Maintenance Shift Manager
Company: Orion Talent
Job Ref: # 7212951
Date Posted: 10/14/2026 12:00:00 AM
City, State: Ecorse, MI
Salary: $90,000 - $105,000
Description
Go to end ⇓The Maintenance Shift Manager is responsible for leading skilled maintenance crews in a large-scale, 24/7 steel manufacturing environment. This position oversees union maintenance employees performing mechanical equipment troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, corrective repairs, and equipment reliability activities to support safe, efficient, and continuous production operations.
Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:
- High school diploma or GED
- Minimum of 2 years of experience supervising maintenance crews in an industrial, manufacturing, or comparable military environment
- Strong mechanical maintenance knowledge and troubleshooting ability
- Experience leading, supervising, coaching, and developing skilled maintenance technicians or tradespeople
- Experience directing preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, and mechanical equipment repairs
- Strong understanding of industrial machinery and mechanical equipment maintenance
- Ability to troubleshoot complex mechanical equipment failures and identify effective repair solutions
- Knowledge of mechanical drives, hydraulic systems, bearings, gearboxes, rotating equipment, or related industrial mechanical systems
- Ability to coordinate maintenance activities to minimize equipment downtime and restore production
- Experience managing maintenance priorities in a demanding operational environment
- Ability to make sound technical and operational decisions under pressure
- Strong leadership skills and ability to earn the respect of experienced technical employees
- Ability to hold maintenance teams accountable for safety, performance, workmanship, and operational results
- Strong understanding of industrial maintenance safety practices and procedures
- Ability to promote a safety-focused work environment and ensure maintenance activities are performed safely
- Ability to coordinate effectively with Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Planning personnel
- Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills
- Ability to identify equipment reliability issues and support continuous improvement initiatives
- Strong organizational, communication, and team leadership skills
- Ability to manage maintenance personnel and resources in a fast-paced industrial environment
- Ability to work effectively in a large-scale manufacturing facility
- Willingness and ability to work rotating shifts in a 24/7 manufacturing operation
- Ability to work weekends, holidays, and planned or unplanned outages as required
- Ability to provide hands-on leadership and support maintenance operations on the plant floor
- Associate degree or technical degree in Mechanical Maintenance, Industrial Maintenance, Engineering Technology, or a related technical discipline
- Steel manufacturing experience
- Heavy industrial manufacturing experience
- Experience supervising union maintenance employees
- Experience working in a unionized manufacturing environment
- Cold rolling mill maintenance experience
- Steel finishing equipment maintenance experience
- Galvanizing line maintenance experience
- General mechanical maintenance leadership experience
- Millwright experience
- Industrial mechanical maintenance supervision experience
- Heavy equipment maintenance experience
- Experience maintaining rolling equipment and production machinery
- Hydraulic system troubleshooting and repair experience
- Mechanical drive system maintenance experience
- Bearing and gearbox maintenance experience
- Rotating equipment maintenance experience
- Experience supporting high-volume, continuous-process manufacturing operations
- Experience coordinating maintenance activities during planned shutdowns or unplanned equipment outages
- Equipment reliability improvement experience
- Preventive maintenance program improvement experience
- Continuous improvement experience in an industrial maintenance environment
- Military maintenance leadership experience
- Military maintenance supervisor or shop chief experience
- Military work-center supervisor experience
- Military maintenance control experience
- Military technical operations leadership experience
- Experience leading maintenance personnel in high-pressure operational environments




















