Maintenance Technician

Job Title: Maintenance Lead / Supervisor

Job Description

The Industrial Maintenance Supervisor oversees the maintenance team responsible for repairing and maintaining machinery and equipment in an industrial setting. This role includes managing daily maintenance activities, ensuring that equipment is operating efficiently, and minimizing downtime. The supervisor schedules and coordinates preventive maintenance tasks, responds to emergency repairs, and ensures all work is completed safely and in compliance with company policies and regulations. Additionally, the role involves training and mentoring maintenance staff, managing budgets, ordering parts and supplies, and collaborating with other departments to support production goals. Strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills are essential for success in this role. The maintenance team is small, consisting of 2-3 people, and reports directly to the Operations Manager and Plant Manager. The supervisor works on the 1st shift and is sometimes on call depending on plant needs. The facility operates 24/7.

Hard Skills

Plumbing for furnace leaks

Hydraulic troubleshooting

Reading blueprints and schematics

Installing furnaces and relays

Diagnosing and testing electrical faults

Low voltage to 480V panel troubleshooting

Lock out/tag out procedures

Handling power outages and generator operations

Compressor and furnace repairs

HI Lo maintenance

Welding & Fabrication

Soft Skills

Vendor communication

Team player

Training and coaching maintenance staff

Wearing multiple hats

Handling payroll, scheduling, and PM schedules

Job Type

This is a permanent position.

Work Site

This is a fully on-site position in Madison Heights, Michigan.

Work Environment

Heat treating facility with large furnaces. The environment can be hot in the summers and cold in the winters. Not the cleanest environment, with large round oil bins for cooling parts after heat treatment.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000 light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000 employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500 experienced recruiters across 250 offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.