Maintenance Supervisor

About the role

The Maintenance Supervisor leads the maintenance team in a joinery workshop and metal‑fabrication facility, ensuring maximum equipment uptime, safety, and production efficiency. The role combines hands‑on troubleshooting with planning preventive maintenance for a wide range of specialized machinery.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise, train and schedule daily tasks for maintenance technicians and assistants.
• Develop and execute preventive‑maintenance schedules for all joinery and metal‑working equipment.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic failures quickly.
• Coordinate with external contractors and OEM technicians for specialised servicing.
• Manage spare‑parts inventory and order critical components to minimise downtime.
• Enforce health‑and‑safety protocols, ensuring guards and extraction systems operate correctly.
• Oversee factory infrastructure such as compressed‑air systems, power distribution and dust‑extraction networks.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of industrial maintenance experience, including at least 2 years in a supervisory role within joinery, furniture manufacturing or metal‑fabrication environments.
• Diploma or degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering, or equivalent technical trade certification.
• Proven ability to read electrical schematics, hydraulic diagrams and mechanical blueprints.
• Familiarity with ERP systems and strong problem‑solving skills.

Required skills

• CNC Beam Saw, CNC router, edge bander, panel saw, spindle molder, hot press, Cefla finishing line, dust‑extraction system.
• CNC laser, press brake, MIG welding, TIG welding, sand‑blasting, powder‑coating, compressors.
• Electrical schematics, hydraulic diagrams, mechanical blueprints.
• Spare‑parts inventory management.
• ERP system usage.