Maintenance Lead/Maintenance Supervisor

About the role

The Maintenance Supervisor leads and directs skilled trades employees to meet the objectives of the maintenance department in a fast paced, high volume, unionized, manufacturing environment. The selected candidate will coordinate safety, quality, delivery, cost and morale initiatives. Drive throughput improvements and coordinate professional maintenance and breakdown maintenance activities. Provide coaching and mentoring to team members (both hourly and supervisory) regarding SIS (Stellantis Industrial System) for problem solving and corrective action implementation.

Responsibilities

• Possess a general level of technical understanding related to maintenance, time-based maintenance (TBM), condition-based maintenance (CBM), and dynamic maintenance (DM).
• Influence the key performance indicators (KPI’s), mean time between failure (MTBF) of components and equipment in their area, mean time to repair (MTTR), as well as maintaining equipment at basic conditions and continuous improvements of the equipment in their area.
• Address throughput, run to run, and downtime related issues with equipment in a production environment, supported by the Professional Maintenance Specialist (PMS) where applicable.
• Direct supervision of the Skilled Trades.
• Work with Skilled Trades staff in driving waste reduction efforts.
• Actively participate and lead kaizen project activities centered on Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) improvements and waste reduction opportunities identified through cost deployment.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum 3 years of industrial automation experience with project management experience
• Able to work any shift and overtime as required
• Excellent organization, written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various levels of employees within all areas of the Plant from hourly represented employees to Senior Leadership as required
• Able to build effective business relationships with plant leadership and customers
• Able to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated troubleshooting problem solving experience
• Goal oriented self-starter with ability to lead teams
• Able to coach/mentor/develop skilled trade employees
• Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in technical/engineering field (Preferred)
• Experience in continuous improvement systems and lean manufacturing (Preferred)
• Experience leading maintenance teams in a union environment (Preferred)
• Green Belt/Red X/Six Sigma training (Preferred)
• Experience with controls, robotics, drives and system level communication systems, sealing systems, glass cell systems, various conveyance systems, welding - all types, paint process and associated systems, vision systems and sensors use and application (Preferred)
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office software programs (Preferred)

Skills

• General level of technical understanding related to maintenance, TBM, CBM, and DM
• Ability to influence KPIs, MTBF, MTTR, and equipment maintenance
• Ability to address equipment issues in a production environment
• Ability to supervise Skilled Trades and drive waste reduction
• Ability to participate in and lead kaizen project activities
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve problems
• Ability to build business relationships and mentor employees
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Benefits

Comprehensive Health & Well-being Coverage
Generous Paid Time Off
Competitive Retirement Savings Plans
Support for Your Growth and Giving Back
Company Vehicle Lease Program
Exclusive Discounts on Stellantis Products
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Family Building Benefit
Volunteer Hours