Job Description
Title: Maintenance Supervisor
Shift: Monday- Friday 3pm-11pm, Occasional Saturday as needed
Location: Cicero, IL
Overview:
Sterling has helped build careers for thousands for professionals like yourself. Our expert recruiters support you at every step in the process and as a Best of Staffing company, Sterling provides exciting work with exceptional employers across the U.S.
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision
Bonus/ Incentives/ Stock Options: 401k and annual bonus potential
Pay: $115-130k depending on experience
Job Summary:
- A leading manufacturing organization is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to oversee and coordinate daily maintenance operations within a high-volume production environment. This role is responsible for ensuring equipment reliability, minimizing downtime, and supporting production goals related to quality, safety, and cost. The ideal candidate will lead maintenance teams, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and foster a strong, safety-focused culture.
Job Duties:
- Supervise and direct hourly maintenance team members in all aspects of equipment maintenance and repair within a unionized environment
- Plan, prioritize, and assign daily maintenance activities to support production efficiency and uptime
- Communicate expectations clearly while reinforcing company policies, procedures, and performance standards
- Ensure full compliance with GMPs, safety regulations, and housekeeping standards
- Monitor equipment performance and recommend improvements in maintenance methods, processes, and systems
- Partner with leadership to communicate updates, challenges, and opportunities for operational improvement
- Develop and coach team members through performance management, training, and continuous development initiatives
- Promote a positive and inclusive work environment that emphasizes respect, accountability, and continuous improvement
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field and/or a minimum of 5 years of supervisory experience in maintenance within an automated food or consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated knowledge of mechanical systems, including power transmission, fabrication, and preventative maintenance practices
- Ability to interpret mechanical blueprints, electrical schematics, and PLC programs for troubleshooting and diagnostics
- Proven leadership experience in a union environment with strong employee relations skills
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to address employee concerns professionally and effectively
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Project) and experience with CMMS and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle)
- Flexible to work various shifts, including weekends and overtime as needed
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
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Numbers & Facts
| Location | Chicago, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
Skills
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Blueprintsunmatched
- Coachingunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)unmatched
- Consumer Packaged Goodsunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Corporate Policiesunmatched
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
- Electricityunmatched
- Employee Relationsunmatched
- Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
- Establish Prioritiesunmatched
- GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)unmatched
- Housekeeping/Cleaningunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Maintenance Servicesunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Microsoft Officeunmatched
- Microsoft Wordunmatched
- Operational Improvementunmatched
- Operationsunmatched
- Oracleunmatched
- People Managementunmatched
- Performance Analysisunmatched
- Performance Managementunmatched
- Power Transmissionunmatched
- Preventative Maintenanceunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Production Supportunmatched
- Production Systemsunmatched
- Production Volumeunmatched
- Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)unmatched
- Regulationsunmatched
- SAPunmatched
- Safety Complianceunmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
- Schematicsunmatched
- Team Lead/Managerunmatched
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