Maintenance Supervisor - 1st Shift - Holland, MI

Job Overview Supervise a team to manufacture high-quality products on schedule and within budget. Oversee daily production activities, prioritize tasks, and address production issues related to machinery and processes. Essential Functions

• Assign and oversee production tasks:Assign and oversee production tasks, ensuring clear understanding of work instructions, quality standards, and production targets.
• Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards:Enforce compliance with safety regulations, quality standards, and company policies, ensuring a safe and compliant work environment.
• Foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, promoting member engagement, sustainability, and continuous improvement.
• Foster a positive and collaborative team environment:Foster a positive and collaborative team environment, promoting open communication, teamwork, and a shared commitment to excellence.
• Implement continuous improvement and innovation:Champion and participate in continuous improvement initiatives, such as leveraging lean tools, to enhance efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
• Manage team resources and budget:Manage team resources, including labor, materials, and equipment, to optimize production efficiency and control costs.
• Monitor production performance and provide feedback: Encourage Monitor production performance, track progress against goals, and identify areas for improvement.
• Supervise a team of manufacturing members:Provide day-to-day supervision, guidance, and support to a team of manufacturing members, ensuring a safe and efficient work environment.
• Must be able to perform all essential job functions with/without accommodation.
• Uses office automation, communication, software, and tools used in Haworth office environment.
• Performs other duties within scope as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in relevant field of study
• Education Equivalency: Associate's Degree plus 2 years related experience OR 4 years related experience if no post-secondary education
• Work Experience: 3 years related experience
• Supervisory Experience: 2 years supervisory experience
• Military Equivalency at
• Internal Candidates: Supervisory or other leadership experience*
• *Examples of "other leadership experience" may include any of the following: Holding a Team Lead position in Operations; Serving as a project lead where the project had a sizeable business impact and involved guiding a cross-functional team to results, typically in a similar industry; Taking on a leadership role in a Member Resource Group (MRG) or other work-related committee requiring leadership skills; Leading a large-scale change where change management expertise was required; Creating and implementing a multi-year strategic plan; Completing a Haworth leadership development program, including our Aspiring Leader Program (ALP); Completing Haworth Management System (HMS) champion project(s); Mentoring interns.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in strategic or longrange maintenance planning, including predictive or conditionbased maintenance approaches.
• Strongdigital aptitude, with the ability to leverage data, dashboards, or analytics tools to drive maintenance decisions and improve uptime.
• Working knowledge of AIenabled tools (e.g., predictive analytics, automated diagnostics, CMMS enhancements, or AIassisted troubleshooting).
• Foundational proficiency in Python or similar scripting languages for data analysis, automation, or integration with maintenance systems (e.g., analyzing downtime trends, automating reports, or improving workflows) .
• Experience using or optimizingCMMS/EAM systems; familiarity with data extraction, reporting, or API integrations preferred.Demonstrated curiosity and willingness to experiment with emerging technologies to improve reliability, safety, and efficiency.
• Strong systemsthinking mindset with the ability to translate technical insights into practical, floorlevel execution.
• Effective communicator capable ofcoaching teams through technology adoption and change.
• Exposure to predictive maintenance tools (vibration analysis, thermal imaging, sensorbased monitoring).Experience collaborating with IT, data, or automation teams.
• Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies supported by data analytics.

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Preferred

Job Industries

• Other