Maintenance Supervisor

Description

As the Maintenance Supervisor for Tangent you will have the opportunity to directly impact the organization by leading a team of Maintenance Mechanics supporting four production facilities in Aurora, IL. You will also be responsible for coordinating with engineering and operations teams to schedule and complete preventative maintenance.

• Lead a team of technicians in the maintenance and repair of plastic extrusion machines, CNC routers, robotic assembly cells, and other pieces of production equipment
• Collaborate with engineering and production to design and implement preventative maintenance schedules that improve machinery uptime
• Manage execution of preventative maintenance tasks on production equipment according to the schedule in coordination with production leadership
• Identify necessary spare parts to service equipment
• Develop best practices for maintenance on different equipment designs to improve uptime
• Assign technicians to complete equipment repairs based on production priorities and technician skills
• Utilize root cause analysis techniques to identify sources of equipment failure and implement corrective and preventative actions
• Develop and implement a training plan to ensure that the skills necessary to perform equipment maintenance are properly distributed throughout the team and sufficient to respond quickly to expected failure modes
• Coach and mentor the team in exhibiting a high level of professionalism and excellent collaboration and communications with the various functional teams

• Prior experience leading small teams
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with production equipment maintenance processes
• Must have knowledge of electrical systems and wiring (including 120/480 volts)
• Must have experience and knowledge of machine operation and troubleshooting
• Must demonstrate an understanding of a safe work environment and have a proven ability to work safely
• Must have good verbal and written communication skills, capable of using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Must have your own set of standard tools

• Associates or bachelor’s degree in a related field
• 3 years in a manufacturing environment
• Previous experience with leading small teams
• Prior experience working in plastics manufacturing
• Experience with lean and/or six sigma methodologies

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Ability to lift 25 lbs