Maintenance Supervisor - D Shift

Job Responsibilities & Tasks

• Manage your environment and team’s safety
• Monitor work areas to ensure compliance with safety protocols, including OSHA and safety requirements.
• Monitor work areas to ensure compliance with food safety and quality protocols.
• Enforce Materne North America policies, standards and procedures, ensuring fair and consistent application and employee accountability.
• Oversee Maintenance related Operations
• Communicate with management, co-workers, and direct reports to coordinate work activities and share information (this includes attending daily pass-downs and regularly scheduled meetings and completion of troubleshooting reports).
• Deliver action plans developed from fact and data-based root cause analysis and enforce standards defined by workshop managers.
• Enforce 5S principles, support Continuous Improvement initiatives, and implement Lean Manufacturing principles to ensure World Class Performance.
• Manage performance
• Manage the work and performance of a team of Maintenance Technicians, ensuring that equipment and plant are in World Class operational condition at all times.
• Ensure completion of schedule Preventative Maintenance tasks.
• Schedule Work Orders using CMMS.
• Provide Corrective Action as necessary.
• Prioritize repairs that occur during production.
• Track Maintenance KPIs as assigned.
• Oversee troubleshooting, Corrective Repairs and Preventative Maintenance.
• Utilize Predictive Maintenance technologies to improve MTBF.
• Manage and optimize use of spare parts for an assigned work area.
• Oversee training and qualification of new and current Maintenance Technicians.
• Develop employee competencies and provide detailed and fact-based feedback.
• Perform quarterly evaluations of your team.
• Cross-functional Projects
• Provide area guidance based on experience, system knowledge and equipment function.
• Systems include but not limited to: pre-processing, production, packaging, palletizing, WWTP, Boilers, refrigeration, HVAC and plant utility systems.
• Partner with operational group on assigned shift to ensure organizational teamwork.
• Work with the Production Supervisor to ensure plant operational needs are met.
• Oversee other Maintenance teams in the absence of that team’s supervisor.
• Provide additional support to Operations in the absence of partnered Production supervisor.
• Partner with human resources in raising and resolving employee personnel issues.
• Lead and/or participate in investigations, perform Root Cause Analysis and work with Plant Leadership to implement corrective action to eliminate conic issues.
• Drive Continuous Improvement
• Identify, justify and propose improvements to machines and Maintenance processes which positively impacts safety, food safety, quality and operational efficiency.

Position Requirements

• EDUCATION
• - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field preferred
• - Combination of education and experience will be considered
• EXPERIENCE
• - 3+ years of experience in Maintenance within a manufacturing environment
• - 1-3 years’ experience as a Maintenance Supervisor preferred
• - Food or pharmaceutical industry manufacturing experience is strongly preferred
• SKILLS
• - Ability to understand technical processes and automated mechanical equipment.
• - Strong background in preventative Maintenance and repair of industrial manufacturing equipment.
• - Ability to demonstrate logic and reason to identify problems and offer solutions.
• - Demonstrated ability to meet operational goals while also fostering a positive work environment.
• - Demonstrated commitment to employee safety and food safety.
• - Strong interpersonal, communication, leadership, training and coaching skills.
• - Microsoft office proficiency.
• - PLC experience is highly desired.
• PHYSICAL & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
• - Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs. regularly.
• - Must be able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• - Must be able work in normal office conditions and in the manufacturing plant.
• - Must be able to work a minimum of 12 hours per day and be on his/her feet for extended periods of time.