The Maintenance Supervisor will lead all maintenance activities supporting textile weaving, finishing, and material handling operations. This role is critical to maintaining textile machinery uptime, ensuring safe and efficient production, and supporting consistent fabric quality in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage maintenance operations for textile production equipment, including looms, high-pile weaving machines, finishing equipment, coating/lamination systems, and material handling systems.
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs tailored to textile machinery and woven fabric processes.
- Conduct routine inspections of textile equipment and plant systems to identify mechanical, electrical, or safety issues and ensure timely corrective action.
- Maintain and troubleshoot motors, drives, gearboxes, pneumatics, hydraulics, and electrical systems commonly used in textile manufacturing.
- Plan and oversee repair, installation, and upgrade projects related to textile production lines and supporting utilities.
- Assign tasks, coordinate daily maintenance activities, and supervise textile maintenance technicians and external service providers.
- Maintain accurate maintenance documentation, including work orders, equipment history, and downtime tracking for textile machinery.
- Manage inventory of textile-specific spare parts, tools, and consumables while controlling maintenance costs.
- Track maintenance expenses and operate within an approved budget.
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, safety, and quality standards specific to textile manufacturing environments.
- Build strong working relationships with equipment vendors, loom manufacturers, and textile machinery service providers.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Required: Proven experience as a Maintenance Supervisor or Maintenance Lead in a textile manufacturing environment.
- Required: Hands-on experience supporting woven fabric, high-pile textile, or engineered textile production equipment.
- Strong knowledge of textile machinery, including weaving, finishing, coating, or specialty fabric processes.
- Solid mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills within a textile plant setting.
- Experience with preventive maintenance programs for textile equipment.
- Ability to track, document, and report maintenance activities related to textile production efficiency and uptime.
- Strong leadership, communication, and team-management skills.
- Excellent organizational abilities with the capacity to manage multiple priorities in a high-volume textile manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.