Job Ref: # 7212951
Date Posted: 10/14/2026
Location: Ecorse, MI
Salary (USD): $90,000 - $105,000
Description
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.
The Maintenance Shift Manager will provide hands-on leadership on the plant floor, directing maintenance activities involving heavy industrial machinery, mechanical drives, hydraulics, bearings, gearboxes, rolling equipment, and complex production systems. Responsibilities include minimizing equipment downtime, restoring production following mechanical failures, coordinating maintenance priorities, and driving safety, accountability, reliability, and continuous improvement.
This position requires close collaboration with Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Planning teams to ensure maintenance activities support production requirements and operational objectives. Multiple opportunities are available across Mechanical Maintenance – Cold Rolling, Mechanical Maintenance – Finishing/Galvanizing, and General Mechanical Maintenance operations. Prior steel manufacturing experience is not required.
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
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- 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
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