Job DescriptionYour Role at KIKAs a Maintenance Supervisor at KIK Consumer Products, you'll lead a skilled maintenance team focused on maximizing equipment reliability, minimizing downtime, and supporting world-class manufacturing operations. In this hands-on leadership role, you'll partner with Production and Plant Leadership to drive preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, develop your team, and foster a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement. If you're passionate about leading people, solving complex equipment challenges, and improving plant performance, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact every day.
This onsite opportunity is based at our Auburndale, FL manufacturing facility, supporting 2nd Shift (Monday-Friday, 12:30 PM-10:00 PM) with weekends as needed. We offer a competitive pay range of $85,000.00-$95,000.00 plus eligibility for an annual incentive bonus or commission target. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including your relevant skills and experience.What You'll Do- Lead, coach, and develop the maintenance team, ensuring all work is completed safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards.
- Direct daily maintenance activities while partnering with the Planner/Scheduler to prioritize and execute planned work that supports production needs and equipment reliability.
- Champion a proactive maintenance culture by implementing and continuously improving preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance strategies.
- Own key maintenance and reliability KPIs, using performance data and root cause analysis to identify improvement opportunities and drive equipment uptime.
- Ensure maintenance employees are properly trained, qualified, and held accountable for safety, quality, productivity, and adherence to maintenance best practices.
- Enforce all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements, including ownership of Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) compliance throughout all maintenance activities.
- Manage maintenance budgets, spare parts inventory, MRO materials, and outside contractors to ensure cost-effective and reliable plant operations.
- Serve as the owner of the MaintainX CMMS by maintaining asset data, preventive maintenance schedules, work order accuracy, and reporting to support informed maintenance decisions.
- Maintain a strong presence on the production floor by partnering Operations to resolve equipment issues, support operator basic care activities, and coordinate major repairs and equipment overhauls.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to improve equipment reliability, maintenance processes, and team performance.
- Travel occasionally (up to 10%) for training, cross-plant collaboration, and operational support as needed.
What You'll Bring- High school diploma or GED required; associate or bachelor's degree in engineering, Industrial Maintenance, or a related technical field preferred.
- 3+ years of maintenance experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- 2+ years of leadership or supervisory experience leading maintenance teams.
- Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills with experience supporting automated manufacturing equipment.
- Experience with PLC-controlled equipment; PLC troubleshooting required and programming experience preferred.
- Experience using CMMS software (MaintainX or similar) to manage work orders, preventive maintenance, asset history, and maintenance reporting.
- Working knowledge of preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance principles.
- Experience performing root cause analysis; familiarity with FMEA, criticality analysis, and defect elimination methodologies is preferred.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and continuous improvement principles.
- Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills with the ability to build accountability, develop employees, and partner effectively across departments.
Physical Requirement- Occasionally exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force (up to 1/3 of the time).
- Frequently applying 10 to 25 pounds of force (from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time).
- Constantly exerting greater than negligible force, up to 10 pounds (2/3 or more of the time) for moving objects.
- Ability to work in non-climate-controlled environments and safely navigate stairs, ladders, and confined spaces
- Must have the ability to perform the following: Climbing, Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, Crawling, Reaching, Handling, Feeling, Seeing, Hearing
What You Will GetKIK offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including health, wellness, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. You can plan for your future with KIK's retirement savings options including employer match. KIK also recognizes the importance of continuing education and offers Education Assistance to our employees to encourage continued personal development and growth.
