Maintenance Supervisor

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Enjoy a career, packaged with care, whilst helping protect food, people and the planet

We are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. We're on a mission to make all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Every day, we ensure the hygiene and safety of food and drink for people around the world. We are Huhtamaki.

You could be part of our vision. Because it's our talented people that make it happen. Our people on the shop floor producing innovative, sustainable products. Our people in our offices delivering excellence for our customers every day. It's every one of us working together.

We offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported, and make an impact so we can all focus on the future together.

Essential Functions

• Observe, promote, and administer all Safety, Food Safety, and company policies.
• Assist in employee development, including motivation, training, and discipline.
• Provide input regarding hiring, firing, and performance review/wage increase issues.
• Schedule daily employee job assignments and complete all department reports.
• Provide technical support by training and troubleshooting to maintenance and manufacturing personnel.
• Interprets operational manuals, manufacturer's specifications, blueprints, and schematics for manufacturing equipment.
• Plans work against machine breakdowns, PM's equipment installation / removal to meet plant scheduling needs.
• Meet maintenance demands of all production departments to help them meet customer shipping requirements.
• Daily team scheduling, overtime.
• Will lead 20+ personnel in the assigned area of the manufacturing facility in job assignments, quality programs, housekeeping and manufacturing targets, scheduling daily employee's job assignments, and completing all necessary reports.
• Must demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively, orally & written, with all levels of employees.
• Will have accountability for major plant assets.
• Will be required to be proficient at all aspects of maintaining, improving, and training others on the department CMMS system. (Mainsaver)
• Maintain a Maintenance / Instrument Controls Technician "Hands On" work style. Expected to maintain all hands-on work assignments as a regular Technician.
• On-call and available to troubleshoot non-routine problems that are causing extended downtime outside of normal business hours, including nights and weekends.
• Expected to help develop, write, and review Work Instructions for all manufacturing equipment and Standard Operating Procedures for the Maintenance Department. Providing support to other departments when needed.
• Maintain and improve Maintenance Department and Plant Annual Goals. (Safety, Unscheduled Downtime, PM Completion Efficiency Rate, Work Order Closing Rate.)
• Complete shop records and use reporting system following established procedures as required for effective performance of the job or operation of the department.
• Review all open work orders weekly and review work order requirements with Engineering & Maintenance Manager and others as needed to determine appropriate schedule for work to be completed.

Job Qualifications

Required

• Welding experience required.
• Must have excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Must have electrical experience including being familiar with PLC's and PC based controls.
• Must have the ability to work with Machine PC programs and expertly modify if needed.
• Ability to expertly read, understand and comprehend written or oral instruction, technical data, blueprints, etc. and the ability to communicate effectively and professionally with others.
• Must be able to lead maintenance department and work across all departments in the facility.
• Possess professional inter-personal skills.
• Ability to work overtime as required.
• Must have the ability to lead the maintenance department in making intricate and extensive repairs without the aid of conventional drawings.
• Ability to operate a forklift, scissors lift, boom lift and obtain annual certification.

Preferred

• 10+ years of experience in maintenance with exposure to machinery, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems required.
• 10+ years of Injection molding and Injection molding electrical control troubleshooting experience preferred.

Environment

Will work in a manufacturing environment. Requires twisting at waist, bending/stooping, squatting/kneeling, and climbing ladders. Incumbent may be required to lift 50 lbs. on a regular basis and lift/carry more than 70 lbs. occasionally. Requires reaching at, above and below shoulder level. Must be able to work on elevated work platforms. Requires walking (50%), standing (35%) and sitting (15%). Requires full range of body motion such as twisting, bending, squatting, climbing, and reaching at/above/below shoulders. Visual requirements include near/far acuity, depth perception, and peripheral vision and color vision. May be required to travel by automobile and airplane.

Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet.