What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Supervisor position at VELUX?
The primary purpose of this position is to lead and develop the maintenance team while ensuring safe, reliable, cost-effective operation of manufacturing assets through disciplined maintenance execution, technical problem solving, equipment reliability improvement, and continuous improvement.
Standard Work Schedule: 6:00 am - 4:30 pm (Monday - Thursday)
Monthly Salary Range: $8018 - $10,023
Primary Responsibilities
Health, Safety, and Environmental Culture
The successful candidate should demonstrate:
Our ambition of treating employees better than most other companies includes the challenging work environment we strive to create as well as the competitive benefit programs available to employees and their dependents upon joining the Company. Some of these include:
Standard Work Schedule: 6:00 am - 4:30 pm (Monday - Thursday)
Monthly Salary Range: $8018 - $10,023
Primary Responsibilities
Health, Safety, and Environmental Culture
- Champion a strong safety-first culture.
- Ensure maintenance activities are performed in accordance with company safety requirements, established technical standards, procedures, and control plans.
- Reinforce safe work practices and ensure employees follow applicable lockout/tagout, electrical safety, machine safety, and other required procedures.
- Conduct workplace inspections, maintenance self-audits, and other compliance activities.
- Ensure identified maintenance deficiencies and corrective actions are addressed in a timely manner.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation required for internal and external compliance.
- Provide daily leadership, direction, coaching, and support to maintenance technicians and other assigned employees.
- Establish clear expectations for safety, quality, productivity, attendance, teamwork, and performance.
- Assign and prioritize maintenance work based on production requirements, equipment criticality, safety, and business needs.
- Develop the technical capabilities of maintenance employees through coaching, cross-training, structured technical training, and knowledge sharing.
- Conduct performance discussions and provide timely feedback to employees.
- Promote accountability, teamwork, mutual respect, and a culture of continuous improvement.
- Ensure appropriate maintenance coverage to support manufacturing operations.
- Lead the execution of preventive, predictive, planned, and corrective maintenance activities.
- Ensure production assets, utilities, facilities, and supporting infrastructure are maintained to achieve reliable performance and minimize unplanned downtime.
- Monitor maintenance performance and take corrective action when performance deviates from established standards.
- Coordinate troubleshooting and response to equipment breakdowns and recurring equipment issues.
- Ensure maintenance work is properly planned, documented, completed, and closed in the site's maintenance management system.
- Partner with production to coordinate planned downtime and maintenance activities while minimizing disruption to operations.
- Monitor and improve key maintenance and reliability measures, including Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), maintenance cost, and equipment downtime.
- Lead or facilitate root cause analysis for significant or recurring equipment failures and ensure corrective actions are implemented and sustained.
- Identify opportunities to improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
- Support implementation and validation of new maintenance technologies, tools, equipment, and systems.
- Partner with Engineering, Production, and Technical Services on equipment modifications, capital projects, and reliability improvements.
- Use maintenance data and equipment history to identify trends and prioritize improvement opportunities.
- Review daily and weekly maintenance priorities and allocate available resources accordingly.
- Ensure timely and accurate entry of maintenance activities and performance data into applicable maintenance and reporting systems.
- Monitor spare parts, contractor support, and other maintenance resources to support equipment availability.
- Assist in controlling maintenance expenses and identifying opportunities to reduce cost without compromising safety or reliability.
- Provide maintenance performance updates to site leadership and recommend actions when performance is below target.
- Serve as a primary maintenance contact for Production, Engineering, Technical Services, and other site functions.
- Collaborate with divisional Technical Services and other manufacturing locations to share technical knowledge and maintenance best practices.
- Coordinate external equipment suppliers, contractors, and service providers as required.
- Support technical training of operators to strengthen equipment ownership and basic equipment care.
- Participate in broader Technical Services Maintenance network activities and improvement initiatives as assigned.
- Support site initiatives related to energy efficiency, sustainability, and circular economy objectives.
- Associate degree in Industrial Maintenance, Electrical/Mechanical Technology, Mechatronics, Engineering Technology, or a related technical discipline preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology, or a related field is a plus.
- Five years of industrial/manufacturing maintenance experience, including experience troubleshooting and maintaining production equipment.
- Prior supervisory, team lead, or demonstrated maintenance leadership experience highly preferred.
- Experience working in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
- Experience with preventive/predictive maintenance and computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) preferred.
- Demonstrated experience conducting or participating in root cause analysis and corrective action activities.
The successful candidate should demonstrate:
- Strong hands-on knowledge of industrial maintenance, equipment reliability, and asset management.
- Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automated manufacturing systems.
- Strong troubleshooting and structured problem-solving capability.
- Knowledge of root cause analysis tools and methodologies.
- Ability to effectively lead, coach, develop, and hold employees accountable.
- Ability to train maintenance employees and production operators on technical concepts and equipment practices.
- Strong planning, prioritization, and organizational skills.
- Understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance principles.
- Ability to interpret maintenance and reliability data and translate findings into action.
- Detail-oriented and disciplined approach to procedures, documentation, compliance, and data accuracy.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across Production, Engineering, Technical Services, and leadership teams.
- Continuous improvement mindset with a strong focus on equipment reliability and operational performance.
Our ambition of treating employees better than most other companies includes the challenging work environment we strive to create as well as the competitive benefit programs available to employees and their dependents upon joining the Company. Some of these include:
- Group Health Insurance Plan
- Dental Plan
- Vision Care Plan
- Prescription Drug Card Program
- Long-term Disability
- Short-term Disability
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave of Absences
- Life Insurance
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- Cancer Protection Plan
- Company Matched 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Educational Assistance Program
- Vacation Day Program
- Sick Day Program
- Service Recognition Program
- Performance Incentive Programs
- And Much More
Salary : $8,018 - $10,023