Plant Maintenance Supervisor

Our Vision

A world where no resource is wasted.

To ensure that no resource goes to waste by empowering people to redeem every container easily, efficiently, and effectively.

We are loyal, resilient, trustworthy, creative, competent, and engaged.

Responsible for the overall leadership, planning, execution, and continuous improvement of OBRC Plant Maintenance operations to ensure equipment reliability, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and employee safety.

• Accountable for overall maintenance operations, equipment reliability, staffing, and department performance.
• Manage and execute the plant preventive and predictive maintenance programs for production equipment, ensuring all work is properly planned, documented, and tracked through the CMMS (UpKeep).
• Supervise and lead a small team responsible for maintaining plant production equipment including conveyors, belts, pulleys, motors, balers, hydraulic systems, and other industrial machinery.
• Hire, onboard, train, coach, develop, and evaluate maintenance employees.
• Conduct performance reviews and manage corrective action.
• Make recommendations regarding compensation, promotions, and terminations.
• Train, direct, and evaluate maintenance team members on industrial equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair.
• Assign daily work, prioritize maintenance activities, and ensure adequate coverage for plant operations.
• Monitor cleanliness and ensure organization of department work and storage areas.
• Oversee inventory, vendor relationships, purchasing, and capital repair planning.
• Work with the Inventory Clerk to monitor and update inventory levels and systems for general maintenance supplies and parts communicating with the Plant Manager.
• Partner with Operations leadership to improve plant performance.
• Analyze downtime trends, root causes, and equipment reliability metrics.
• Lead safety and compliance initiatives.
• Communicate equipment downtime events, root causes, and repair timelines to the Plant Manager and other operational leaders.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical issues impacting plant operations and production equipment.
• Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, aerial lifts – all with required certifications.
• Assist other OBRC plants as needed throughout Oregon.
• Adhere, know, and communicate all OSHA regulations and company safety policies. Ensure team members and self are consistently following these policies.
• Other job duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or GED preferred, not required or any equivalent combination of training, experience and education to perform duties.
• 5+ years of industrial plant maintenance experience, including hands‑on mechanical and electrical work.
• 3+ years of maintenance leadership or management experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing maintenance programs, personnel, and resources.
• Experience in high‑volume or continuous‑operation manufacturing or recycling environments.
• Complete forklift training class as scheduled by the company.

• Demonstrated leadership qualities and supervisory skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of industrial production maintenance operations.
• Ability to use power tools, AC/DC welder, and oxygen/acetylene cutting tools.
• Adhere to proper personal protective equipment (PPE) standards, such as wearing safety glasses, use of hearing and hand protection, and wearing high visibility clothing when required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain forklift certification and safely operate forklifts with various attachments.
  
  Maintain an accident‑free record.
• High degree of attention regarding safety requirements to prevent injury to self and others.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully prioritize and manage multiple projects, adhere to deadlines, handle frequent changes effectively and professionally, follow through on issues in a timely manner.
• Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy.
• Root cause analysis and reliability‑centered maintenance experience.
• Strong working knowledge of:
  Gearboxes, shafts, bearings, conveyors, belts, and drums, Industrial electrical…