Maintenance Supervisor (Houston)

Reports to:

Plant Maintenance Engineer Location:

Houston, TX

Service Wire Company is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Supervisor with the ability to work alongside and lead a small maintenance team responsible for equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, and keeping the plant operational.

Position Summary: The Maintenance Supervisor leads maintenance mechanics and electricians to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of plant equipment and facilities. This role oversees preventive and corrective maintenance, partners with Production to minimize downtime, and ensures compliance with OSHA standards. Responsibilities include scheduling maintenance activities, improving equipment reliability, developing standard procedures, tracking performance metrics, training employees, and supporting continuous improvement and capital projects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Leads a team of Maintenance Mechanics & Electricians in predictive & preventative maintenance and machine repair. Ensure tasks are completed in accordance with OSHA standards and regulations. Update spare parts file for part numbers creation based on needs and equipment reliability. Ensures maintenance is scheduled in a timely manner and works closely with Production to schedule and accomplish equipment and facility repairs. Develop and/or maintain Key Performance Indicators for tracking and reporting the performance of the maintenance function (downtime tracking, work order creation and coordination, repetitive maintenance requests, maintenance responsiveness). Provides long-term solutions and day-to-day support to all operating teams having issues with troubleshooting, problem analysis, equipment failures, etc. Trains employees in proper work methods and safety procedures. Utilize learned experiences to spread knowledge across shifts, ensuring all maintenance department learns on how to solve and address specific issues on each equipment. Develop SOP to standardize troubleshooting techniques. Maintains accurate records of maintenance work performed and inventory. Sends daily reports to operational team on PM and equipment status. Modification of PM frequencies based on known/documented failure(s) history. OEM best-practices and feedback from mechanics/inspections. Facilitate mechanic and operator inspections. Creation of nonscheduled work orders, maintain history of repairs and parts used. Identify capital needs and solutions focused on operational improvements within the facility. Submit purchase requests based on projects and equipment reliability. Participate in securing project job bids process and providing recommendations.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

High school diploma or equivalent and 3+ years of maintenance or process/project engineering experience required. Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and previous leadership experience preferred. Strong sense of urgency and decision making, capability to adapt with good planning and priority setting skills. Experience with process controls and extrusion. Advanced troubleshooting techniques in mechanical and electrical fields (e.g. PLCs, instrumentation, gearboxes, extruders, dryers, mixers, vacuums, pumps, etc.) Thorough knowledge of maintenance systems, work order processes, preventive/predictive maintenance, TPM, inventory and scheduling software preferred. Strong leadership skills (conflict resolution, facilitation, change management skills, decision making, empowerment and delegation) preferred. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Proficient with MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.