Process and Maintenance Supervisor (Swing Shift)

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc

Pullman, WA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$97,700–$144,400 Per Year
SKILLS
Background Investigation, Coaching, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Disability Insurance, Educational Technology, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Maintenance Services, Maintenance Software, Manual Dexterity, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Equipment, Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance, Microsoft Access Database, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Negative Testing, Performance Goal Setting, Prescription Drugs, Preventative Maintenance, Problem Solving Skills, Process Control Engineering, Process Engineering, Process Management, Quality Metrics, Safety Standards, Safety/Work Safety, Software Evaluation, Standards Development, Team Player, Training/Teaching
LOCATION
Pullman, WA
POSTED
30+ days ago

The Process and Maintenance Supervisor plays a critical leadership role within the Process Control and Reliability team, guiding a group of highly skilled Equipment Maintenance and Process Engineering Technicians. This position is intended for a strong people leader who can inspire, coach, and develop others while fostering clarity, accountability, and trust across the team. Deep technical expertise is not essential for this role, though it can be an asset. What matters most is the ability to lead people effectively, remove barriers, and create the conditions for disciplined problem solving and continuous improvement.

This role enters the organization at an exciting time of growth and transformation. The team is moving into a new season focused on deeply understanding our processes, tools, and methods with the goal of driving unplanned downtime across all manufacturing equipment sets to zero hours. The Process and Maintenance Supervisor will play a key role in building and sustaining a strong culture of root cause thinking, learning from failures, and continuously improving how work gets done while modeling SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing principles.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  1. Define performance standards, review outcome of performance goals and set future targets for technicians and specialists. Assign technician duties, establish and oversee training needs.

  2. Troubleshoot processes, equipment, machinery and systems and document and track failures. Manage preventive and corrective maintenance of production equipment.

  3. Perform equipment and software evaluations and continuous improvement activities for all areas of Manufacturing.

  4. Create, update and ensure control of department work instructions.

  5. Work within established safety and quality standards.

  6. Model, teach, and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.

  7. Understand. Create. Simplify.

  8. Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Two-year associate's degree in engineering technology or equivalent experience

Two years of leadership experience

Five years of manufacturing-related technical experience with in-depth understanding of manufacturing equipment programming, maintenance, and repair

Excellent communication and leadership skills

Ability to follow detailed technical instructions

Expertise in Excel, Word, Access and maintenance software

Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills

Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities

Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment

Background check results satisfactory to SEL

Negative drug test result(s)

Preferred Qualifications

Four-year degree (BS) in related field

Supervisory training

DOE training

Physical Requirements

Lift and maneuver 40 pounds

Pull weight from high/low shelves

Reach

Bend

Grip

Twist

Sit and/or stand at least 8 hours

Fine finger dexterity

Competitive pay. Superior benefits. Inspiring work.

People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.

  • We're 100% employee owned. Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.

  • We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.

  • We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.

  • We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.

  • Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.

Additional Job Description

Pay Range Data

We base our starting pay offer on location and job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills. Pay range for the Process and Maintenance Supervisor position is $97,700 -$144,400 per year. Our pay ranges are determined by job, responsibility, and location.

Communication with Applicants

We communicate with all applicants. If you do not receive a response about your application, please check your SPAM filter or reach out to us at careers@selinc.com.

SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.

About the Company

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Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories leads the electric power system protection industry in technology, service, and value. We design and manufacture systems, services, and products for protection, monitoring, control, automation and metering of utility and industrial electric power systems worldwide. Not only do we offer, challenge, and reward at our state-of-the-art headquarters in Pullman, Washington but we also provide a quality work environment and progressive benefits. We seek professional, meticulous individuals for our technical team. Learn more about what makes SEL successful by reading our company values.

An Award Winning Company
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) has earned a reputation for quality, reliability, integrity, and service. This has enabled us to expand within both the electric utility and industrial markets to include international customers and OEM markets.

SEL earned a spot on the 2012 FORTUNE Magazine 100 Best Companies to Work For list. This prestigious ranking celebrates the SEL 100% employee-owned culture as one of the best in the country. SEL has received numerous awards, including the Puget Sound Business Journal's 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Washington State (1999 through 2003, 2010, and 2011), Inc. Magazine's 500│5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies (1990, 1991, 2008, 2010, and 2011), the Association of Washington Businesses (AWB) Manufacturing, Workplace, and Community Service Award (1998 through 2010), and the Washington State Quality Achievement Award (WSQA).

In an independent survey conducted by Newton-Evens Research Company, SEL ranks first in seven performance categories including: technology, features, security against hackers, web/internet information ability, technical service and support, price, and relay setting PC software. Since 2006, SEL has also held the elite VPP STAR status certification for outstanding safety and health programs.

COMPANY SIZE
2,500 to 4,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Energy and Utilities
FOUNDED
1982
WEBSITE
https://selinc.com/