Maintenance Supervisor - 3rd Shift

Maintenance Supervisor - 3rd Shift

U.S. Pipe is seeking a 3rd Shift Maintenance Supervisor to join our Lynchburg, VA team. You will be responsible for leading a team of maintenance personnel during scheduled shift. Supervisors are expected to lead by example, promoting our safety culture, upholding plant rules, developing employees technical aptitude, and proactively growing a highly functioning maintenance crew.

Maintenance Supervisors ensure equipment reliability in a fast-paced industrial manufacturing environment. While monitoring all maintenance performed during the shift, keeping the plant operating safely and efficiently while making the necessary repairs to equipment.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Supervise assigned hourly crew in making effective repairs to equipment, in or out of operation, in a safe and orderly manner.
• Communicate with maintenance and production supervisors in a professional manner to promote a smooth-running operation.
• Help minimize downtime by coordinating repairs to operational equipment with production delays.
• Determine repair parts and supplies needed to make the necessary repairs and requisitions needed materials.
• Initiate projects on a limited basis, for repairs to be done during semi-annual shutdowns and procure material for the same.
• Follow up on the results of maintenance inspections and repairs, modifications to machinery and machine operator contracts.
• Generate work orders from shift to shift to promote maximum productivity, reliability, and safe operations of equipment through effective repairs.
• Maintain a safe work environment for all employees.
• Promote and maintain good housekeeping in all assigned areas.
• Control material and tool usage with assigned crew.
• Manage Administrative tasks such as:
  Safety/First Aid/Near Miss reports, THINK forms for prework safety checks, Lock Out Tag Out, Shift Reports, hourly production timecards.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• 4 years of maintenance experience in manufacturing environment. 2 years in foundry environment preferred.
• Must be able to recognize defective equipment and appropriately report defects to supervision.
• Must be able to work in both hot and cold environments.
• Must be able to practice safe work procedures and comply with applicable safety rules and regulations in a heavy industrial environment.
• Exhibit critical thinking attributes.
• Good verbal and written skills.
• Maintenance Specialist or Journeyman card preferred.

U.S. Pipe is an equal opportunity employer committed to developing a workforce with well-qualified individuals without regard to their race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender, disability, veteran status or other protected characteristics. U.S. Pipe is a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment testing as a condition of employment. If you are unable to apply online due to a disability, contact the U.S. Pipe Recruiting team.