Maintenance Supervisor; Harv

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UNITED STATES SUGAR AGRICULTURE

U.S. Sugar produces sugarcane on over 200,000 acres of land in the South Florida area. The Harvesting Department is a centralized group that carries out harvesting of sugarcane across all farm areas. The Harvest Maintenance Planner/Supervisor position is a hybrid of the Harvest Planner Position and the Harvest Maintenance Supervisor position. This employee is responsible for working closely with the Harvest Maintenance Supervisor in their assigned units.

The Harvest Maintenance Planner/Supervisor will be responsible for emergency and planned maintenance work on harvest related equipment including, but not limited to harvesters, tractors, loading stations, cane wagons, power units, construction equipment, vehicles, etc. The position will on a regular basis fill in for a Harvest Maintenance Supervisor in managing a team which typically includes 10-40 hourly, union mechanics, welders, multi crafts (dual Journeyman level crafts), and servicemen and responsible for carrying out and improving upon Reliability Excellence best practices.

• Reviews and screens work requests (the reviewing authority will review and approve the work request or unapproved work order)
• Prepares detailed job plans with task specific instructions
• Executes the planning process, including coordinating the requisition of parts, materials, tools, and documentation while meeting applicable safety requirements
• Develops and coordinates the maintenance work schedules
• Estimating job cost including labor, materials, and contract service requirements
• Plans and schedules Preventive (PM) and Predictive Maintenance (PdM) and, in partnership with the Reliability Manager, identifies equipment to include in the PM/PdM program
• Closes work orders to ensure accuracy of data
• Manages backlog work through effective work prioritization
• Provides analysis and reporting of maintenance performance results including leading and lagging metrics

• Works with Supervisors and other Planners to direct technicians in the performance of approved maintenance work. Oversees quality, duration, cost, and thoroughness of all work under their jurisdiction.
• Reviews available planned job package(s) for completeness and correctness and make any necessary adjustments. Refines and finalizes labor, materials, parts, methods and priorities. Advises Planners and Supervisors of changes and logic behind them.
• Ensures job quality and efficiency by frequently checking jobs in progress. As jobs progress, the Maintenance Planner/Supervisor may spends half of his day on the floor mentoring, assisting and leading aiding his team.
• Ensures maximum production between jobs and at breaks and shift changes. Ensures the orderly conduct of maintenance team members with respect to company policy and work rules. Makes every effort to prevent delays and follows up on interruptions. Obtains information and makes decisions about unanticipated developments in required time to complete work.
• Makes the tactical decisions necessary to complete emergency and unscheduled work while staying as close to schedule as possible. Works with Supervisors to reassign crew and arrange for material and equipment to accommodate unforeseen/unscheduled conditions. Tactics must often be adjusted as the day and individual jobs progress.
• Follow up on completed work. Follow-up involves a close look at what has been done and if necessary, identifies opportunities for improvement the next time the same or similar job is performed. Part of the follow-up involves the assigned technician suggesting ways to improve either planning or job methods. Another aspect is development of a history of maintenance repairs for individual equipment.
  
  This is very beneficial in identifying repetitive problems, in development of corrective programs and for budget preparation.
• The Maintenance Planner/Supervisor is responsible for developing technician craft skills. This requires knowledge of the skills required to properly maintain the processes and the related skill deficits of all personnel performing some aspect of the maintenance program.
• Lead by empowering employees; lead by example
• Set clear expectations and provide role clarity; provide feedback and guidance; hold people accountable
• Train and coach employees as required in accordance with Company policy
• Regularly holds safety, quality, consumer feedback, and financial information meetings with maintenance team members
• Listens to team member input.
• Provides technical assistance to Operations on how to best and most economically operate
• Advises Maintenance Manager of equipment requiring excessive maintenance and possibly due for overhaul or replacement
• Participate in annual maintenance expense budget development process, monthly variance reviews, and quarterly forecast budget revisions
• Provide input to harvest Maintenance Manager and Fleet Manager in…