Supervisor Maintenance Assembly

Job Posting Title

Supervisor Maintenance - Assembly

Job Description Summary

Dauch is seeking an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to join our team in Newton North Carolina working on 2nd or 3rd shift. This fully onsite role is responsible for leading and coordinating maintenance activities within an automotive manufacturing facility to ensure equipment reliability maximize uptime and support production goals. This role oversees maintenance technicians implements preventive and predictive maintenance programs and ensures compliance with safety quality and environmental standards.

The ideal candidate brings extensive hands-on maintenance experience within a high-volume manufacturing environment preferably in an automotive OEM or Tier 1 setting along with demonstrated experience supervising or leading skilled trades teams. They possess a strong technical background in highly automated systemsincluding robotics conveyors stamping welding and assembly operationsand are comfortable working in lean fast-paced production environments with demanding uptime and reliability expectations. Preferred qualifications include experience with automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier operations Lean Six Sigma or TPM certification and knowledge of Industry 4.0 technologies and predictive maintenance tools.

Job Description:

• Advanced troubleshooting skills across:

  • PLCs (Siemens)

  • Robotics (Fanuc ABB KUKA)

  • Electrical systems (controls drives sensors)

  • Mechanical systems (gearboxes bearings conveyors)

  • Hydraulics and pneumatics

• Deep understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.

• Uses CMMS systems and analyzes maintenance data to drive decisions.

• Reads and interprets schematics blueprints and ladder logic.

• Motivates and holds teams accountable; strong people leader.

• Manages shift-based teams and prioritizes maintenance work in real time.

• Promotes a safety-first culture and leads by example on the floor.

• Highly focuses on equipment uptime reliability and efficiency.

• Balances reactive maintenance (breakdowns) with proactive planning.

• Makes strong decisions under pressureespecially during production disruptions.

• Improves downtime uptime MTTR / MTBF and PM completion rates.

• Deep knowledge of OSHA standards and industrial safety practices and in-depth understanding of lockout/tagout requirement and verification.

• Leads incident investigations and implements preventative measures.

• All other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Education

• Combination of 4 years of relevant work experience and/or education in a manufacturing or engineering field.

• 5 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment; automotive industry preferred.

• 2 years of supervisory or leadership experience.

• Expertise in CMMS systems (e.g. SAP PM Maximo EAM).

About AAM:

As a leading global Tier 1 Automotive and Mobility Supplier AAM designs engineers and manufactures Driveline and Metal Forming technologies to support electric hybrid and internal combustion vehicles. Discover how were Bringing the Future Faster at .

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