Maintenance Team Leader

Job Description:

The Maintenance Supervisor is a frontline maintenance leadership role for the Warminster, PA facility and will directly lead a team of four Maintenance Technicians to deliver safe, reliable, and efficient maintenance execution across production, blending, packaging, utility, and facility equipment. In this role, you will provide technical guidance, daily coordination, and operational leadership to ensure uptime, equipment reliability, quality, customer service, and strong HSSE performance. You will also support the Plant Engineer / Maintenance Manager in driving maintenance priorities, contractor performance, CMMS accuracy, and continuous improvement.

Full-time role - Monday to Friday, 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Job Summary

• Provide daily leadership, coaching, and technical support to a team of four Maintenance Technicians

• Plan, assign, and follow up on preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance activities

• Serve as the frontline escalation point for Operations and coordinate technician response to equipment issues

• Ensure plant assets are maintained to meet uptime, reliability, quality, and safety objectives

• Review, initiate, assign, and close work orders in the CMMS, ensuring accurate labor entry and maintenance history

• Coordinate contractor activities including planning, scheduling, field oversight, and compliance with Control of Work

• Support cost control through parts management, contractor oversight, overtime management, and resource planning

• Approve technician timecards, PTO, overtime, and ensure adequate maintenance coverage

• Ensure compliance with bp standards, site procedures, energy isolation, permits, and risk assessments

• Participate in Control of Work risk assessments and support Planning, Performing Authority, and Isolation Authority responsibilities

• Maintain adequate spare parts and materials to minimize downtime

• Support root cause analysis, incident investigations, and integration of lessons learned

• Conduct and coach Safety Observation Conversations and Quality Observation Conversations

• Drive continuous improvement in maintenance execution, PM effectiveness, equipment reliability, and team capability

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (required)

• Technical school, trade certification, associate degree, or equivalent industrial maintenance experience (preferred)

• Minimum 5 years of industrial maintenance experience in manufacturing, chemical, lubricants, oil & gas, pharmaceutical, packaging, or similar environments

• Prior leadership, supervisory, or coordination experience (preferred)

• Strong mechanical and troubleshooting skills across production, blending, packaging, utility, and facility equipment

• Experience with pumps, valves, conveyors, blending systems, packaging equipment, hot oil systems, steam systems, and related assets

• Experience using CMMS platforms such as SAP, Ultimo, Maximo, or similar

• Working knowledge of energy isolation, permit-to-work, job safety analysis, and maintenance risk assessments

• Ability to coordinate contractors safely and effectively

• Strong communication, prioritization, coaching, and decision-making skills

• Demonstrated safety leadership and commitment to quality, customer service, and continuous improvement

• Basic computer skills (email, data entry, document review, CMMS, reporting tools)

Skills & Competencies

• Self-starter with strong ownership, accountability, and the ability to influence across teams

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate technical issues into clear actions

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced operating environment

• Customer-service mindset with a focus on reliability and operational excellence

• Ability to build an inclusive, safety-focused, and high-performing maintenance team

• Comfortable working with digital tools, CMMS systems, and maintenance documentation

Why join us

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits ( to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Travel Requirement
No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:
This position is not available for remote working

Skills:
Maintenance Planning, Maintenance Scheduling, Operations readiness planning, Operations turnaround coordinating, Operations Turnaround Preparation, Site operating procedure development, Turnaround common process, Turnaround Planning, Turnaround pre-start-up assurance, Turnaround Scheduling, Turnaround scoping, Work Packaging

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.