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Maintenance Supervisor

Generac
Sussex, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 4/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/2/2026
We are seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to join the team at our new manufacturing facility in Sussex, WI!

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for preventative maintenance, property, plant, and equipment. This role ensues the infrastructure provides a safe workplace environment, delivering efficient services, and high customer service levels. Success in this role is defined by optimizing preventative maintenance, property, plant, equipment, environment, health, safety, and capital expenditure. This will be measured by the ability to optimize growth efficiencies – synergies, scale and scope.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Senior machine operator of all equipment in maintenance shop.
  • Repair or replace in-process production equipment, in response to requests.
  • Welding and fabrication of machines, guarding, structures and holding mechanisms.
  • Develop machine design.
  • Recommend incorporation of new technology for company application where feasible and practical.
  • Develop, Review and estimate design costs including equipment, installation, labor, materials, preparation, and other related costs.
  • Collaborate with outside contractors for servicing/repair of all maintenance shop machines that are on a scheduled PM program.
  • Manage all consumables needed for maintenance shop use.
  • Act as SAP Super User within functional area as assigned.
  • Supervise and coordinate activities of team.
  • Develop written programs/procedures for maintenance shop activities.
  • Select, coach and develop staff. Set clear expectations to inspire and motivate the team. Manage performance-- recognizing achievement, providing feedback and administering progressive discipline when necessary

Minimal Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or equivalent experience
  • 2 years of maintenance experience in an operational environment
  • 2 years of experience leading teams, developing people or organizing tasks.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous experience using SAP or equivalent ERP system (Oracle, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics) and Microsoft Office.
  • Formal leadership or team development training.
  • Experience in Lean or Demand Flow principles.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

  • Accountability – Demonstrated skill in Drive for Results, Action Oriented, and Perseverance.
  • Transparent Communication – Demonstrated skill in Written Communications and Presentation Skills.
  • Inspire, Motivate and Recognize - Demonstrated skill in Motivating Others, Negotiation, Building Effective Teams, and Managing Vision and Purpose.
  • Conflict Management & Resolution – Demonstrated skill in Conflict Management, Managerial Courage, Standing Alone, Confronting Direct Reports, and Command Skills.
  • Giving Feedback – Demonstrated skill in Developing Direct Reports, Delegation, Directing Others, and Informing.
  • Change Management – Demonstrated skill in Process Management, Managing Through Systems, Lean/Re-Engineering, Sizing Up People, Hiring and Staffing.
  • Demonstrated skills to understand mechanical and electrical principles, machine functionality, drawings and schematics.
  • Relationship Building & Trust – Demonstrated skill in Approachability, Interpersonal Savvy, Caring about Direct Reports, Compassion, Fairness to Direct Reports, Listening and Ethics & Values.

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