
• Working knowledge of…