Maintenance Superintendent

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

• Be a role model for safety.
  • Promote a zero-injury safety culture and find ways to continuously improve safety culture in the workplace.
  • Stop any observed work activities or conditions that are dangerous, illegal, or against company policy.
  • Identify safety issues in the workplace and assume responsibility to take immediate action to correct or immediately escalate to appropriate level for resolution.
• Leading the maintenance organization to drive up-time and reliability performance across the site
• Driving and managing the precision, preventive and predictive maintenance process for the plant with a focus to improve key maintenance metrics
• Leading the training efforts within the maintenance organization to further develop and grow the teams knowledge, skills and abilities
• Ensuring the effective prioritization, planning and execution of scheduled maintenance department work
• Providing effective leadership of the maintenance hourly workforce, including performance management, development, training, communication, employee relations and timecard management
• Driving and supporting Maintenance system improvements (M3 maintenance utilization, planning effectiveness, equipment criticality, storeroom organization, PM effectiveness, and technology utilization)
• Supporting line operations to achieve key performance measures (ex: Sq ft/hr, quality, cost, downtime, and scrap)
• Supporting plant safety and environmental goals through established programs and procedures (touch audits, safety corrective actions/preventative actions, incident investigations, ergonomic program, safety training, etc.)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Able to be perceptive and have a strong awareness of surroundings to identify potential risks and communicate these risks to employees.
• Experience and knowledge of Six-Sigma principles and Lean manufacturing.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a cross-functional team through a root cause analysis/problem-solving process.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple and ever-changing priorities and meet established deadlines.
• Demonstrated track record in driving continuous improvement and achieving goals.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, and Outlook).

Qualifications

• Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree or related engineering field; Bachelor's or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience supervising a maintenance function within a manufacturing environment
• Must possess shift and schedule flexibility of regular time as well as any shift that may include off-hours and/or weekends, as needed
• Knowledge of precision, preventive, and predictive maintenance processes (vibration analysis, thermal imaging, laser alignment)
• Experience developing and managing capital improvement projects
• Skills with Lean manufacturing and other process improvement techniques
• Proficient in AutoCAD
• Must be able to successfully complete and pass a background check, employment verification and drug screening
• Positive and Verifiable Work History
• Must follow safety guidelines and wear applicable safety equipment, e.g., safety glasses, side shields, approved safety shoes, and other PPE as needed

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Push, pull, carry and lift 20 - 50lbs
• Walking, stretching, bending, stooping, twisting, reaching, grasping and repetitive movements
• Talk, hear, read, write and comprehend English
• Must be able to work in a non-temperature-controlled environment

MENTAL DEMANDS

• The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Think analytically
• Make decisions
• Develop options and implement solutions
• Work with a team
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance (consistent with ADA and/or FMLA)
• Attention to detail
• Communicate effectively
• Multitask in a fast pace environment
• Work with a Sense of Urgency