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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Maintenance Supervisor

Equipment MaintenanceUpdated on Nov 13
Full-timeJanesville, WI, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Experience working in a maintenance role within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
  • An understanding of mechanical, electrical, hydraulics, and/or Numatics concepts.
  • Leadership experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment.

Responsibilities

  • Assist the Maintenance Manager in ensuring the department meets safety, quality, efficiency, and scrap goals.
  • Maintain records in accordance with company, regulatory, state, local, and federal requirements.
  • Ensure equipment is maintained safely and reliably, meeting or exceeding all requirements.
  • Ensure buildings, grounds, and equipment meet or exceed requirements of state, local, federal, and outside licensing agencies.
  • Ensure maintenance personnel are adequately trained in correct safety, maintenance, and policy procedures.
  • Lead a maintenance team across three shifts, including weekend duty, with approximately 18 employees.
  • Ensure Maintenance Technicians are adequately trained, scheduled, and equipped to accomplish the maintenance program safely, timely, and cost-effectively.
  • Proactively ensure buildings, machines, and support equipment are used safely and efficiently, and conduct training as required.
  • Repair, service, and perform skilled maintenance on manufacturing and production support equipment, vehicles, buildings, and grounds.
  • Continuously review plant equipment and systems to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipate and solve problems, and identify improvement opportunities.
  • Procure and ensure the availability of repair and spare parts, and assist in maintaining adequate stock and inventory.
  • Work with outside contractors, vendors, and original equipment manufacturers to ensure safe, code-compliant operation, installation, and repair of equipment, buildings, and grounds; act as project manager on assigned tasks.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
  • Previous experience as a Maintenance or Electrical Supervisor.
  • Experience working in thermoforming and/or extrusion operations.

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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