The Maintenance Supervisor plays a critical leadership role in advising on technical matters, directing skilled trades personnel within a fast-paced, high-volume, unionized manufacturing environment. This position is responsible for ensuring the maintenance department meets its objectives in safety, quality, delivery, cost and morale.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and coordinate both professional and breakdown maintenance activities to support production goals.
- Drive improvements in equipment throughput, reliability and uptime.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to hourly and supervisory team members in applying production methodologies, including problem-solving and corrective action implementation.
- Supervise and support Skilled Trades employees in daily operations and continuous improvement efforts.
- Collaborate with the Professional Maintenance Specialist (PMS) to address equipment-related issues, including downtime, run-to-run variability and throughput challenges.
- Champion waste reduction initiatives through SPW pillars : Autonomous Maintenance (AM), Professional Maintenance (PM), Quality Maintenance (QM), Focused Improvement (FI) and People Development (PD).
- Lead and participate in Kaizen activities focused on enhancing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and identifying cost-saving opportunities.
REQUIREMENTS
High School Diploma or GED3+ years of industrial automation experience with project management experienceAbility to work any shift and overtime as requiredSolid technical understanding of maintenance strategies, including Time-Based Maintenance (TBM), Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) and Dynamic Maintenance (DM).Ability to influence key performance indicators such as Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) and equipment condition standards.Strong leadership, communication and organizational skills.Proven ability to foster a culture of continuous improvement and team development.Excellent organization, written and oral communication skillsExcellent 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 requiredAbility to build effective business relationships with plant leadership and customersAbility to handle multiple projects simultaneouslyDemonstrated troubleshooting problem solving experienceGoal oriented self-starter with ability to lead teamsAbility to coach / mentor / develop skilled trade employeesMust have a good working knowledge of Microsoft OfficePREFERRED REQUIREMENTS
Bachelors Degree in technical / engineering fieldExperience in continuous improvement systems and lean manufacturingExperience leading maintenance teams in a union environmentGreen Belt / Red X / Six Sigma trainingExperience 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 applicationFamiliar with World Class Manufacturing pillar methodology and implementationGood working knowledge of Google Suite / Workplace