Maintenance Supervisor

Maintenance Supervisor – JK1954 (1451592)

The Professional Maintenance Lead directs skilled trades employees to meet the objectives of the maintenance department in a fast paced, high volume, unionized, manufacturing environment. The selected candidate will coordinate safety, quality, delivery, cost and morale initiatives. Drive throughput improvements and coordinate professional maintenance and breakdown maintenance activities. Provide coaching and mentoring to team members regarding World Class Manufacturing techniques for problem solving and corrective action implementation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate safety, quality, delivery, cost and morale initiatives.
• Drive throughput improvements and coordinate professional maintenance and breakdown maintenance activities.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to team members regarding World Class Manufacturing techniques for problem solving and corrective action implementation.
• Possess a general level of technical understanding related to maintenance, time based maintenance (TBM), condition based maintenance (CBM), and dynamic maintenance (DM).
• Influence KPIs: MTBF, MTTR, maintain equipment at basic conditions and continuous improvements.
• Address throughput, run-to-run, and downtime issues with equipment in a production environment, supported by the Professional Maintenance Specialist.
• Direct supervision of the skilled trades.
• Work with skilled trades staff in driving waste reduction efforts through implementation of methods/processes of the World Class Manufacturing (WCM); Autonomous Maintenance (AM), Professional Maintenance (PM), Quality Maintenance (QM), Focus, Improvement, PD.
• Actively participate and lead Kaizen project activities centered on OEE improvements and waste reduction opportunities identified through cost deployment.
• Assignment is ongoing and will be extended at year end.

Basic Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum 3 years of industrial automation experience with project management experience.
• Ability to work any shift and overtime as required.
• Excellent organization, written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various levels of employees within all areas of the plant from hourly represented employees to senior leadership.
• Ability to build effective business relationships with plant leadership and customers.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated troubleshooting problem solving experience.
• Goal oriented self-starter with ability to lead teams.
• Ability to coach/mentor/develop skilled trade employees.
• Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• 100% onsite.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in technical/engineering field.
• Experience in continuous improvement systems and lean manufacturing.
• Experience leading maintenance teams in a union environment.
• Experience with controls, robotics, drives, system level communication systems, sealing systems, glass cell systems, various conveyance systems, welding (all types), paint process and associated systems, vision systems and sensor use and application.
• Familiar with World Class Manufacturing pillar methodology and implementation.
• Good working knowledge of Google Suite software programs.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industry

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing