Maintenance Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Maintenance Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Date: Mar 1, 2026

Location:Garden Grove, CA, US

Company: GKN Aerospace Careers

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

At GKN Aerospace, we are pioneers in aerospace and defense manufacturing, dedicated to innovation, precision, and excellence. Our cutting-edge technology and commitment to quality have positioned us as the worldwide leader in military aircraft canopies and commercial aircraft passenger cabin windows. Join us in shaping the future of aerospace and defense!

Compensation Data

Compensation Range: $92,811.00 - $116,014.00

Job Summary

We are seeking a dynamic and experiencedFacilities/Maintenance Supervisor to join our team. In this role, you will lead a talented group of maintenance professionals in keeping all aspects of the facility and manufacturing equipment operational. You will manage our internal maintenance workforce and contractors to support equipment preventive maintenance, equipment repairs, facility maintenance and equipment/infrastructure upgrades through a systemic approach in our CMMS. If you are passionate about aerospace and defense, thrive in a fast-paced environment, have a knack for leadership, and are a self-starting problem solver we want to hear from you!

2nd Shift: 4:00pm - 1:00am PST

Job Responsibilities

• Build and lead a highly engaged team of maintenance professionals; ensure they have what they need to be successful; supervise their daily activities; and keep them safe.
• Create and sustain a culture aligned with our "Great Place to Work" values by role-modeling behaviors, motivating, and recognizing team contributions.
• Drive a systemic approach to maintenance through Daily Management and extensive use of the CMMS, Maintenance Connection; maintain equipment uptime, execute preventative maintenance and track efficiency. Identifying gaps in our CMMS and systemically close them.
• Partner with production teams to maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and upgrade equipment to achieve peak operational performance and deliver high quality aerospace transparencies on time to customers.
• Collaborate with the safety team to identify, reduce, and eliminate safety risks throughout the facility.
• Communicate daily facility and equipment status with production leadership and ensure transparency of priorities, progress, and risks.
• Assist in facility projects for installing new equipment and upgrading existing equipment.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or manufacturing required.
• 3+ years of management experience, preferably in a Maintenance/Facilities.
• U.S. Person per ITAR regulations to comply with export compliance.
• Understanding of maintenance concepts such as reactive, preventive, autonomous etc and how to drive that through a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Sufficiently computer literate to manage team workload through the CMMS, as well as navigate and understand the inter-dependencies between different portions of the CMMS (e.g. assets, PMs, work-orders, spare parts etc).
• Motivated, self-starter capable of managing multiple tasks while keeping projects on time and under budget; able to deal with high paced and sometimes stressful task load.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of Maintenance Connection
• GKN experience
• Knowledge of AutoCAD or other CAD programs
• Project management experience
• Computer skills such as MS Excel, Project and Word
• Ability to estimate labor and material cost for projects as well as timelines

Why Join Us:

• Work with cutting-edge technology and innovative projects.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Professional development and growth opportunities.
• Be part of a company shaping the future of aerospace and defense.

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.​
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