Maintenance Supervisor – Permanent Opportunity – Ghent, Belgium
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Location: Ghent
Sector: Manufacturing / Industrial Maintenance
Scope: Maintenance Leadership – Team Management – Reliability – Continuous Improvement
The Opportunity
A well-established food manufacturing business is seeking an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to take ownership of daily maintenance operations while supporting long-term reliability improvements across the site in Ghent.
This is a key leadership position within the organization, responsible for balancing reactive and preventive maintenance activities, managing technicians, and ensuring plant uptime through effective planning and execution.
This is a permanent opportunity, offering long-term career stability, leadership responsibility, and the chance to make a real impact on maintenance performance.
Your Role
* Lead and supervise the site maintenance team across mechanical and electrical disciplines.
* Coordinate daily maintenance activities, breakdown response, and planned shutdown work.
* Ensure preventive maintenance schedules are completed effectively.
* Support reliability initiatives to improve equipment performance and reduce downtime.
* Prioritize workloads and allocate resources across maintenance tasks.
* Ensure all maintenance work is carried out safely and in line with company procedures.
* Act as the link between operations, engineering, and maintenance departments.
* Monitor external contractor performance while supporting long-term internal capability growth.
* Drive continuous improvement across maintenance systems and processes.
* Maintain accurate maintenance records, KPIs, and reporting.
Your Profile
* 5+ years of experience in industrial maintenance leadership or supervision.
* Strong background in mechanical and/or electrical maintenance within manufacturing environments.
* Experience managing technicians, contractors, and daily maintenance priorities.
* Good understanding of preventive maintenance and reliability principles.
* Strong communication and organizational skills.
* Able to work effectively in a fast-paced production environment.
* Fluent in English;
Dutch is strongly preferred.
Bonus Skills
* Experience in food, chemical, process, or heavy industrial sectors.
* Knowledge of CMMS / maintenance management systems.
* Background in reliability engineering or asset improvement projects.
* Experience developing internal maintenance teams.
* French or Dutch language skills. xlxgzvr
Apply now – key maintenance leadership role with a stable and growing industrial employer in Ghent.