Maintenance Supervisor

About the role

Leads first-shift maintenance support for web press operations. Coordinates preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, installations, and continuous-improvement activities to maximize press availability, print quality, safety, and production performance. Provides hands-on technical support for web presses and related mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, conveying, drying, and auxiliary systems.

Responsibilities

• Directs, trains, coaches, and schedules first-shift maintenance technicians supporting web press operations
• Assigns daily work, prioritizes production-related repairs, and verifies timely completion and documentation
• Provides ongoing feedback, skills development, and performance evaluations
• Supports hiring and administers corrective action in accordance with company policy
• Lead first-shift maintenance activities for web presses and associated production equipment
• Respond to equipment breakdowns, diagnose root causes, and coordinate safe, effective repairs to minimize downtime
• Develop, schedule, and verify preventive and predictive maintenance for presses, dryers, chill systems, folders, splicers, conveyors, pumps, motors, drives, and related equipment
• Partner with press operators and production leaders to resolve recurring mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and print-process issues
• Ensure lockout/tagout, machine guarding, hot-work, confined-space, and other applicable safety procedures are followed
• Maintain accurate work orders, inspection records, parts usage, downtime data, and shift handoff notes
• Monitor critical spare-parts inventory and coordinate purchases, vendor service, and outside repairs
• Support equipment installations, rebuilds, upgrades, and continuous-improvement projects
• Communicate equipment status, risks, completed work, and priorities to production and maintenance leadership
• Provide emergency maintenance support outside scheduled hours when required

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; technical degree, apprenticeship, or industrial maintenance certification preferred
• Three to five years of industrial maintenance experience, preferably supporting web offset, heatset, or commercial printing equipment
• One or more years of lead or supervisory experience preferred
• Working knowledge of mechanical power transmission, electrical controls, motors and drives, pneumatics, hydraulics, lubrication, and preventive maintenance
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, manuals, and equipment documentation
• Strong troubleshooting, planning, organization, leadership, and communication skills
• Ability to use computerized maintenance management systems, email, spreadsheets, and standard business software
• Availability to work first shift and adjust hours as production or emergency maintenance needs require
• Commitment to safe work practices, housekeeping, quality, and continuous improvement
• Ability to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation
• Requires use of proper body mechanics with pushing, pulling, reaching, lifting, squatting, kneeling and bending
• Pushing/pulling and lifting up to 50 lbs
• Requires fine motor hand and arm movement, manual dexterity and coordination
• Requires near visual acuity
• Requires working around and operating departmental equipment
• Must be able to access and navigate each department in the facility
• Requires the ability to function in a professional manner under stressful circumstances

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life and AD&D Policies
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• 401K with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Volunteer Time Off
• Paid Veteran Time Off
• Legal Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Employee Assistance Program
• Educational Assistance
• Parental Leave
• Advancement Opportunities