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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Reliability Supervisor

Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeKansas City, MO, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Experience leading and supervising teams, including mentoring and training staff to develop skills, improve performance, and ensure accountability.
  • Experience working in an industrial, manufacturing, production, or military environment.
  • Working knowledge of computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) or similar tools to plan, schedule, and manage maintenance activities.
  • Experience in preventive and predictive maintenance and hands-on familiarity with industrial control systems, including programmable logic controllers (PLCs), drives, motors, instrumentation, or automation.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a multi-skilled maintenance team, ensuring safe work practices in a safe, continuous manufacturing environment.
  • Own the reliability and performance of plant assets by driving improvements in preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance.
  • Partner closely with Operations to improve line efficiency, reduce downtime, and maximize equipment availability.
  • Coach, mentor, and build talent by advancing skills, ownership, accountability, and problem-solving capability.
  • Promote a strong safety culture by proactively identifying hazards and implementing engineering and administrative controls.
  • Provide technical direction on troubleshooting, repairs, and quality of craft work to drive efficient, high-quality outcomes.
  • Use computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) and digital tools to manage work orders, track results, and drive data-based decision-making.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives that reduce cost, improve reliability, and expand equipment life.
  • Work a flexible schedule and provide leadership support on nights, weekends, or holidays as needed.

Desired Qualifications

  • Leadership experience in corrugated, pulp and paper, or packaging industries.
  • Experience in maintenance planning, including developing preventive maintenance schedules, prioritizing work orders, and coordinating with operations and maintenance teams.
  • Experience leading skilled trades or maintenance teams with a focus on safety, reliability, and performance in heavy industrial or manufacturing settings, such as corrugated, paper, packaging, or similar industries.
  • Postsecondary education in a technical field.
  • Experience improving equipment reliability, reducing downtime, or implementing maintenance best practices using data-driven decision-making.

About the Company

Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$985.2M
Headquarters
Wichita, KS
Founded
1940

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