Maintenance Supervisor

The Maintenance Supervisor oversees all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the maintenance department. In this role, the Maintenance Supervisor will play a key role in developing the maintenance team skills through on-the-job training or suggesting additional third-party training to ensure the maintenance team can meet operational goals. Lead troubleshooting activities and utilize outside support to minimize unscheduled equipment downtime and meet customer demands.

• Be a safety champion and leader by ensuring all safety rules and regulations are adhered to.
• Assist and provide direction to craftsmen with equipment troubleshooting to minimize downtime.
• Requisition and approve inventory orders to control storeroom spend according to planned budget.
• Oversee craftsmen’s compliance with plant safety and environmental rules and procedures.
• Lead development and implementation of continuous process improvement and waste reduction initiatives.
• Demonstrate ownership of business and management goals by effectively leading craftsmen to align on objectives.
• Lead safety efforts by identifying high-risk situations, conducting safety meetings, and coordinating maintenance related safety activities.
• Collaborate with planning and operations to schedule and execute daily preventative and corrective work orders while minimizing equipment downtime.
• Provide a safe work environment where all coworkers are valued, respected, and accountable.
• Maintains industry contacts (Equipment vendors) for the awareness of flexible packaging materials, converting processes, packaging equipment and process monitoring and controlling.
• Identify machine issues and resources for redesigns, upgrades, or modifications as needed.
• Provide feedback on department goals and individual performance.
• Continually improving maintenance’s effectiveness through planning, scheduling, documentation, purchasing, data management and job reporting systems to drive reliability growth.
• Develop cost and time estimates of planned maintenance work.
• Assist in the developing and managing maintenance budget.
• Make recommendations to adjust inventory levels based upon consumption and availability.
• Conduct performance evaluations.
• Ensure JSA, Work Instructions and Procedures are updated and reviewed with the maintenance department.
• Effectively communicates change to co-workers and identifies barriers to change.
• Establish performance expectations and holds team members accountable for delivering company goals.

• 2-year technical degree in a Maintenance related discipline or related work experience desired.
• 3-5 years of experience.
• Working knowledge of troubleshooting and maintenance techniques in a multi-craft setting.

Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, ladder logic, and blueprints.

• Safety mindset with thorough understanding of safety policies and procedures.
• Great communication with the ability to adjust communication style across all levels of the organization.
• Able to exhibit a ‘can-do’ approach and empower others to excel.
• Must be organized with great time management to manage multiple priorities.
• Training certification(s) in the areas of Planning, Preventive, Predictive or Reliability Maintenance preferred.
• Experience with a computerized Maintenance Management System.
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma methodology and tools.
• General knowledge of environmental regulations.
• Build a team culture within the maintenance department and production coworkers.
• Use sound judgment equipment reliability concepts, risk management strategy and practices related to plant and equipment to minimize equipment downtime.
• Able and competent in root cause failure analysis leadership and investigations.
• Basic knowledge of Word, Excel, and other Microsoft software.
• Ability to work with extremely confidential information/situations and maintain confidentiality.
• Demonstrated work ethic with a continuous improvement mindset focusing on the reliability of assets with a sense of urgency and ownership of the solution.
• Ability to conduct effective and efficient meetings.
• Ability to represent the company in a positive and professional manner.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety…