Maintenance Supervisor - PT | South Boston

Are you energized by leading people, solving complex equipment challenges, and keeping operations running at their best? As a Maintenance Supervisor at Hitachi Energy, you will play a critical role in shaping safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing operations. This role blends hands-on leadership with forward-looking maintenance planning - giving you the opportunity to influence asset reliability, optimize maintenance strategies, and drive continuous improvement across production and facility equipment.

You will guide and develop skilled maintenance technicians while partnering closely with production, engineering, and EHS teams to maximize uptime and performance. From preventive and predictive maintenance planning to reliability initiatives and cost control, your work will directly support our commitment to safety, quality, sustainability, and operational excellence. If you enjoy creating structure, building strong teams, and delivering measurable impact in a collaborative manufacturing environment, this is an opportunity to grow your career while contributing to a more sustainable energy future.
Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.

• Lead, coach, and support maintenance technicians across disciplines
• Coordinate daily work assignments and ensure quality, timely execution
• Partner with production to minimize downtime and improve equipment reliability
• Use CMMS/EAM systems to manage work orders, backlog, and asset data
• Support reliability programs including root cause analysis and KPI tracking
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean, TPM, or RCM principles
• Manage spare parts, maintenance costs, and vendor coordination

• Associate's degree or technical certification in a relevant field; bachelor's degree preferred
• 5+ years of maintenance experience in an industrial manufacturing environment
• 2+ years in a supervisory, lead, or maintenance planning role
• Working knowledge of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
• Experience with CMMS tools such as SAP PM, eMaint, or similar
• Knowledge of OSHA requirements, LOTO, and industrial safety best practices

• Be part of Hitachi Energy's mission to advance a sustainable energy future
• Grow your career through learning, leadership development, and global opportunities
• Work in an inclusive, safety-first culture that values collaboration and innovation

Location South Boston, Virginia, United States of America

Job type Full time

Work arrangement On-Site

Experience Management

Job function Production & Skilled Trades

Contract Regular

Publication date

Reference number R0146632

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world's energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today's generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.

Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to encouraging inclusion in the workplace.

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