MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

NOW HIRING – DIRECT HIRE – IMMEDIATE START Maintenance Supervisor | Team Leadership & Plant Reliability (Lead maintenance operations, improve equipment reliability, and support production in a chemical manufacturing environment.) Location: Waukegan, IL Schedule: Monday–Friday (flexible based on business needs, OT as needed) Salary: $95,000–$110,000/year + bonus potential Role Summary: Randstad USA is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance operations at a chemical manufacturing facility in Waukegan, IL. This plant produces aerospace-grade paints and coatings, so strong safety leadership and experience in regulated environments is critical. This role is responsible for managing technicians, coordinating maintenance schedules, improving equipment reliability, and supporting plant operations through both technical expertise and leadership. Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and supervise maintenance technicians, ensuring daily work execution aligns with production priorities
• Assign work, manage schedules, and ensure coverage for breakdowns, PMs, and urgent repairs
• Troubleshoot complex mechanical and electrical issues alongside the team
• Oversee preventative and predictive maintenance programs (PM/PdM)
• Coordinate maintenance activities with production to minimize downtime
• Lead root cause analysis and implement long-term reliability improvements
• Ensure compliance with HSE, OSHA, and process safety (PSM) standards
• Conduct safety meetings, toolbox talks, and incident investigations
• Manage contractors and vendors for repairs and projects
• Support capital projects, equipment upgrades, and installations
• Track KPIs related to uptime, reliability, and maintenance performance
• Assist with budgeting, cost control, and maintenance planning initiatives
• Maintain strong communication between maintenance, engineering, and operations teams

Qualifications & Skills:

• 5+ years of maintenance experience in industrial or chemical manufacturing
• 3+ years of leadership or supervisory experience
• strong background in rotating equipment, pumps, motors, piping systems, and plant utilities
• Experience with PM/PdM, TPM, or reliability-centered maintenance programs
• Proven ability to troubleshoot mechanical and electrical systems
• Knowledge of process safety (PSM), OSHA, and HSE standards
• strong communication skills with ability to lead teams and coordinate across departments
• Experience managing maintenance crews and driving performance

salary: $95,000 - $110,000 per year
shift: First
work hours: 7 AM - 4 PM
education: High School

Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintenance crews for the site
• Ensure appropriate skill and capability mix of technicians across the function
• Manage, coach and develop maintenance personnel, holding them accountable for delivery of results and supporting mutually agreed development needs

• Promote an environment that achieves incident free performance through diligent proactive safety efforts and job safety planning.
• Responsible for ensuring the safe maintenance of plant and equipment in line within internal and regulatory requirements (site and corporate policies/procedures).
• Ensures compliance to PSM legislation regarding responsibilities for the Mechanical Integrity Program.
• Assists safety audits and inspections and completes actions on time.
• Accepts responsibility for team’s housekeeping standards within area.
• Verifies approved MOCs for changes prior work.
• Highlights safety concerns for new projects and installations.
• Complete JSAs and toolbox talks with mechanics.
• Participate in Accident and Incident Investigations and analysis.
• Follow rotating equipment activities (PMs, re-builds, new installations)

The essential functions of this role include:

• working in a smoke free environment
• wearing steel toe shoes

Skills

• Maintenance
• Supervisor/Coach
• Blueprints
• Motivating
• Operations
• Managing
• General Maintenance
• Electronic Maintenance
• Electrical
• Contract Maintenance/Renewal
• Supervising
• Leading
• Influencing
• Mechanical Maintenance

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 5 years
• Experience level: Experienced

Randstad is a world leader in matching great people with great companies. Our experienced agents will listen carefully to your employment needs and then work diligently to match your skills and qualifications to the right job and company. Whether you're looking for temporary, temporary-to-permanent or permanent opportunities, no one works harder for you than Randstad.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [email protected].

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.