Maintenance Supervisor

Maintenance Supervisor

Company Profile

Company Name: Kirkhill

Industry: Aerospace/Defense Products & Services

Number of Employees: 650

Title
:
Maintenance Supervisor

Job Family
:
Operations

Reports to
:
Facilities Engineering Manager

Works with
:
Senior management, mid-level managers, manufacturing supervisors and hourly employees

Location
:
Brea, CA, USA

Type
:
Full Time

The Maintenance supervisor is responsible for equipment and facilities uptime in support of manufacturing operations and for compliance with national and local safety and building code compliance. Leads maintenance staff and contractors in equipment maintenance and improvement activities to ensure a safe, productive, and environmentally compliant environment for all employees.

• Develop, implement and continuously improve preventive and corrective maintenance strategies for all production and facilities equipment.
• Develop, monitor and drive results through performance metrics for the facilities maintenance team.
• Supervise the facilities maintenance team directly or indirectly through the team lead including (hiring, training, assigning work, providing performance feedback and disciplining).
• Manage long and short-term budgets, with the assistance of the Facilities Engineering Manager.
• Member of the plant safety team.
• Coordinate outside vendor activities.
• Process purchase requisitions and purchase orders to ensure repair parts arrive in a timely manner.
• Oversee the spares and consumables stockroom.
• Maintain the highest ethical standards, even when challenged from above.

To succeed in this position, you must ...

• Be strategic: able to develop and execute proactive plans that eliminate problems, not just react to them.
• Be a leader: able to direct, develop, measure and improve the performance of the facilities maintenance staff and contractors - this includes technical leadership (complex problems solving, business-based prioritizing, and tactical utilization of resources).
• Be a team player: able to develop customer supplier relationships with internal customers and deliver on their needs (Operations, Office Staff, EH&S, etc.)

• Approachability Easy to talk to, able to put others at ease.
• Directing Others Sets direction, distributes work, lays out clear plans, is organized.
• Motivating Others Empowers others, creates a climate in which people want to do their best, shares ownership and visibility.
• Organizing Able to orchestrate effective use of all available resources directly and through team leads.
• Planning Ability to develop schedules and task/people assignments.
• Priority Setting;
  Able to quickly zero in on the critical few leaving the trivial many.
• Building Effective teams Knows when and how to use teams and uses them effectively.
• Fairness to Direct Reports. Treats employees as adults and maintains equitable relationships.
• Drive for Results. Reliable performer who can be counted on to achieve consistent results.

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical field preferred. 5-years' experience in manufacturing maintenance in lieu of a degree.
• 5 years' experience in a manufacturing maintenance environment - 2 years as a leader
• Working knowledge of electrical systems, plumbing and HVAC.
• Knowledge and understanding of fire and safety regulations, OSHA requirements, and State building codes and local environmental agency rules and standards (e.g. SQAQMD).

Standard working hours are 6:00 A.M to 2:30 P.M., Monday - Friday. Occasional overtime, including Saturdays, may be required to accommodate production schedules. Nights and holidays may be required to accommodate special project work.

Kirkhill, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All successful candidates must submit to post offer pre-employment physical examination, drug/alcohol screen and background check as a condition of employment.