Maintenance Supervisor

Maintenance Supervisor

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients. We collaborate with our customers and partners to imagine and offer ingredients to better feed people and treat patients. Each of our ingredients responds to unique and essential needs, and they enable healthier lifestyles.

We are seeking a hands-on Maintenance Supervisor to lead the safe and efficient execution of daily maintenance activities across our Newark facility. Reporting directly to the Maintenance & Reliability Leader, this role is responsible for supervising maintenance technicians and contractor resources while ensuring maintenance work is executed safely, effectively, and in support of production objectives.

The ideal candidate will be a strong field leader who enjoys developing employees, coordinating work execution, solving equipment issues, and fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.

This position is located in Newark, Delaware, United States (Newark, DE, USA). The Newark site plays a critical role in supporting Roquette's pharmaceutical business through the manufacture of high-quality excipient products utilized throughout the global healthcare industry.

Compensation

The current salary range for this role is estimated to be $95,. In addition, this position may also be eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation. The specific compensation offered to a candidate will be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

What We Offer

• A highly collaborative team environment with ample room for exponential career growth.
• Competitive pay, annual performance bonus, comprehensive benefits, 6.2% company retirement contribution, and professional development opportunities.
• Generous paid time off and 12 annual paid company holidays.
• 12 weeks 100% paid maternity leave, and up to 4 weeks 100% paid parental leave (including adoption/surrogacy/foster care leave) for non-birthing parents.
• Student loan repayment assistance and tuition reimbursement program for select roles.
• Annual wellness benefit and wellness centered programs focused on your health needs.

In addition, this position offers an opportunity to:

• Lead a skilled maintenance workforce within a highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Play a critical role in supporting safe and reliable plant operations.
• Work closely with Operations, Reliability, Engineering, Planning, and EHS teams.
• Develop leadership experience while driving daily maintenance performance.
• Build a rewarding career within a global manufacturing organization.

What You'll Do

Safety & Work Execution Leadership

• Provide daily supervision and direction to maintenance technicians and contractors to ensure work is performed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with site standards.
• Maintain a strong field presence to reinforce safe work practices, coach employees, and remove barriers to execution.
• Verify equipment readiness, permitting requirements, isolations, and work authorizations prior to maintenance activities.
• Ensure maintenance work complies with site safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate emergency maintenance activities and support urgent operational needs.
• Ensure work is completed with appropriate documentation, including Management of Change (MOC) requirements when applicable.

Maintenance Planning and Coordination

• Lead the execution of the site's Work Management Process (WMP).
• Coordinate daily maintenance activities and assign resources based on site priorities.
• Partner with Production and the Maintenance Planner to align job scope, required resources, and scheduling priorities.
• Review weekly schedules, provide execution feedback, and participate in scheduling meetings.
• Lead daily maintenance coordination meetings to communicate priorities, resource requirements, safety concerns, and execution status.
• Plan and coordinate emergency maintenance work while minimizing operational disruption.
• Ensure tools, materials, permits, and work instructions are available before work begins.
• Provide off-hours support and on-call coordination as required by business needs.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, coach, and develop maintenance technicians to achieve safety, quality, productivity, and reliability expectations.
• Establish and communicate expectations regarding safe work practices, housekeeping standards, work quality, and performance goals.
• Conduct performance management activities including coaching, feedback, performance discussions, and employee development planning.
• Drive accountability for maintenance performance metrics including schedule compliance, work order completion, safety performance, and work quality.
• Schedule maintenance personnel to support operational and maintenance priorities.
• Promote teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement within the maintenance organization.
• Support onboarding and training of new…