Maintenance Supervisor, Mechanical Services

Maintenance Supervisor, Mechanical Services

Work Mode: Onsite

Location: Onsite, Kohler, WI

Opportunity

The Maintenance Supervisor Mechanical Services is an onsite leadership role that oversees skilled trades associates while managing mechanical maintenance projects and reactive work. This position ensures safe, efficient, and cost-effective operations by driving continuous improvement, equipment reliability, and project execution. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with strong technical expertise, project management capabilities, and a commitment to mentoring and developing team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a team of skilled trades associates, ensuring daily and weekly maintenance tasks are completed safely and efficiently.
• Assign and prioritize reactive and preventive maintenance work using SAP tools.
  Audit completed work orders for accuracy and data integrity.
• Foster a positive, high-performance team culture through recognition, coaching, and development.
• Enforce safety, environmental, and company policies, including disciplinary actions when necessary.
• Evaluate and plan incoming work requests, segregating tasks by priority and risk.
• Develop scopes of work, timelines, and budgets for projects, provide cost estimates to internal customers.
• Coordinate projects, preventive maintenance, and shutdowns.
• Create and communicate weekly schedules.
• Lead weekly planning and scheduling meetings with stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives (5S, RCA, BPR, PM optimization).
• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for welding and rigging programs, providing technical guidance, training, and oversight to ensure compliance with industry standards and organizational safety protocols.
• Maintain and improve the lifting fixture programs.
• Mentor millwrights, welders and apprentices.
• Maintain accurate documentation, including BOMs, equipment records, and safety procedures.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, and internal standards.
• Hold daily shift meetings and provide regular updates to leadership.

Skills/Requirements

• Associate degree in Electro-mechanical, Supervisory Management, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of hands-on technical experience in maintenance; 3+ years in a supervisory or planning role.
• Experience with CMMS systems (SAP preferred) and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong communication, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt and/or Maintenance Management Certification preferred.
• Ability to read technical drawings and develop job plans and estimates.

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Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

We believe in supporting you from the moment you join us, which is why Kohler offers day 1 benefits. This means youll have access to your applicable benefit programs from your first day on the job, with no waiting period. The salary range for this position is $76,050 - $96,050. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates experience, their education, and the work location. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision & 401k.

Why Choose Kohler?
We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, were driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives.

About Us
It is Kohlers policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact ... . Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.