Maintenance Supervisor

About the role

The Maintenance Supervisor oversees all maintenance activities within the joinery workshop and metal fabrication facility. This role ensures maximum uptime, safety, and efficiency of specialized machinery by leading a team of technicians, executing preventative maintenance schedules, and troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic systems.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise, train, and schedule daily tasks for maintenance technicians and assistants.
• Develop and execute preventive maintenance schedules for all joinery and metalworking machinery.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment failures rapidly.
• Coordinate with external contractors and OEM technicians for specialized machinery servicing.
• Manage spare parts inventory and order critical components to minimize production downtime.
• Enforce strict health and safety protocols, ensuring machinery guards and extraction systems function correctly.
• Oversee general factory infrastructure, including compressed air systems, power distribution, and dust extraction.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of industrial maintenance experience, including at least 2 years in a supervisory role within joinery, furniture manufacturing, and metal fabrication environments.
• Diploma or degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics Engineering, or equivalent technical trade certification.
• Excellent problem‑solving abilities, strong communication, and capacity to work under pressure to meet production deadlines.
• Familiarity with ERP systems.

Required skills

• CNC Beam Saws
• CNC routers
• Edge banders
• Panel saws
• Spindle molders
• Hot press
• Cefla finishing line
• Central dust extraction systems
• CNC laser
• Press brakes
• MIG/TIG welding machines
• Sand blasting equipment
• Powder coating equipment
• Compressors
• Reading electrical schematics
• Interpreting hydraulic diagrams
• Reading mechanical blueprints
• ERP system usage