Maintenance Supervisor

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We are seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to join the team at our new manufacturing facility in Belvidere, IL!

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for preventative maintenance, property, plant, and equipment. This role ensues the infrastructure provides a safe workplace environment, delivering efficient services, and high customer service levels. Success in this role is defined by optimizing preventative maintenance, property, plant, equipment, environment, health, safety, and capital expenditure. This will be measured by the ability to optimize growth efficiencies – synergies, scale and scope.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Senior machine operator of all equipment in maintenance shop.

• Repair or replace in-process production equipment, in response to requests.

• Welding and fabrication of machines, guarding, structures and holding mechanisms.

• Develop machine design.

• Recommend incorporation of new technology for company application where feasible and practical.

• Develop, Review and estimate design costs including equipment, installation, labor, materials, preparation, and other related costs.

• Collaborate with outside contractors for servicing/repair of all maintenance shop machines that are on a scheduled PM program.

• Manage all consumables needed for maintenance shop use.

• Act as SAP Super User within functional area as assigned.

• Supervise and coordinate activities of team.

• Develop written programs/procedures for maintenance shop activities.

• Select, coach and develop staff. Set clear expectations to inspire and motivate the team. Manage performance-- recognizing achievement, providing feedback and administering progressive discipline when necessary

Minimal Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or equivalent experience

• 2 years of maintenance experience in an operational environment

• 2 years of experience leading teams, developing people or organizing tasks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience using SAP or equivalent ERP system (Oracle, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics) and Microsoft Office.

• Formal leadership or team development training.

• Experience in Lean or Demand Flow principles.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Accountability – Demonstrated skill in Drive for Results, Action Oriented, and Perseverance.

• Transparent Communication – Demonstrated skill in Written Communications and Presentation Skills.

• Inspire, Motivate and Recognize - Demonstrated skill in Motivating Others, Negotiation, Building Effective Teams, and Managing Vision and Purpose.

• Conflict Management & Resolution – Demonstrated skill in Conflict Management, Managerial Courage, Standing Alone, Confronting Direct Reports, and Command Skills.

• Giving Feedback – Demonstrated skill in Developing Direct Reports, Delegation, Directing Others, and Informing.

• Change Management – Demonstrated skill in Process Management, Managing Through Systems, Lean/Re-Engineering, Sizing Up People, Hiring and Staffing.

• Demonstrated skills to understand mechanical and electrical principles, machine functionality, drawings and schematics.

• Relationship Building & Trust – Demonstrated skill in Approachability, Interpersonal Savvy, Caring about Direct Reports, Compassion, Fairness to Direct Reports, Listening and Ethics & Values.

Physical Demands : While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 - 50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus.

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“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”

We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most.

For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.

Ready to Power a Smarter World with us?

As one of the leaders and largest suppliers of power generation equipment and technology, the work we do touches millions of lives. Employees at Generac are encouraged to be innovative and are valued as an integral part of our global team. Our challenging goals develop knowledgeable employees dedicated to helping continue Generac’s success. Generac provides individuals the opportunity to work in a fast-paced agile work environment where their work makes a difference in people’s lives and their own.