Maintenance Supervisor

Position Overview

The Maintenance Supervisor supports a 200,000+ square-foot manufacturing facility in Placentia, CA by leading the maintenance team, improving equipment uptime, coordinating contractors, and strengthening preventive and corrective maintenance practices. This role requires strong technical troubleshooting, people leadership, analytical problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills to support safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, coach, and support a team of maintenance technicians to minimize machine downtime and improve response time and service quality.
• Develop technician capabilities to ensure independent troubleshooting and minimal supervision.
• Interview and evaluate new hire candidates to build a high-performing team.
• Approve timesheets and conduct annual performance evaluations.
• Lead department meetings to communicate process changes, company updates, and conduct regular safety discussions.

Technical Expertise & Troubleshooting

• Provide hands-on support in troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Serve as a subject matter expert during machine repairs, upgrades, and root cause analysis of repeated equipment failures.

Downtime & Reliability Analysis

• Analyze downtime data to identify trends, root causes, and opportunities to improve equipment reliability, response time, and overall maintenance effectiveness.
• Recommend and implement proactive measures to reduce and prevent recurring equipment breakdowns.

Spare Parts & Inventory Management

• Oversee spare parts inventory, reorder as necessary, and identify critical parts to be stocked based on risk, lead time, and cost.
• Evaluate and justify parts stocking decisions based on machine criticality and potential operational impact.

Contractor & Vendor Management

• Coordinate with external contractors for repair, maintenance, and upgrade work.
• Negotiate pricing, review completed work, and verify that contractors meet applicable quality, safety, and site requirements.

Planning & Scheduling

• Develop and manage weekly maintenance schedules and plan for major repairs and scheduled shutdowns.
• Allocate resources effectively to meet production and maintenance goals.

Calibration & Compliance

• Manage and maintain the equipment calibration program, ensuring all tools and devices are calibrated on schedule and meet compliance standards.
• Ensure adherence to all safety protocols and regulatory requirements across the maintenance team.

Project Support & Commissioning

• Participate in the commissioning of new equipment and systems.
• Provide input on design and functionality to ensure successful project implementation and long-term maintainability.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Communicate effectively with production, engineering, and quality teams to resolve issues, prioritize work, and align departmental objectives.
• Manage and resolve conflicts within the team and with other departments in a professional and constructive manner.

Process Improvement & Policy Development

• Review and continuously improve maintenance department policies, procedures, and documentation to increase efficiency and consistency.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, safety, and accountability within the team.

Requirements

Minimum Education, Background and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent; education beyond high school level a plus.
• Ten (10)+ years of recent applicable experience, with at least five (5) in a supervisory role.
• Strong communication skills, including listening, written, verbal, and interpersonal communication.
• Ability to read and update electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic blueprints.
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
• Proficiency using a CMMS to track work orders and modify PMs as needed.
• Experience with Allen Bradley PLCs and VFDs.
• Microsoft Office ae working knowledge
• Knowledge and experience with industrial power design, including medium and low voltage electrical power distribution, motor control and VFDs.
• Personally demonstrates and promotes Arlon's core values of integrity, excellence, inspiration, teamwork, and accountability. Demonstrates a strong commitment to organizational goals and acts in the best interest of the company.

Pay Transparency
The current pay for this position is between $100K - $120K/year. Rate of pay will depend on factors such as market conditions and location, job-related knowledge and skills, education, training and experience. If hired, employment will be at will. The Company reserves the right to modify pay, as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program, at any time.