Maintenance Supervisor – Manufacturing

Location: South Windsor, CT
Compensation: $85,000–$100,000 annually
Employment Type: Direct Hire | Full-Time | Onsite
Relocation Assistance: Not Available

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to lead facility and equipment maintenance operations for a growing manufacturing organization in South Windsor, Connecticut.

This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for supervising maintenance personnel, improving equipment reliability, reducing downtime, and ensuring production equipment and facility systems operate safely and efficiently.

The ideal candidate has a strong industrial or manufacturing maintenance background, proven leadership experience, and hands-on knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automated equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop maintenance technicians and support personnel.
• Plan and oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Maintain production machinery, facility systems, utilities, and supporting equipment.
• Provide hands-on technical support for complex equipment issues.
• Reduce equipment downtime through root-cause analysis and corrective action.
• Develop maintenance schedules that support production requirements.
• Manage CMMS work orders, maintenance records, and spare-parts inventory.
• Track maintenance KPIs including downtime, response time, PM completion, and equipment reliability.
• Coordinate equipment installations, upgrades, repairs, and capital improvement projects.
• Manage outside contractors, equipment suppliers, and service providers.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA requirements, lockout/tagout procedures, company safety policies, environmental standards, and applicable regulations.
• Support continuous-improvement, lean-manufacturing, and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Assist with maintenance department operating and capital budgets.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, quality, and operations leadership.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial or manufacturing maintenance experience.
• Previous maintenance leadership or supervisory experience.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Experience troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automated equipment.
• Experience using a CMMS or similar maintenance-management system.
• Working knowledge of OSHA requirements, lockout/tagout procedures, and industrial safety practices.
• Strong leadership, planning, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, industrial technology, facilities management, or a related field.
• Experience with PLC-controlled machinery and industrial controls.
• Familiarity with HVAC, compressors, boilers, and facility systems.
• Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous-improvement experience.
• Experience managing capital projects and equipment installations.
• Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) or similar certification.

This is a full-time, onsite position in South Windsor, CT. Relocation assistance is not available.