Maintenance Supervisor

Responsibilities

• Champion plant-wide safety awareness and performance, lead improvement efforts to reduce maintenance cost and increase mechanical reliability.
• Improve MTBF for mechanical seals, mag-drive pumps, centrifuges and other rotating/fixed equipment.
• Employee development, performance, and satisfaction.
• Implement best practices for equipment inspections, planning & scheduling, lubrication.
• Provide technical resource for root cause failure analysis, incident investigations, preventive and predictive maintenance, general maintenance, mechanical design issues.
• Lead the Albemarle Millwrights Team, manage timesheets, daily safety tailgates, overtime list, vacations/time off, daily paperwork.
• Answer calls during off‑shift hours and serve as supervisor on call.
• Manage team backlog, plan jobs, set daily/weekly schedules.
• Ensure parts are onsite, coordinate with support groups (machine shops).
• Manage shutdown work, schedules, contractor support, and all shutdown materials.
• Implement constant BOM improvements and stock critical parts.

• Understanding of safe work practices and a strong safety record.
• 5+ years of experience in maintenance or engineering.
• Supervisory skills – safety awareness, budget control, scheduling, staff development.
• Leadership skills – set goals, priorities, performance evaluations.
• General understanding of engineering standards and specifications.
• Knowledge of design, selection, application of process equipment such as centrifugal pumps, agitators, compressors, extruders, conveyors, centrifugal fans, gearboxes, calciners, belt filters, progressive cavity pumps, mechanical seals, machining of parts or equipment.
• Knowledge of maintenance work practices – planning & scheduling, rigging, pipe fitting, welding, alignments, lubrication, work order handling.
• Capital project experience – scope and estimate generation, design of plant layout and piping, equipment design and procurement, construction.
• Strong technical and problem‑solving skills for mechanical design, failure analysis, and maintenance best practices.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with varied priorities and drive to closure.
• Functional use of corporate computer systems including SAP modules for maintenance, projects, and purchasing.

• Motivational skills, influence, manage change, work well with operations in a team environment.
• Knowledge of pump hydraulics, seals, troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of material selection and corrosion.
• Knowledge of preventive and predictive technologies such as vibration analysis, oil analysis, thermography.
• Knowledge of best practices for fixed equipment inspections.
• Six sigma experience.

Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.

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