Industrial Maintenance Shift Lead - 2nd Shift

Opportunity Hightlights

• Location: East Chicago, IN
• Schedule/Shift: 2nd Shift | Mon-Fri
• Paid Weekly
• Play a key role in preventative maintenance, equipment reliability, and outage planning

What will you do? Make an impact!

As a Maintenance Supervisor, you will lead and support daily maintenance operations, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient plant equipment performance. This is a working supervisor role that combines leadership with hands-on technical expertise. You’ll partner closely with maintenance teams, operations, and fellow supervisors to support continuous plant operations and minimize downtime.

Key Responsibilities

• Enforce all safety and environmental policies across maintenance activities
• Lead, assign, and coordinate daily maintenance work to ensure tasks are completed safely and efficiently
• Partner with maintenance personnel on repairs, preventative maintenance, and assigned projects
• Support the development and execution of preventative maintenance programs
• Coordinate and contribute to scheduled and unscheduled equipment outages
• Maintain clean, organized, and compliant maintenance work areas
• Support parts inventory control and continuous improvement of inventory systems
• Oversee maintenance of mobile equipment (e.g., forklifts, track hoes, backhoes)
• Perform hands-on industrial equipment repairs, including pipe fitting and welding (if qualified)
• Conduct and support plant inspections focused on preventative maintenance
• Maintain strong working knowledge of plant systems and machinery
• Complete accurate shift reports detailing work performed, equipment status, and handoffs
• Perform other duties as assigned  

Do you have what it takes?

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Experience

• 3–5 years of industrial mechanic and/or millwright experience

• Previous supervisory or lead experience is preferred 

• Working knowledge of pneumatic and hydraulic systems

• Experience with manual alignment methods

• Experience rebuilding pumps and blowers

Skills & Knowledge

• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and multitask with minimal supervision

• Ability to read equipment prints and OEM manuals

• Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)

• Ability to read, understand, and apply SOPs and training documentation

• Ability to operate a forklift

Other Requirements

• Must provide a basic set of tools

• Valid driver’s license required

• Ability to work occasional overtime

• Ability to obtain physician certification to wear a respirator

• Successful completion of pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check

• Completion of OSHA Lockout/Tagout and Confined Space training (as required)

• Completion of HAZWOPER training (provided during first week of employment)