Maintenance Supervisor

Position Summary Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of maintenance personnel. Essential Position Requirements (include But Are Not Limited To) SAFETY FIRST – Every employee of Cellofoam North America Inc. must demonstrate a strong commitment to following all safety standards, procedures, and practices to ensure a safe working environment for themselves and others. Maintain safe plant operations by ensuring all equipment is functioning properly and correcting machinery when it is not operating properly. Supervise, train, and motivate maintenance, mold‑maintenance, and mold setters. Schedule mold changes and ensure parts are being run as planned. Schedule maintenance projects as needed. Contact suppliers for necessary materials. Coordinate contractors, as necessary. Coordinate mold modifications and repairs with the tool shop. Discuss any unsafe conditions at the plant with employees and trouble‑shoot to correct. Purchase maintenance items with the assistance of plant manager and production manager. Set up preventative maintenance programs. Document and maintain all preventative maintenance records for the plant. Assist production managers and supervisors as needed. Qualifications Education Requirements Minimum – Associate degree in technical discipline or equivalent experience. CORE COMPETENCIES Initiative: Identifies problems and acts in light of this identification to address current or future problems. Proactively does things and does not simply think about future actions. Work Habits: Efficiently organizes and executes assignments. Demonstrates self‑discipline and reliability. Flexibility / Adaptability: Adapts and works effectively in a variety of situations and with various individuals or groups. Seeks and appreciates opposing perspectives on issues. Adapts approach as the requirements of the situation change. Changes or easily accepts change in organization or job requirements. Works Safely: Strives for an accident‑free workplace. Keeps safety at the “heart” of everything done. Treats safety as a personal responsibility and sees oneself as being responsible for the safety of others. Teamwork: Contributes meaningfully to work group efforts by offering new ideas for improvement. Demonstrates a cooperative manner in dealing with supervisors and other team members. Does his/her part toward group efforts. Mutual Respect and Support: Works cooperatively with others. Welcomes and takes advantage of opposing ideas and opinions. Is always respectful to others. Ethics, Values, and Integrity: Possesses Core Values & Beliefs, is trusted and is perceived as truthful and honest. KNOWLEDGE Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, employment law, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, labor relations, and personnel information systems. English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. Clerical: Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, and other office procedures and terminology. Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. Skills Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others. Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. Management of Material Resources: Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. Instructing: Teaching others how to do something. Management of Financial Resources: Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems. Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. Abilities Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. Number Facility: The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. Mathematical Reasoning: The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance. Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. Position Requirements And Qualifications Minimum of five years of job-related experience. Software Skills Required MS PowerPoint MS Excel Internet MS Word MS Outlook Timekeeping systems MS‑Great Plains Other Information Workdays: Monday through Friday Hours: As assigned by manager Schedules may include overtime hours in order to meet the demands of plant operations. No Travel Required Five to seven years of maintenance experience including: hydraulics, electrical, electro‑mechanical, mechanical, welding, pipe fitting and other related areas. Supervisory experience preferred. Strong communication and organizational skills. Knowledge and understanding of manufacturing process. Understanding and knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures preferred but not required. Comprehension of the English language, in both written and spoken form, is preferred. #J-18808-Ljbffr