Maintenance Supervisor – Permanent Opportunity – Ghent, Belgium
Manufacturing / Industrial Maintenance
Scope: Maintenance Leadership – Team Management – Reliability – Continuous Improvement
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.
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.
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.
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.
~ Fluent in English; Dutch is strongly preferred.
Experience in food, chemical, process, or heavy industrial sectors.
Knowledge of CMMS / maintenance management systems.
Experience developing internal maintenance teams.
French or Dutch language skills.
Apply now – key maintenance leadership role with a stable and growing industrial employer in Ghent.