About this position
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionFacilities Maintenance Supervisor – Detroit, MI
Location: Detroit, MI 48215
Pay Rate: $37.94 per hour
Shift: 1st Shift – Day Shift
Start Date: Immediate Need
Position Summary
The Facilities Maintenance Supervisor will lead the day-to-day maintenance and operation of the plant’s Energy Center and Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). This position supervises skilled trades employees, contractors, and support personnel to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant operation of critical utility systems supporting manufacturing.
The supervisor will oversee preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance activities; coordinate maintenance schedules; troubleshoot equipment and process issues; and support continuous improvement and equipment reliability initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise skilled trades employees responsible for maintaining and operating the Energy Center and Wastewater Treatment Plant.
- Manage trades schedules, overtime, manpower allocation, and daily maintenance priorities.
- Oversee preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance activities.
- Ensure safe and reliable operation of plant utility systems while minimizing manufacturing downtime.
- Maintain compliance with environmental regulations, including wastewater discharge permits, water treatment requirements, and air permits.
- Monitor wastewater treatment processes and maintain accurate operational and compliance records.
- Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, instrumentation, and process control issues.
- Support maintenance and operation of boilers, chillers, cooling towers, compressed air systems, HVAC equipment, pumps, piping, heat exchangers, water treatment systems, and wastewater treatment equipment.
- Oversee PLC, HMI, SCADA, VFD, instrumentation, and industrial automation systems.
- Coordinate outside contractors, vendors, and service providers while ensuring compliance with plant safety requirements.
- Develop preventive maintenance strategies to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.
- Lead root cause analysis (RCA) activities and implement corrective actions.
- Support capital improvement projects from planning through installation and commissioning.
- Manage maintenance budgets, inventory, spare parts, and procurement activities.
- Use computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS/TMS) to track work orders, preventive maintenance, labor utilization, and equipment history.
- Monitor maintenance performance metrics, including equipment uptime, MTTR, MTBF, PM compliance, utility consumption, and maintenance backlog.
- Lead daily Shop Floor Management (SFM/SIS) meetings and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Promote teamwork, accountability, employee development, and a strong safety culture.
Required Qualifications
- Associate degree required at a minimum. Related technical fields include Engineering Technology, Industrial Maintenance, Electrical Technology, Mechanical Technology, or Environmental Technology.
- At least 3 years of experience in manufacturing, industrial facilities, or automotive operations.
- At least 1 year of supervisory or team leadership experience managing skilled trades personnel.
- Experience supervising preventive and corrective maintenance activities.
- Knowledge of industrial mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, or automation systems.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications
- Working knowledge of industrial Energy Center operations and/or Wastewater Treatment Plant processes.
- Bachelor's degree is a plus.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, P&IDs, process flow diagrams, and mechanical drawings.
Schedule Requirements
- Primarily 1st shift/day shift.
- May occasionally need to provide coverage for other shifts.
- Must be flexible to support plant operations, including weekends, holidays, and overtime as required.
If you are interested, please reach out to Chin Yang at A-Line Staffing.
Location and commute
16500 Joy Rd, Detroit, MI 48228.
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How to apply
Review the vacancy and complete the application on the employer or recruitment partner’s website. Requisition ID: WJ-3267676013.