Maintenance Supervisor

Maintenance Supervisor

Job Description

The Maintenance Supervisor leads a team of mechanical and electrical technicians in a maintenance shop environment, ensuring safe, reliable, and compliant operation of complex Polymer Center sorting, grinding, and washing equipment. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with people leadership, overseeing preventive and corrective maintenance, quality control, inventory management, and external service providers. The Maintenance Supervisor partners closely with operations support teams to implement and sustain company-wide maintenance systems and processes, while driving continuous improvement in equipment performance and technician development.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and direct mechanical and electrical maintenance technicians in the shop, providing daily guidance and support.
• Conduct daily debrief meetings with technicians to review work performed, address issues, and align on priorities.
• Coach and counsel technicians at all levels on performance and corrective actions when necessary.
• Participate in hiring and termination decisions in coordination with Human Resources and appropriate management.
• Conduct employee training and performance evaluations, making recommendations for merit increases, promotions, and job changes as appropriate.
• Perform Quality Control inspections on maintenance work to ensure all tasks are completed properly and comply with safety, regulatory, and company standards.
• Oversee the maintenance shop inventory control system to ensure necessary equipment and parts are available and stock levels are maintained.
• Manage purchases related to maintenance equipment and parts to stay within budget guidelines.
• Review and approve expenses within the defined approval level, and refer larger expenses or major repairs to higher-level management when appropriate.
• Oversee repair diagnostics on more complex equipment issues and provide technical coaching and guidance to technicians.
• Maintain advanced knowledge of Polymer Center sorting, grinding, and washing equipment, including mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Manage advanced preventive and corrective maintenance functions for stationary Polymer Center equipment such as conveyors, screens, reducers, balers, optical sorting units, air drum separators, compactors, magnets, dust collectors, metering bins, ballistic separators, delabelers, dewiring equipment, grinders and granulators, PET wash line equipment, optical flake sorting equipment, and bulk material handling equipment.
• Coordinate and manage routine external service and maintenance providers and contracts for equipment such as air compressors, boilers, dust collectors, facility services, select OEM equipment, and other related systems.

Why Work Here?

Employees benefit from a purpose-driven culture focused on recycling, renewable energy, and environmental solutions that contribute to a more sustainable future. The organization prioritizes safety, training, and operational excellence, creating an environment where people can build long-term careers and grow into lead, supervisor, maintenance, operations, or management roles. Team members enjoy strong compensation, benefits, and retirement programs designed to support them and their families, along with clear opportunities to develop technical skills and advance professionally. Colleagues value collaboration, reliability, and doing the job right, and employees see the direct impact of their work in keeping communities clean, supporting customers, and reducing environmental waste.

Work Environment

The role operates on a first-shift schedule, providing predictable daytime hours that support work-life balance. Employees work in a safety-first environment with robust training, established procedures, and a culture focused on employee well-being. The position is based in hands-on manufacturing and operations settings within recycling and environmental processing facilities that deliver essential services to communities. The work environment is team-oriented, with close collaboration among production, maintenance, and operations staff to achieve facility goals. The organization offers a stable, growth-oriented setting with opportunities to build skills and advance into leadership or technical roles. The workplace is fast-paced and results-driven, emphasizing operational excellence, reliability, and continuous improvement in all aspects of facility performance.

This is a Permanent position based out of Indianapolis, IN.

The pay range for this position is $95000.00 - $100000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Play a hands-on role in recycling, renewable energy, and environmental solutions that help create a more sustainable future. Join a company that prioritizes employee safety, training, and operational excellence every day. Build a long-term career with one of North America's largest environmental services companies. Develop technical skills and pursue advancement into lead, supervisor, maintenance, operations, or management roles. Earn strong pay, benefits, and retirement programs that support you and your family. Work alongside people who value collaboration, reliability, and doing the job right. See the direct results of your work in keeping communities clean, supporting customers, and reducing environmental waste.

This is a fully onsite position in Indianapolis,IN.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 14, 2026.

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role in solving companies’ construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are-everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.