Maintenance Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

Maintenance Supervisor

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Job Description

Job Summary  

The Maintenance Supervisor will be accountable for keeping the production output optimized and maintaining seamless functioning of all equipment and machinery. Must have effective administration skills as well as organizational capabilities and leading a team of maintenance technicians for conducting maintenance activities. The Maintenance Supervisor will lead, coach, and develop a team of maintenance technicians to improve skills and knowledge of mechanical principals and translate those skills and knowledge to improve production outputs. Must be self-driven with effective analytical and problem-solving skills. Will be effective at collaborating with associates and leaders at all levels and must have excellent influencing skills. 

Responsibilities:  

• Reports to the Engineering Manager. 
• Must ensure the production of a safe, high quality product. 
• Fill in for Maintenance/Engineering Manager in his absence. 
• Responsible for communication with Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Technicians and Production Department on repairs, scheduling of down time and acquiring Production Department input. 
• Assists mechanics at any given time to assure all daily tasks are carried out. 
• Assists mechanics in their reporting duties such as log entry data follow up to ensure that the mechanics has logged problems, repairs and parts usage. 
• Responsible for basic office duties such as parts ordering, work scheduling, payroll accounting, PM scheduling and receiving records. 
• Responsible for the set up and operation of the PM program, updating of the program and adjustments to the schedule. 
• Touring of the plant to view the condition of the equipment and assigning of any repairs needed. 
• View maintenance logs and follow up with any open issues from previous shifts. 
• Look over work orders from previous shifts and follow up to see that the work was completed. 
• Schedule workloads for the shifts including scheduled repairs and PM's. 
• Reports daily to the Maintenance Manager on the activities of the Maintenance crew and equipment status. 
• Will be training side by side with Maintenance/Engineering Manager to be replacement in 3-5 years. 
• Any other duties as assigned. 

People Management Highlights:??? 

• Assigning tasks and deadlines?? 
• Boosting engagement and productivity by motivating people?? 
• Providing coaching and feedback. Nurturing each employee’s growth through mentoring and training?? 
• Keeping individuals and the team focused on company and professional goals?? 
• Reviewing performance metrics?? 
• Delivering regular 1:1 meetings and evaluations? 

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:  

• Must possess a High School or equivalent education? 
• Five (5) years mechanical experience or equivalent training 
• Must have 3-5 years as a lead or Supervision in a Maintenance department 
• Ability to work with minimal supervision within a team environment. 
• Must have good practical sense working with and troubleshooting equipment problems 
• Must be a team player. 
• Must have good communication skills. 
• Must be a leader in team spirit 
• Must be able to set good examples for others to follow. 
• Must be a self-starter and have the ability to detect and troubleshoot problems and carry out the proper repairs. 
• Must possess knowledge of mechanics, pneumatics, hydraulics, electricity, industrial refrigeration, the baking process, sanitation and quality control 
• Must possess basic understanding of fabrication skills such as welding, cutting, grinding and machine work. 
• Must follow all GMP's 

Preferred Qualifications:  

• College degree preferred 
• Previous food manufacturing experience is preferred 
• Skill at Troubleshooting PLC systems is preferred