Maintenance Supervisor

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

Automation Personnel Services is looking for a Maintenance Supervisor for a company based in Chattanooga, TN. An ideal candidate will be leading a team of Maintenance Technicians in preventive, predictive and corrective activities required to ensure the complete availability of plant equipment and systems. The Maintenance Supervisor is a working lead who prioritizes, coordinates, assigns and confirms the completion of maintenance staff tasks.

Pay Rate $30.00 per hour (negotiable based on experience)

Schedule and Hours Monday through Friday 6:30am-3:30pm

• Ensures a safe working environment for all employees through identification and elimination of safety risks, and enforcement of all safety policies and procedures, targeting zero accidents
• Support without hesitation General Plant Safety, Food Safety, Food Defense Initiatives and Good Manufacturing Practices with an understanding that these are our top priorities
• Ensures production lines and all processes meet safety, quality and operational standards
• Promotes positive employee relations, through addressing and resolving concerns, and creates a culture of respect, teamwork, collaboration and accountability
• Responsible for the training, direction and coordination of Maintenance Technicians
• Effectively troubleshoots, diagnoses and corrects equipment malfunctions for timely restarts based on observation of machinery and applying knowledge from past experience
• Repairs and maintains machinery and equipment in accordance with diagrams, operational manuals and manufacturing specifications
• Installs, starts up and shuts down equipment in accordance with all company safety and established procedures for machine activation and shutdown
• Interprets specifications, blueprints and job orders to maintenance team as needed
• Effectively supports the Preventative Maintenance (PM) program with a goal of continually reducing unscheduled downtime
• Communicates effectively with maintenance technicians, manufacturing and other departments to maintain “team” status as a “Core Value” to maximize operational results
• Ensures compliance with all Company policies and procedures by all maintenance team members
• Acts with a Continuous Improvement mindset and serves as a technical expert in continuous improvement activities
• Completes and submit daily Shift Report of maintenance issues and downtime

• Previous technical leadership experience
• Experience in use of PLC’s, VFD’s and HMI’s
• Continuous Improvement, LEAN, TPM, AM, PM experience
• Proficient in use of a PC with ability and willingness to learn new systems
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and three to five years of maintenance experience or Associate’s Degree or certification in technical field
• Read, write and interpret documents in English such as safety rules, operating instructions, procedure manuals, Company announcements and policies, and communicate these to others

Job Type Full-time, temporary to hire

• 5 personal days per year
• 6 paid Holidays per year
• Vacation Pay prorated based on hire date
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance after 90 days.
• Health Savings account
• Paid Quarterly bonus (based on company performance)
• $50.00 referral bonus. Both employee and referral must stay on assignment for 30 days to receive the payout.

Shallowford Commons Complex 6116 Shallowford Rd Chattanooga, TN 37421

Automation Personnel Services is a highly recognized staffing agency with over 30 years of experience in manufacturing and light-industrial staffing. Our accolades include:

• 11-time consecutive winner of the Clearly Rated® Best of Staffing Client Award ).
• Winner of the Clearly Rated® Best of Staffing Talent Award ).
• Recipient of the Safety Standard of Excellence Award by the American Staffing Association.
• Named one of the Best Staffing Companies to Work For by CIO Views Magazine.
• Named one of America’s Best Temp Staffing Firms by Forbes (2025).
• Consistently ranked among the top U.S. staffing agencies by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA).

Equal Opportunity Employer APSChattanooga