Maintenance Supervisor

Quakertown, Pennsylvania

CertainTeed
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Why work for us?

At Saint-Gobain/CertainTeed, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while our products make the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home .


Being a worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain/CertainTeed designs, manufactures and distributes materials and services for the construction and industrial markets. Its integrated solutions for the renovation of public and private buildings, light construction and the decarbonization of construction and industry are developed through a continuous innovation process and provide sustainability and performance. The Group's commitment is guided by its purpose, "Making the World a Better Home".


What are our perks?

We provide unique options to fit your unique lives. Our Total Rewards Program is customizable to accommodate your needs. Our menu of flexible options includes, but is not limited to:

  • Excellent healthcare options: Medical, vision, prescription & dental
  • Family Focus & Balance: Parental leave, paid time-off and Employee Assistance Program
  • Financial Security: Competitive 401(k), Company-funded Retirement Accumulation Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program (PEG)
  • Tuition Reimbursement: Continuing education for every season of your career
  • Pet Insurance options: Insurance plan & prescription discount program for your furry friends
  • Employee Recognition Programs
  • PerkSpot: Our exclusive one-stop online discount marketplace
  • LiveWell: Rewarding you for living a healthy lifestyle

What's the job?

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for leading the Maintenance team to maximize and optimize the reliability of designated equipment, process, and facility usage while ensuring employee safety and product quality. The incumbent directly supervises all Maintenance Technicians (mechanical, electrical, and multi-craft), reliability technician and the maintenance planner / stock room coordinator. In addition, the Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for ensuring parts availability for planned maintenance activities; effectively manages preventive and predictive maintenance activities in order to increase uptime and avoid the waste associated with unexpected equipment failure.


  • Accountable for safe maintenance activities. Continuously evaluates workplace for safety concerns. Will promote, teach and improve safety systems and procedures to employees and contractors such as LOTO, permits to work, safety audits. Etc.
  • Accountable for safety management of employees, to include completion of safety audits and inspections, safety meetings, investigations of reported incidents, required job and safety training and continuous evaluation employee training needs.
  • Provides an accident-free worksite while maintaining status as the preferred supplier of quality products and services with goals of yield, availability, and reliability.
  • Assures good housekeeping practices following 5S systems, enforces plant rules and safety regulations.

Leadership & Team Development

  • Directly supervises all direct reports including, but not limited to approving timesheets, flex holiday and vacation requests, and managing department overtime needs.
  • Holds direct reports accountable and administers corrective actions when employees are not in compliance with Company policies.
  • Identifies development opportunities for the maintenance team in both technical and soft skills.
  • Implements, maintains, utilizes, and trains the Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).

Plant & Reliability Support

  • Plans, schedules and monitors assigned installations, maintenance and repair activities, requisitioning parts and supplies; identify necessary resources and ensure availability through SAP work order system.
  • Accurately track equipment history and parts usage through SAP.
  • Coordinates maintenance activities with other departments to minimize plant downtime and maximize safety.
  • Works with maintenance and planner to ensure correct prioritization and timely completion of all work orders and sets out work on a weekly or day to day basis.
  • Develops and maintains relationships with key suppliers of key process equipment.
  • Maintains various department records, files, reports, and equipment ledgers required for the proper and efficient operation of plant equipment.
  • Performs root cause analysis as well as implements sustainable countermeasures on losses related to maintenance.
  • Tracks downtime across the plant related to electrical and mechanical events and develop action plans to improve performance.
  • Improves reliability and reduce maintenance costs through statistical analysis to identify failure trends.
  • Develops and maintain SOPs
  • Improves mechanical systems using innovative ideas and practices.

What do you bring?

  • High School Diploma- Required
  • 3+ Years of supervisory experience in an industrial manufacturing environment- Required; maintenance supervisory experience preferred
  • 5+ Years of Maintenance experience (mechanical & electrical) in an industrial manufacturing environment- Required
  • 3+ Years of Preventative & Predictive Maintenance Activities- Preferred
  • 3+ Equipment layout drawings, mixing, form, design optimization & troubleshooting- Preferred
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams)- Required
  • Proficient in SAP software- Preferred
  • HVAC Knowledge- Preferred
  • Mechanical and electrical aptitude in industrial manufacturing environment- Required
  • Excellent problem-solving capabilities and the ability to work independently on assigned tasks- Required

Come be a part of our bigger purpose to change the world.


Date Posted: 28 April 2025
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