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Overview
Industrial maintenance supervisors coordinate maintenance work in production settings so machinery, equipment, shifts, repairs and safety routines support planned output.
In job descriptions, look for maintenance operations, damaged items, machine malfunctions, blueprints, production requirements, shift planning, material resources, quality assurance and communication with managers.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
This role keeps production equipment available by planning maintenance work, coordinating technicians, checking damaged items and aligning repairs with production requirements. It often balances uptime, safety and shift coverage.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes maintenance operations, machinery functions, blueprint reading, shift planning, material resources, quality assurance links, hazard identification and practical problem solving.
Salary context
Salary context depends on plant size, machinery complexity, shift responsibility, production downtime risk, number of technicians, safety exposure, budget work and emergency call-out expectations.
Career paths
Progression can move toward maintenance manager, reliability lead, production engineering, plant operations, lean manufacturing, commissioning or wider manufacturing management. Experience with breakdown patterns, spare parts and shift teams is a useful base.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy is preventive maintenance, repair coordination or full maintenance leadership. Strong adverts name machinery, shifts, safety routines, spare parts, production targets and quality interfaces.
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This guide gives editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships: 1
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
49-1011.00
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Alternative labels
machine setter supervisor
maintenance machining department supervisor
maintenance machining and assembly manager
maintenance machine charge hand
lead maintenance operative
maintenance machine shop supervisor
maintenance machine and assembly maintenance team leader
leading maintenance machinist
maintenance and assembly team leader
maintenance machine shop manager
maintenance machine team leader
maintenance machine adjuster supervisor
maintenance machining supervisor
maintenance work supervisor
maintenance machining and assembly supervisor
Occupation group
mechanical engineering technician (3115.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a9b20949-897b-481f-8642-d1f69263baff |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3115.1.6 |
| ISCO group | 3115 |
| Concept type | Occupation |