Maintenance Supervisor

Now Hiring a Maintenance Supervisor

Silgan Containers - Edison, NJ

Come build your career in an essential industry with lasting demand. At Silgan, we manufacture the food packaging that consumers rely on every day, providing long-term opportunities for growth!

This role is responsible for overseeing the repair and upkeep of all manufacturing equipment, ensuring minimal downtime and maximum productivity. The Maintenance Supervisor will manage a team of maintenance technicians, electricians, machinists, and millwrights while driving safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement across the plant. 

Ideal candidates may have experience as a Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Manager, or similar industrial maintenance leader.

Why Join Silgan? 

At Silgan, you’ll find stability, growth, and a company culture built on safety and innovation. As a Maintenance Supervisor in Edison, NJ, you can expect:  

• Excellent pay with annual merit increases. Salary range is $90,400 - $117,500 per year. Salary is based on your experience, education, skills, and technical abilities.

• Comprehensive benefit coverage for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drugs, life insurance, and short and long-term disability coverage, plus online medical appointments with our telemedicine program. 

• Options to select additional programs, like pet insurance, or participate in health programs for weight loss, diabetes, hypertension management, and more. 

• 401k retirement savings plan with a 6 percent employer match, dollar for dollar. 

• Paid time off and paid holidays.

• Tuition assistance and ongoing professional development. 

• Commitment to safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement in a production environment. 

What You Will Do as a Maintenance Supervisor 

• Team Coordination: Oversee and guide a team of mechanics, electricians, machinists, millwrights, and machine operators. Oversee training, conduct performance evaluations, and foster a culture of safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and teamwork.

• Safety and Efficiency: Ensure adherence to safety standards and company policies. Schedule and coordinate maintenance activities to minimize downtime and maximize production throughput and efficiency.

• Preventive Maintenance: Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs to minimize equipment downtime and optimize manufacturing operations.

• Troubleshooting and Repairs: Address breakdowns promptly, troubleshoot mechanical and electrical equipment malfunctions, and perform timely repairs to minimize production interruptions.

• Documentation and Reporting: Document standard work and best practices, maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, and prepare reports on maintenance performance, including downtime, repair costs, and equipment reliability.
• Process Improvement: Collaborate with production and operations management team members to identify and address equipment issues and explore opportunities for process improvements and cost-saving initiatives.

• Statistical Process Control: Apply SPC methods to monitor, control, and optimize production quality and efficiency.

• Stay Updated: Keep up with technological advancements and industry trends in manufacturing machinery and maintenance practices.

What You Bring 

• Associate degree from a technical trade school or a high school diploma or GED and 3 or more years of relevant maintenance experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in industrial maintenance supervision within a high-speed manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of industrial mechanical and electrical systems, manufacturing equipment, and machine troubleshooting.
• Ability to operate in a lean manufacturing environment using tools like 5S and other continuous improvement methods.
• Extensive experience with Allen-Bradley PLCs and related programming software.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical blueprints, schematics, and diagrams for maintenance tasks.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
• Proficiency in maintenance management software and Microsoft Office Suite.

Take the Next Step 

Apply now to join Silgan Containers in Edison, NJ, as a Maintenance Supervisor and take the next step in your career.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis.

Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status.

Silgan is a drug-free workplace.