MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR - Bloomington

About the role

To support various production departments by training and directing machine maintenance personnel in everyday repair of injection molding machines; to upgrade equipment through coordination of new equipment installation; to develop, implement, and oversee preventative maintenance programs for existing equipment.

Responsibilities

• Trains machine maintenance personnel and others on molding machine set-ups, cycling, and troubleshooting;
• Completes written reports to Maintenance Manager on condition of machines, as well as pending and completed projects;
• Interacts with other departments in analysis of machine and equipment problems; aids in decision-making process for correction of problems;
• Schedules, assigns, and supervises PMs; schedules and supervises repair of equipment and machines.

Other Responsibilities

• Troubleshoots molding machines to include electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical problems;
• Performs other duties that may be assigned;
• Responsible for following all Food Safety related policies and procedures;
• Responsible for following and enforcing all Safety Rules, policies, procedures and work instructions.

Requirements

• Educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree preferred; Maintenance managerial courses or experience;
• Technical skills: Basic electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical skills and knowledge with some formal education;
• Experience: 5-7 years’ experience in injection molding, both mechanical and process; Preventative Maintenance programs; Maintenance supervisory experience.

Physical Demands

• Simple grasping (15%); Firm grasping (15%);
• Equipment used: Molding presses, auxiliary equipment: grinders, material system, conveyors, spinner bowls, box movers, mold temperature controls, hot runner control panels; miscellaneous hand tools related to the plugging and unplugging of molds; personal computer and related software; Veneer caliper; Personal Computer.

Contacts

• Management;
• Quality Assurance;
• Maintenance Personnel;
• Production Personnel;
• Safety Personnel;
• Warehouse Personnel;
• Vendors.

Supervision/Backup

• Supervision/Backup: Maintenance Manager.