Supervisor Maintenance - Assembly

About the role

This fully onsite role is responsible for leading and coordinating maintenance activities within an automotive manufacturing facility to ensure equipment reliability, maximize uptime, and support production goals. This role oversees maintenance technicians, implements preventive and predictive maintenance programs, and ensures compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards.

Responsibilities

• Leads and coordinates maintenance activities to ensure equipment reliability and uptime
• Oversees maintenance technicians and implements preventive and predictive maintenance programs
• Ensures compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards
• Manages shift-based teams and prioritizes maintenance work in real time
• Motivates and holds teams accountable; strong people leader
• Promotes a safety-first culture and leads by example on the floor
• Balances reactive maintenance (breakdowns) with proactive planning
• Improves downtime, uptime, MTTR / MTBF, and PM completion rates
• Leads incident investigations and implements preventative measures

Requirements

• Combination of 4 years of relevant work experience and/or education in a manufacturing or engineering field
• 5+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment; automotive industry preferred
• 2+ years of supervisory or leadership experience
• Expertise in CMMS systems (e.g., SAP PM, Maximo, EAM)

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on maintenance experience within a high-volume manufacturing environment, preferably in an automotive OEM or Tier 1 setting
• Demonstrated experience supervising or leading skilled trades teams
• Strong technical background in highly automated systems—including robotics, conveyors, stamping, welding, and assembly operations
• Comfortable working in lean, fast-paced production environments with demanding uptime and reliability expectations

Skills

• Advanced troubleshooting skills across: PLCs (Siemens), Robotics (Fanuc, ABB, KUKA), Electrical systems (controls, drives, sensors), Mechanical systems (gearboxes, bearings, conveyors), Hydraulics and pneumatics
• Deep understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance strategies
• Uses CMMS systems and analyzes maintenance data to drive decisions
• Reads and interprets schematics, blueprints, and ladder logic

Benefits

Discover how we’re Bringing the Future Faster at AAM.com. AAM will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. AAM will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e-mail TalentAcquisition@aam.com. AAM is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.