Title: Maintenance Supervisor
Reports to: Sr. Manager, LINK Process Technology Team
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Work Arrangement : Onsite
Employment Type: Full-Time
Employment Classification: Exempt
Schedule: Day shift (8AM-5PM)
This position may require rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, overtime, and extended hours based on business needs. Work schedules will be administered in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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Summary:
As a Supervisor I, Maintenance, you will provide both technical expertise and frontline leadership to ensure stable production operations and continuous improvement within the manufacturing environment. This role combines hands-on engineering technician responsibilities with people leadership responsibilities, supporting both operational excellence and team development.
You will actively perform maintenance, support production troubleshooting, defect management, customer audit readiness, and engineering improvement activities while leading a team of Technicians to achieve safety, quality, productivity, and operational goals. You will collaborate closely with Production, Quality, and other cross-functional teams to maintain efficient operations and develop a high-performing workforce.
Position Focus:
- 50% Technical Responsibilities
- Perform hands-on maintenance, equipment troubleshooting, and repairs
- Production troubleshooting and equipment support
- Defect inventory management and rework execution
- Engineering trial support and DFM feedback
- Customer audit readiness and technical documentation
- 50% Supervisory Responsibilities
- Daily workforce planning and work assignment
- Manage technicians attendance, scheduling, and workforce allocation
- Recruiting, onboarding, coaching, and employee development
- Team communication, employee engagement, and departmental coordination
Responsibilities:
- Lead daily acitivities and assign work priorities to technology technicians based on production requirements
- Manage technicians attendance, scheduling, overtime and workforce allocation to support operational needs
- provide coaching, performance feedback, and employee development through regular communication and performance evaluation
- Support recruiting, interviewing, onboarding and training of new technicians
- Monitor team performance and ensure compliance with company policies, safety procedures, and work standards
- Communicate production updates, technology priorities, policy changes, and operational expectations to team members
- Provide first-response technical support by assisting engineers with troubleshooting production equipment and process issues
- Perform and supervise rework activities involving Electrical, HVAC, Mechanical, and Communication/PLC components in accordance with engineering guidelines
- Support mass production stabilization by documenting troubleshooting activities and defect histories for engineering analysis
- Manage defect inventory and material disposition while ensuring inventory accuracy between physical stock and system records
- Support field testing, engineering trials, and Design-for-Manufacturing (DFM) improvement initiatives through accurate data collection and feedback
- Prepare production areas for customer audits by ensuring equipment readiness, material organization, and visual quality standards
- Maintain and update technical documentation including SOPs, Quality Alerts, Rework Guides, and engineering records
- Maintain cleanliness at work-site in accordance with 5S3R Standards:
- Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain
- Right Location, Right Quantity, Right Container
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Associate degree or technical certificate in engineering, electrical, mechanical, industrial technology, or related field preferred
Experience:
- 3 to 6+ years of maintenance or equipment experience in a manufacturing environment
- 1 to 3+ years of leadership or supervisory experience
- 2 to 5+ years of skilled trades experience preferred
Skills:
- Proficient in Microsoft tools (Excel, Power BI, SharePoint, Teams)
- Knowledge of preventative and predictive maintenance practices
- Understanding of industrial equipment, troubleshooting, and repair processes
- Strong planning, organizational, and prioritization skills
- Effective decision-making and problem-solving abilities
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Ability to coach, develop, and lead employees effectively
- Critical thinking and root cause analysis skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Knowledge of building, facility, and production equipment maintenance
- Continuous improvement mindset with focus on safety, quality, and efficiency
Physical Requirement: This position is performed in a high-volume manufacturing environment and is considered physically demanding.
- Stand and walk for up to 12-hour shifts, excluding scheduled breaks.
- Lift, push, and pull up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Safely climb, descend, and work from ladders and elevated work platforms when required.
- Safely use hand tools, power tools, torque tools, and other manufacturing equipment.
- Work safely around moving machinery and automated production equipment.
- Maintain focus and productivity while working in a fast-paced, high-volume manufacturing environment with demanding production schedules.
- Adapt to changing production priorities while maintaining quality and safety standards.
- Wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including Hard-hat, safety glasses, steel-toed shoes, and any additional PPE required for the assigned work area.
Equal Opportunity Employer
LG Energy Solution is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
LG Energy Solution provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities as required by applicable law.
Job Description Disclaimer
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all responsibilities, duties, or qualifications. Responsibilities may change based on business needs.
