Preventive Maintenance Supervisor

Job Summary /Objective The Preventive Maintenance (PM) Supervisor leads a team of multi-craft technicians and is responsible for the execution, scheduling, and continuous improvement of the site’s preventive and predictive maintenance program. This role applies Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) principles to improve equipment reliability, reduce unplanned downtime, and ensure safe, compliant operations in a food manufacturing environment.

The PM Supervisor partners with Operations, Engineering, and Reliability resources to ensure maintenance activities are properly planned, prioritized, and executed, with a strong focus on preventive maintenance (PM), condition-based monitoring (PdM), and precision maintenance practices.

Primary

Duties & Responsibilities:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

Supervise, coach, and develop a team of 5 multi-craft maintenance technicians

Assign daily and weekly work based on priority, safety, and production needs

Ensure effective labor utilization and schedule adherence

Lead daily shift meetings and weekly maintenance planning reviews

Enforce maintenance standards, safe work practices, and quality of execution

Partner with Operations to coordinate maintenance windows and minimize disruption.

Preventative Maintenance Program Ownership Execute and sustain a structured PM program based on RCM principles and asset criticality

Ensure 90–95% PM compliance on a weekly basis

Audit PM quality and continuously improve task effectiveness

Eliminate non-value-added PMs and optimize frequencies using failure history

Maintain a healthy maintenance backlog (2–4 weeks of planned work)
Predictive / Condition-Based Maintenance Execute PdM routes including vibration, thermography, ultrasound, and oil analysis

Review PdM findings and generate corrective work orders

Prioritize and schedule corrective actions based on risk and severity

Support condition monitoring initiatives (online or route-based systems)
Ensure PdM technologies are effectively used to identify developing failures early

Work Planning & CMMS Ownership Utilize CMMS as the system of record for all maintenance activities

Ensure all work is properly planned, scoped, and documented before execution

Review and approve work orders for completeness and accuracy

Track and report KPIs including PM compliance, backlog, downtime, and labor utilization

Drive continuous improvement in work order quality and data integrity

Precision Maintenance & Lubrication Enforce precision maintenance practices (alignment, balancing, torque, soft foot correction)
Lead lubrication best practices including contamination control and proper intervals

Ensure proper installation and repair techniques to prevent premature failures

Inventory, Safety & Compliance Coordinate with storeroom or purchasing to ensure parts availability for scheduled work Support min/max inventory levels for critical spares

Ensure parts are kitted and ready prior to scheduled maintenance

Capital & Project Support Support maintenance activities during shutdowns and planned outages

Provide maintenance input for new equipment installations and commissioning

Assist in developing PM strategies for new assets

Travel Requirements None Minimal Moderate High

Qualifications:

General Skills & Abilities needed to complete job successfully:7–12+ years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment3–6+ years leading maintenance teams or reliability initiatives

Demonstrated success improving maintenance performance metrics (e.g., PM compliance, downtime reduction, planned vs reactive work)
Proven experience advancing a maintenance program from reactive planned predictive

Hands-on experience implementing or sustaining RCM, PM optimization, or PdM programs

Experience working in food, beverage, dairy, or regulated manufacturing environments strongly preferred

Education/

Certifications:

(if n/a is applicable please note “N/A)
Required Preferred Education  (degree/certifications)
High School Diploma or GED;
Technical certification in electrical, mechanical, or related field

Associate’s Degree in Industrial Maintenance or related field, Certified Maintenance & Reliability…