Facilities Supervisor (CAT)

Position Responsibilities

• Maintain safety, health, and environmental policies and procedures.
• Support the safety program for the department; create a safe culture to sustain safety standards for all maintenance technicians.
• Establish solid accountability and proficiency standards for all staff.
• Create a reliability-focused environment that will reduce operating costs while improving overall equipment effectiveness and asset utilization.
• Execute procedures for the department to follow to eliminate failures and support specific measures to prevent repeated failures.
• Cook up a ratio of proactive to reactive activities on a day-to-day basis.
• Account for unscheduled equipment downtime while focusing the team input on meeting the challenging production requirements.
• Use a computerized maintenance management system to track and collect data and to create management reports as needed for planning and effectiveness evaluation.
• Direct leadership accountability and oversight of mechanical, electrical, electronic and instrumentation crafts; supervisory staff and supplementary third-party resources.
• Lead a team and create a culture which fully understands the value of determining the root cause of inefficiencies and has a relentless determination for process improvement.
• Participate in review of overall plant performance measures.
• Cook with site leadership to ensure performance standards are met.
• Conduct daily, weekly, and one-on-one meetings with maintenance team.
• Support customer meetings and plant initiatives.
• Work with individuals on career planning, training, and skills development.
• Ensure all safety procedures, practices, and regulations are followed before, during, and after the process to foster a positive safety culture by having a safety-first mindset and approach during execution of activities.

Essential Skills And Experience

• A minimum of five years’ experience in the organization of mid-to large industrial/commercial operations.
• A minimum of three years’ experience in BAS (Building Automation Systems) preferably Siemens.
• A minimum of three years’ experience in Industrial Chillers.
• Experience in industrial HVAC systems.
• An associate's degree or equivalent from a two-year college and 5 years of supervisory experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous leadership experience in manufacturing required.
• Supervisory experience in workflow prioritization, critical equipment management, employee evaluations and discipline.
• A proven record of managing a safe working environment.
• Organizational skills including, but not limited to 5S and shop housekeeping.
• Professional communications and customer service skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Experience in CMMS (preferably SAP) and report writing.
• Contractor and vendor coordination experience.
• Knowledge of the following trades: Electrical, Electronics, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Fluid power, Mechanical, HVAC, chillers, boilers, vessels, tanks, liquid distribution, Variable Frequency Drives, Robotics.
• Experience demonstrating successful support of a positive safety culture.

Beneficial Skills And Experience

• A bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university.