Maintenance Supervisor

Overview

Magnera's purpose is to better the world with new possibilities made real. For more than 160 years, the originating companies have delivered the material solutions their partners need to thrive. Through economic upheaval, global pandemics and changing end-user needs, they have consistently found ways to solve problems and exceed expectations. By bringing together these legacy companies, the distinct scale and comprehensive portfolio of products will bring customers more materials and choices. With a combined legacy of resilience, Magnera will build personal partnerships that withstand an ever-changing world.

• •Lead field safety reviews and verify that technicians and contractors follow site

• •Supervise technician performance, attendance, and work assignments; provide coaching, performance reviews, and consistent accountability in coordination with the Maintenance Engineering Leader and Human Resources.
• •Build technician skills through a maintained skills matrix, cross-training, mentoring, and development plans; support recruiting and onboarding.
• •Maintain regular contact with day and night crews. Establish shift lead responsibilities, backup coverage, and escalation expectations within site policy.
• •Maintain an approved on-call and backup coverage plan for 24/7 operations, including escalation contacts, vacation coverage, and response expectations.
• •Ensure clear shift handovers covering equipment condition, work in progress, isolations, temporary repairs, outstanding risks, and next-shift priorities.

• •Review work priorities with Operations and the planner; confirm staffing and equipment access for the weekly schedule, then assign daily work based on technician skills and available capacity.
• •Direct breakdown response and troubleshooting; coordinate support and communicate equipment status, recovery expectations, and changes in priority.
• •Remove barriers to execution, monitor progress, and manage schedule changes. Document emergency work and return deferred jobs to the backlog with clear status.
• •Review the ready backlog with the planner and Operations to use available production downtime effectively for approved maintenance and engineering work.
• •Provide field input and feedback to the planner on job scope, labor estimates, safety requirements, and job steps. The planner prepares future work packages and coordinates the weekly schedule; the supervisor owns daily assignments and execution.

• •Ensure preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance is completed; verify quality, follow up on inspection findings, and escalate overdue critical work or unresolved defects.
• •Partner with Reliability and Engineering to investigate recurring failures, identify follow-up repairs, and improve maintenance tasks and equipment performance.
• •Support outage scope and resource reviews with the planner and outage coordinator. Lead assigned technicians and contractors during execution, track milestones, and communicate risks and changes.
• •Verify repair completion and equipment turnover; contribute to post-outage reviews and capture unfinished work and lessons learned.
• •Lead assigned maintenance improvement projects through completion, including safety, schedule, cost, and equipment turnover.

• •Use the CMMS proficiently to review backlog, assign work, monitor progress, and verify closeout records, including labor, parts, findings, failure information, and follow-up work.
• •Use SAP for assigned maintenance cost, materials, and purchasing workflows. Coordinate parts needs, reservations, shortages, and issue or return records with the storeroom/planner under defined system ownership.
• •Manage overtime, contractor use, and maintenance spending within delegated authority; identify variances and communicate resource needs.
• •Assist the Maintenance Engineering Leader with the annual operating budget, spending forecasts, and upcoming maintenance needs.
• •Ensure that labor, materials, requisitions, and contractor charges are assigned to the correct work orders, assets, and cost centers under site procedures.
• •Help determine when outside expertise is needed, define technical requirements, and evaluate contractor quality and vendor performance with Engineering and Purchasing.