Maintenance Supervisor

Location:

Wilson

At Sibelco, we don’t just maintain equipment — we keep industries moving. We are seeking a hands‑on Industrial Maintenance Supervisor who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and can lead teams, solve problems, and keep operations running at peak performance in a 24/7 production environment.

As a Maintenance Supervisor
, your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Troubleshoot complex mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and conveyor systems
• Ensure maintenance work orders are accurate, prioritized, and properly closed in SAP
• Manage the plant preventive maintenance program
• Function as hands‑on lead mechanic to troubleshoot and repair equipment
• Perform basic electrical troubleshooting skills
• Train plant personnel to perform basic maintenance
• Perform periodic preventive maintenance checks as required
• Support continuous improvement initiatives
• Lead and coordinate internal technicians and third‑party contractors
• Plan, schedule, and execute preventive & corrective maintenance
• Step in and support critical or high‑impact maintenance activities
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to reduce downtime and improve efficiency
• Enforce Sibelco’s safety standards and lifesaving rules
• Lead safe work practices including LOTO, LMRA, and SOP compliance

• Coordinate and supervise internal and external technicians with the maintenance activities on site.
• Support the planner in the preparation of the maintenance activities.
• Give pro‑actively support in case of difficult activities and/or problems.
• Follow up maintenance activities and adjust where necessary.
• Coordinate 3rd party services according to Sibelco technical and safety standards.
• Create correct maintenance work orders according to Sibelco rules and standards.
• Follow up and execute maintenance plan for preventive and corrective maintenance tasks.
• Perform gatekeeping on maintenance notifications and manage them with the correct priority.
• Review maintenance jobs and close the work orders with correct after‑care.
• Continuously communicate with production operators, supervisors and engineers to ensure maintenance activities are performed according to planning.
• Coordinate and support emergency regime.

• Actively participate in the daily performance dialogue and problem solving events.
• Maintain and/or improve and/or expand the technical installations to prevent failures and breakdowns and to optimize the availability and capacity of the installations.
• Repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and/or hydraulic malfunctions and implement.
• Execution of maintenance plan by Sibelco systems and standards.
• Register and control information in the system to analyze and meet the predefined KPI’s.
• Promote the performance dialogue in the team (using the appropriate KPI’s).
• Ensure contractors are meeting SLA’s and KPI’s and manage co‑employment issues.
• Execute and support RCA to analyze and minimize machine downtime.
• Organize and follow up maintenance activities and procedures to apply 5S concept on site.

• Continuously drive and execute maintenance process improvements through a robust performance review and feedback loop to planner, scheduler and reliability engineer.
• Identify and repair or replace ‘problem equipment’ in collaboration with production and the reliability engineer.
• Participate and promote the use of problem Solving techniques to eliminate breakdowns.

• Ensure necessary actions, including any administration, are taken to allow the installations to be used and maintained in a safe manner according to Sibelco safety rules and standards.
• Execute LMRA and ensure the maintenance team performs their activities in a safe and healthy way according the Sibelco lifesaving rules.
• Perform process confirmations on use of safety procedures and measurements as LOTO, LMRA, SOP’s.
• Organize or support safety improvements in collaboration with other departments or safety teams.

• Motivate and evaluate the team members to enhance team collaboration and support their individual development and growth.
• Ensure appropriate skill and capability mix of technicians across…