Job Description
Job DescriptionMaintenance Supervisor (Candy Manufacturing Leader)
Salary: $118,000 / year + Performance Bonus
Location: Bellwood, IL (On-Site / Clean Food Production Facility)
Schedule: 2-2-3-3 Rotating Shift (Day and Night Shift Openings Available)
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Why Top Supervisors Choose This Role
If you are a high-performing maintenance leader who thrives in high-tech environments, this is your next career leap. We are a global leader in highly automated food production running a pristine, state-of-the-art facility in Bellwood.
- Elite Earning Potential: Secure a rock-solid $118,000 base salary paired with an annual performance bonus that directly rewards your team's success.
- Shift Flexibility: We are expanding operations and have immediate openings on both Day Shifts (5:00 AM 5:00 PM) and Night Shifts (5:00 PM 5:00 AM). Choose the schedule that fits your lifestyle.
- Modern, Robotics-Driven Facility: Ditch the dirty, dark shops. Work in a climate-controlled, ultra-clean environment featuring cutting-edge robotics, advanced PLCs, and automated packing systems that smells like candy every day.
- Predictable Schedule Balance: The popular 2-2-3 rotating schedule guarantees built-in 3-day weekends every other week, allowing you to maximize your time off.
- Premium Total Rewards: Enjoy comprehensive medical, dental, and vision packages, a highly competitive retirement plan, and immediate paid time off.
Your Impact: Leading High-Speed Automation
As the Maintenance Supervisor, you will lead a highly skilled team of 7 to 10 multi-skilled mechanics, serving as the tactical anchor for plant reliability, safety, and continuous improvement.
- Team Leadership: Manage, coach, and elevate a crew of mechanical and electrical technicians across daily shift handoffs.
- Maximized Plant Uptime: Direct shift work orders, emergency repairs, and capital equipment installation projects to ensure peak manufacturing output.
- Advanced Automation Guard: Oversee troubleshooting on high-speed packaging machinery, robotics, automated systems, and 3-phase power distribution.
- Compliance Champion: Drive flawless execution of preventive maintenance schedules under strict AIB, SQF, and OSHA safety frameworks.
- Resource Optimization: Strategically plan parts inventory and shift schedules to minimize production downtime.
What We Are Looking For
Experience: 3+ years of maintenance supervisory or lead tech experience in an industrial manufacturing setting (food processing, high-speed packaging, or consumer goods preferred)
- Technical Roots: experience in mechanical, electrical, pneumatics, and hydraulics diagnostics.
- Automation Mastery: Practical capability with PLC troubleshooting, robotics, VFDs, and automated industrial controls.
- Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity keeping facility practices aligned with OSHA standards (SQF/AIB food safety knowledge is a massive plus).
- Language Edge: Bilingual (English/Spanish) capabilities are highly preferred to seamlessly lead our diverse workforce.
- Flexibility: Ability to work a 12-hour 2-2-3 shift rotation and handle emergency on-call needs.
Technical Skill Keywords Covered
Industrial Electrician, Automation Supervisor, Maintenance Lead, Electro-Mechanical Supervisor, PLC Controls Technician, Food Manufacturing Coordinator, Millwright Leader.
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Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Bellwood, IL.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $118000.00 - $118000.00/yr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Health, medical, dental, vision, PTO, bonuses based on performance yearly
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Bellwood,IL.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 14, 2026.
About Aerotek
Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.
Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.