Maintenance Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Job Summary

The Maintenance Supervisor is a hands-on position that also leads, directs, and coordinates activities of the maintenance technicians engaged in repair, maintenance, installation of machines, tools, and industrial manufacturing equipment. This role is also responsible for providing leadership, ensuring safe work practices and developing/approving procedures to maximize efficiency associated with the maintenance processes and personnel. Required to perform inventory of maintenance parts & supplies and interact with suppliers and internal department personnel. The incumbent is expected to be a self-starter, a good manager of time, work independently and follow Altor Solutions’ standards for safety and conduct.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

· Manage maintenance team across all shifts.

· Lead maintenance planning to ensure proper scheduling of maintenance work, effective utilization of maintenance man-hours, minimization of work backlog, and PM compliance.

· Monitors operation of plant equipment and systems to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipate and solve problems in timely manner.

· Serve as the technical resource to maintenance and operations regarding engineering solutions, equipment improvements, and emergency repairs.

· Proficient in reading schematics to trouble shoot hydraulic / pneumatic and electrical issues.

· Responsibility for managing maintenance costs, including maintenance labor costs, maintenance parts, and outside services for repairs.

· Serve as backup for setting up, removing and storage of production molds in accordance with documented procedures.

· Serve as backup to maintain usable fill guns and ejectors through bench testing, cleaning, rebuilding, and inspecting.

· Serve as backup for Water treatment: collect, test and report water samples for hardness, pH and etc. at various stages throughout the process

· Develop and promote systems and culture that strive for world class maintenance, including preventative and predictive maintenance, clean and organized work areas, and improved equipment reliability.

· Responsible for coordinating contractor work on site as it pertains to production equipment and facility repairs.

· Manage and review standard operating procedures and work instructions as they pertain to maintenance.

· Request capital expenditure requests for maintenance-based projects.

· Function as maintenance point person for management of change approval on new and modified equipment.

· Ensure compliance with regulatory affairs if required, FDA, OSHA, SQF mechanical integrity and process hazards analysis (PHA).

· Ensure all Safety and ISO programs and procedures are followed, accepted, and endorsed by the entire department.

· Interface and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure efficient working relationship.

· Promote a culture of safety, quality, and environmental stewardship.

· Uphold and maintain organizational values and standards.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience

Associate degree in technical field; or three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Supervisory experience required. Proficient in use of Microsoft applications and maintenance planning systems.

Additional Work Experience

· Experience monitoring and maintaining low pressure boilers, air compressors, air driers, and vacuum pumps.

· Experience maintaining forklifts

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

· Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; Aligns work with strategic goals.

· Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

· Excellent people skills and consultative approach; tactful in dealing with people at all levels.

· Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics; Capability to solve complex problems, utilizing strong critical thinking and decision-making skills.

· Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments; Display highest ethical standards.

· Superior organizational skills and the ability to assemble resources needed to orchestrate multiple projects/activities and accomplish goals.

· Strong sense of urgency, self-motivated and positive.

· Ability to actively lead change initiatives. Take the initiative to ask for and offer help when needed.

· Maintain the utmost level of confidentiality in dealing with sensitive information.

· Detail oriented, with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

Work Environment/ Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The employee is occasionally exposed to work in high places, outdoors weather conditions and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; bend; use hand dexterity to operate office equipment including computer keyboards; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear.

The employee is frequently required to climb, balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

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