Maintenance Supervisor

About the Role

Hire Fellows is seeking a skilled and hands-on Maintenance Supervisor to join a fast-growing production team in Dammam, Eastern region. This full-time role is critical for ensuring the reliability, safety, and performance of the facility's equipment and infrastructure, with a particular focus on refrigeration and HVAC systems essential for daily production.

Role Overview

The Maintenance Supervisor will oversee equipment installation, commissioning, preventive maintenance, and breakdown response across the facility. This position involves leading a team of technicians, managing external contractors and suppliers, and ensuring critical systems remain operational and compliant. The supervisor will also manage the maintenance budget and asset strategy, proactively addressing equipment risks to prevent production impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the installation, commissioning, and handover of new or upgraded kitchen and production equipment.
• Oversee and prioritize the work of the facility's maintenance and technician team.
• Develop and manage preventive maintenance schedules for production, refrigeration, HVAC, and facility equipment.
• Respond promptly to equipment breakdowns and coordinate repairs to minimize production downtime.
• Maintain accurate maintenance logs, equipment records, service histories, and inspection documentation.
• Ensure the performance and reliability of refrigeration and HVAC systems across the facility.
• Ensure refrigeration and cold-storage systems consistently support required cold-chain and food-safety standards.
• Collaborate with the Quality team on equipment issues with food-safety or product-quality implications.
• Manage the facility's maintenance budget and monitor spending against planned requirements.
• Maintain an accurate asset register and plan equipment replacement and capital expenditure.
• Build and manage a network of qualified contractors and specialist maintenance vendors.
• Negotiate and manage service agreements, SLAs, callout requirements, and response times with external providers.
• Lead root-cause investigations into recurring equipment failures and implement long-term improvements.
• Ensure mechanical, electrical, refrigeration, and facility systems meet safety and regulatory standards.
• Keep all required equipment certifications, inspections, and compliance records up to date.
• Identify potential equipment and infrastructure risks and proactively address them.
• Work closely with production and kitchen leadership to plan maintenance activities with minimal operational disruption.
• Maintain a safe, organized, and reliable working environment across the facility.

Qualifications and Requirements

• 5-10 years of experience in maintenance, engineering, or facilities management within a food production, manufacturing, industrial, or similar environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with industrial equipment maintenance.
• Experience with refrigeration and HVAC systems is strongly preferred.
• Experience leading equipment installation and commissioning projects.
• Previous experience managing or supervising a team of technicians.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and corrective maintenance practices.
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment failures and lead effective root-cause investigations.
• Experience managing external contractors, maintenance vendors, and service agreements.
• Comfortable managing maintenance budgets, assets, and capital replacement planning.
• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, refrigeration, and facility safety requirements.
• Experience working in an environment where equipment uptime and production continuity are critical.

Required Skills

• Strong organizational skills with excellent attention to detail and record-keeping.
• Proactive approach to identifying and preventing equipment failures.
• Strong communication and team-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced production environment requiring quick response to operational issues.

Application Process

If you meet the above requirements and are looking for a challenging role in a dynamic environment, we encourage you to apply.