Maintenance Supervisor- Nights

Maintenance Supervisor - Nights at .

Location:

Traverse City, United States. Job Family:
Engineering Maintenance. Contract Type:
Unlimited-term. Job .

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for leading a Reliability Centered team of Maintenance Technicians and all Maintenance related operations on a specified shift within the plant. This person may be asked to provide additional leadership coverage as required.

• Manage your environment and team’s safety
  • Monitor work areas to ensure compliance with safety protocols, including OSHA and safety requirements.
  • Monitor work areas to ensure compliance with food safety and quality protocols.
  • Enforce Materne North America policies, standards and procedures, ensuring fair and consistent application and employee accountability.
• Oversee Maintenance related Operations
  • Communicate with management, co-workers, and direct reports to coordinate work activities and share information
  • Deliver action plans developed from fact and data-based root cause analysis and enforce standards defined by workshop managers.
  • Enforce 5S principles, support Continuous Improvement initiatives, and implement Lean Manufacturing principles to ensure World Class Performance.
• Manage performance
  • Manage the work and performance of a team of Maintenance Technicians, ensuring that equipment and plant are always in operational condition.
  • Ensure completion of scheduled Preventative Maintenance tasks and corrective Work Orders.
  • Schedule Work Orders using CMMS.
  • Provide Corrective Action as necessary.
  • Prioritize repairs that occur during production.
  • Track Maintenance KPIs as assigned.
  • Oversee troubleshooting, Corrective Repairs and Preventative Maintenance.
  • Utilize Predictive Maintenance technologies to improve MTBF.
  • Manage the inventory and optimize use of spare parts for an assigned work area.
  • Oversee training and qualification of new and current Maintenance Technicians.
  • Develop employee competencies and provide detailed and fact-based feedback.
  • Perform performance evaluations of your team.
• Cross-functional Projects
  • Provide area guidance based on experience, system knowledge and equipment function.
    • Systems include but not limited to: pre-processing, production, packaging, palletizing, WWTP, Boilers, refrigeration, HVAC and plant utility systems.
  • Partner with the Production team on assigned shift to ensure organizational teamwork.
  • Work with the Production Supervisor to ensure plant operational needs are met.
  • Oversee other Maintenance teams in the absence of that team’s supervisor.
  • Provide additional support to Operations in the absence of partnered Production supervisor.
  • Partner with human resources in raising and resolving employee personnel issues.
  • Lead and/or participate in investigations, perform Root Cause Analysis and work with Plant Leadership to implement corrective action to eliminate conic issues.
• Drive Continuous Improvement
  • Identify, justify and propose improvements to machines and Maintenance processes which positively impacts safety, food safety, quality and operational efficiency.
• All other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field preferred
• Combination of education and experience will be considered

• 5+ years of experience in Maintenance within a manufacturing environment
• 1-3 years of experience as a Maintenance Supervisor preferred
• Food or pharmaceutical industry manufacturing experience is strongly preferred

• Ability to understand technical processes and automated mechanical equipment.
• Strong background in preventative Maintenance and repair of industrial manufacturing equipment.
• Ability to demonstrate logic and reason to identify problems and offer solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to meet operational goals while also fostering a positive work environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to employee safety and food safety.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, leadership, training and coaching skills.
• Microsoft office proficiency.
• PLC experience is highly desired.

• Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs. regularly.
• Must be able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Must be able work in normal office conditions and in the manufacturing plant.
• Must be able to work a minimum of 12 hours per day and be on his/her feet for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to work a 10 hour shift