Maintenance Area Supervisor
Job Location:
Kokomo, IN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Posted:
20 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline:
18 December 2026
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: (Maintenance Area Supervisor)
About Kyyba:
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills MI Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances.
At Kyyba the overall well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. We are proud of our work culture which embodies our core values; incorporating value passion excellence empowerment and happiness creates a vibrant and productive atmosphere. We empower our employees with the resources incentives and flexibility that they need to support a healthy balanced and fulfilling career by providing many valuable benefits and a balanced compensation structure combined with career development.
Job Description
Description: The Maintenance Supervisor leads and directs skilled trades employees to meet the objectives of the maintenance department in a fast paced high volume unionized manufacturing environment. The selected candidate will coordinate safety quality delivery cost and morale initiatives. Drive throughput improvements and coordinate professional maintenance and breakdown maintenance activities. Provide coaching and mentoring to team members (both hourly and supervisory) regarding techniques for problem solving and corrective action implementation. Additional responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following;
Possess a general level of technical understanding related to maintenance time based maintenance (TBM) condition based maintenance (CBM) and dynamic maintenance (DM).
Influence the key performance indicators (KPIs) mean time between failure (MTBF) of components and equipment in their area mean time to repair (MTTR) as well as maintaining equipment at basic conditions and continuous improvements of the equipment in their area.
Address throughput run to run and downtime related issues with equipment in a production environment supported by the Professional Maintenance Specialist (PMS) where applicable.
Direct supervision of the Skilled Trades.
Work with Skilled Trades staff in driving waste reduction efforts through implementation of methods / processes of Autonomous Maintenance (AM) Professional Maintenance (PM) Quality Maintenance (QM) Focus Improvement (FI) and People Development (PD).
Actively participate and lead kaizen project activities centered on Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) improvements and waste reduction opportunities identified through cost deployment.
Requirements
High School Diploma or GED
Minimum 2 years of industrial automation experience with project management experience.
Ability to work any shift and overtime as required
Excellent organization written and oral communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various levels of employees within all areas of the Plant from hourly represented employees to Senior Leadership as required
Ability to build effective business relationships with plant leadership and customers
Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
Demonstrated troubleshooting problem solving experience
Goal oriented self-starter with ability to lead teams.
Ability to coach/mentor/develop skilled trade employees
Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Preferred Requirements
Bachelors degree in technical/engineering field
Experience in continuous improvement systems and lean manufacturing
Experience leading maintenance teams in a union environment
Experience with: controls robotics drives and system level communication systems various conveyance systems welding vision systems and sensor use and application.
Location: (KokomoIN)
Disclaimer:
Kyyba is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Kyyba does not discriminate on the basis of race religion color sex gender identity sexual orientation age non-disqualifying physical or mental disability national origin veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications merit and business need.
It is the policy of Kyyba to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed please contact Kyyba at
Rewards:
Medical dental vision
401k
Term life
Voluntary life and disability insurance
Optional Pre-paid legal plan
Optional Identity theft plan
Optional Medical and dependent FSA
Work-visa sponsorship
Opportunity for advancement
Long-term assignment with opportunity for hire by client
SELECT AWARDS
About Kyyba:
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills MI Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances.
At Kyyba the overall well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. We are proud of our work culture which embodies our core values; incorporating value passion excellence empowerment and happiness creates a vibrant and productive atmosphere. We empower our employees with the resources incentives and flexibility that they need to support a healthy balanced and fulfilling career by providing many valuable benefits and a balanced compensation structure combined with career development.
Job Description
Description: The Maintenance Supervisor leads and directs skilled trades employees to meet the objectives of the maintenance department in a fast paced high volume unionized manufacturing environment. The selected candidate will coordinate safety quality delivery cost and morale initiatives. Drive throughput improvements and coordinate professional maintenance and breakdown maintenance activities. Provide coaching and mentoring to team members (both hourly and supervisory) regarding techniques for problem solving and corrective action implementation. Additional responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following;
Possess a general level of technical understanding related to maintenance time based maintenance (TBM) condition based maintenance (CBM) and dynamic maintenance (DM).
Influence the key performance indicators (KPIs) mean time between failure (MTBF) of components and equipment in their area mean time to repair (MTTR) as well as maintaining equipment at basic conditions and continuous improvements of the equipment in their area.
Address throughput run to run and downtime related issues with equipment in a production environment supported by the Professional Maintenance Specialist (PMS) where applicable.
Direct supervision of the Skilled Trades.
Work with Skilled Trades staff in driving waste reduction efforts through implementation of methods / processes of Autonomous Maintenance (AM) Professional Maintenance (PM) Quality Maintenance (QM) Focus Improvement (FI) and People Development (PD).
Actively participate and lead kaizen project activities centered on Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) improvements and waste reduction opportunities identified through cost deployment.
Requirements
High School Diploma or GED
Minimum 2 years of industrial automation experience with project management experience.
Ability to work any shift and overtime as required
Excellent organization written and oral communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various levels of employees within all areas of the Plant from hourly represented employees to Senior Leadership as required
Ability to build effective business relationships with plant leadership and customers
Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
Demonstrated troubleshooting problem solving experience
Goal oriented self-starter with ability to lead teams.
Ability to coach/mentor/develop skilled trade employees
Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Preferred Requirements
Bachelors degree in technical/engineering field
Experience in continuous improvement systems and lean manufacturing
Experience leading maintenance teams in a union environment
Experience with: controls robotics drives and system level communication systems various conveyance systems welding vision systems and sensor use and application.
Location: (KokomoIN)
Disclaimer:
Kyyba is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Kyyba does not discriminate on the basis of race religion color sex gender identity sexual orientation age non-disqualifying physical or mental disability national origin veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications merit and business need.
It is the policy of Kyyba to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed please contact Kyyba at
Rewards:
Medical dental vision
401k
Term life
Voluntary life and disability insurance
Optional Pre-paid legal plan
Optional Identity theft plan
Optional Medical and dependent FSA
Work-visa sponsorship
Opportunity for advancement
Long-term assignment with opportunity for hire by client
SELECT AWARDS
- An INC 5000 company for 10 years
- Corp! Michigan Economic Bright Spots
- Crains Detroit Business Top Staffing Service Companies in Detroit
- TechServe Alliance Excellence Award- IT and Engineering Staffing & Solutions
- Best of MichBusiness winner in HR Wizards & Partnerships
- Metro Detroit Elite Category: Recruitment Selection & Orientation for 101 Best & Brightest
- 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work for in Michigan
Required Experience:
Manager