Maintenance Supervisor

About the role

The Maintenance Supervisor leads and directs skilled trades employees to meet maintenance department objectives in a fast-paced, high-volume, unionized manufacturing environment. This role coordinates safety, quality, delivery, cost, and morale initiatives; drives throughput improvements; and coordinates professional and breakdown maintenance activities. The Maintenance Supervisor also provides coaching and mentoring to hourly and supervisory team members on problem-solving techniques and corrective action implementation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct Skilled Trades employees within the maintenance department.
• Coordinate safety, quality, delivery, cost, and morale initiatives.
• Drive throughput improvements and coordinate professional maintenance and breakdown maintenance activities.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to hourly and supervisory team members regarding problem-solving techniques and corrective action implementation.
• Apply general technical understanding of maintenance, Time-Based Maintenance (TBM), Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM), and Dynamic Maintenance (DM).
• Influence key performance indicators (KPIs), Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), and Mean Time to Repair (MTTR).
• Maintain equipment at basic conditions and support continuous improvement of equipment within the assigned area.
• Address throughput, run-to-run, and downtime-related equipment issues in a production environment, supported by the Professional Maintenance Specialist (PMS) where applicable.
• Directly supervise Skilled Trades employees.
• Work with Skilled Trades staff to drive waste reduction through implementation of Autonomous Maintenance (AM), Professional Maintenance (PM), Quality Maintenance (QM), Focus Improvement (FI), and People Development (PD).
• Actively participate in and lead Kaizen project activities focused on Overall Equipment Effectiveness (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.
• Ability to work any shift and overtime as required.
• Excellent organizational, written, and oral communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various levels of employees, from hourly represented employees to Senior Leadership.
• Ability to build effective business relationships with plant leadership and customers.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated troubleshooting and problem-solving experience.
• Goal-oriented self-starter with the ability to lead teams.
• Ability to coach, mentor, and develop Skilled Trades employees.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field.
• Experience with continuous improvement systems and lean manufacturing.
• Experience leading maintenance teams in a union environment.
• Experience with controls, robotics, drives, and system-level communication systems.
• Experience with various conveyance systems, welding, vision systems, and sensor use and application.

Benefits

• Group Health (Medical, Dental, and Vision).
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays.
• 401(k) matching.
• Group Life and Disability insurance.
• Professional Development opportunities.
• Wellness programs.
• Variety of other perks.