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Fifo Trade Jobs in Indiana (NOW HIRING)

Lead a team of skilled trades to safely maintain casting and machining equipment while meeting ... Manage spare parts and indirect materials processes (cribs, POU cabinets, min/max and FIFO) to ...

Lead a team of skilled trades to safely maintain casting and machining equipment while meeting ... Manage spare parts and indirect materials processes (cribs, POU cabinets, min/max and FIFO) to ...

Fifo Trade information

What is the difference between Fifo Trade vs Warehouse Associate?

AspectFifo TradeWarehouse Associate
CertificationsNone required, familiarity with inventory managementNone required, may need forklift certification
Work EnvironmentTrade and logistics settings, warehouses, distribution centersWarehouses, distribution centers, retail storage
Industry UsageLogistics, supply chain, trading companiesRetail, manufacturing, logistics

Fifo Trade and Warehouse Associate roles both operate within logistics and warehouse environments. Fifo Trade focuses on inventory management and trade logistics, often requiring knowledge of supply chain procedures. Warehouse Associates handle physical inventory, stocking, and order fulfillment. While their tasks differ, both roles are essential in supply chain operations and share similar work environments.

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Infographic showing various Fifo Trade job openings in Indiana as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 77% Full Time, 21% Part Time, and 2% Temporary. Highlights an 95% In-person, and 5% Remote job distribution.

Maintenance Supervisor

Optimal Inc.

Bedford, IN • On-site

Contractor

Posted 15 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Lead a team of skilled trades to maintain casting and machining equipment while meeting production, quality, and uptime targets.

  • Own the Workplace Safety System for the area, ensuring high-risk tasks are controlled, safety concerns are reported and addressed, and feedback is provided to employees.

  • Plan, prioritize, and coordinate preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities using Maximo, minimizing unplanned stops and coordinating downtime with production.


Job description

Job Summary:

Lead a team of skilled trades to safely maintain casting and machining equipment while meeting daily production, quality, and uptime targets.
Own the Workplace Safety System for the area: ensure high-risk tasks are controlled, employee safety concerns (ESCs) are reported, closed on time, and feedback is provided to employees.

Job Responsibilities:
Sustain Workplace Organization (WPO) standards and 5S: complete and review WPO audits, correct out-of-standard conditions, and drive a clean, organized maintenance work environment.
Own Level 4/5 Business Plan Deployment (BPD) boards for the maintenance group: keep SPQRCE metrics current, write and follow up on countermeasures for red metrics, and lead regular board reviews with TLs and support staff.
Lead problem solving using GM PPS and GMS tools; use Andon/MTB/Maximo data to identify chronic issues, drive root-cause analysis, and verify effectiveness of implemented countermeasures.
Plan and prioritize preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance using Maximo; coordinate opportunistic downtime with production to execute planned work and minimize unplanned stops.
Ensure technical standardized work is in place and followed (GL STS, TIS/JES, PMP, TPM tasks); keep daily/weekly/monthly/yearly GL tasks up to date and audited.
Verify training and qualification of trades and TLs through JIT and versatility/flex charts; perform monthly JIT checks and close training gaps.
Protect product quality by ensuring proper handling of non-conforming material, adherence to PQS, support of error-proofing verification, and escalation of quality issues from maintenance activities.
Manage spare parts and indirect materials processes (cribs, POU cabinets, min/max and FIFO) to support high equipment reliability at lowest total cost.
Conduct performance evaluations, coaching, and recognition for team members; address low performance, support development plans, and reinforce GM Purpose & Values and the Bedford mission "Together We Cast Our Future."
Effectively use OEM systems (Maximo, Kronos, Cognos, Intelex, Teamcenter, SharePoint) and plant procedures (Go & See, incident investigation, Supervisor Handbook) to manage work, time, safety, and reporting.

Requirements:

Education: High School Diploma required
Years of experience: at least 5 years of experience required
Industrial or manufacturing environment - experience working in this environment
Mechanical Altitude or background
At least 5 years of leadership experience

***IMPORTANT*** Need a candidate that has good discipline and consistency - showing up to work on time and be ready to work, this is a current struggle in their department so need to make sure this is not an issue, this person needs to be reliable and dependable
Soft skills - not afraid of confrontation, capable of managing people, safety is very important (aware and have a good knowledge of safety)

Shift Info:

Working 2nd or 3rd shift in the die casting environment