Maintenance Supervisor
The Maintenance Manager will report to the Plant Manager and lead the plant maintenance team to maintain, troubleshoot and repair the plant equipment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Practice and enforce safe practices with department
- Train employees on safety and best practices
- Ensure employees are trained on job specific assignments
- Maintenance of pneumatic valves on optical sorting machines
- Audit plant performance at completing maintenance tasks.
- Become a subject-matter expert in the operation and troubleshooting of optical sorting machines from multiple manufacturers.
- Calculate and issue monthly fuel surcharge updates
- Champions and supports Lean and Continuous Improvement Initiatives
- Change belts and idler pulleys on trough-style conveyors
- Develop and refine maintenance planning processes; and preventive maintenance program for mechanical and electrical equipment
- Evaluate and ensure the quality of maintenance performed by internal plant maintenance teams and external vendors.
- Identify plant performance issues and provide recommendations for equipment and design changes to correct them.
- Lead plants in performing root cause analysis (8D process) of issues involving quality, yield, and uptime.
- Manage company-wide system to track capital assets, life expectancy, and repair and maintenance (R&M) budget and costs.
- Manage equipment vendor relationships with major equipment suppliers; global spare parts program; spare parts inventory – order parts as needed, determine and manage stocking levels
- Oversee maintenance of forklifts and loaders
- Part number administration and entry
- Perform hands-on escalated maintenance troubleshooting and repairs; periodic preventive maintenance checks as required; basic electrical troubleshooting and repairs
- Provide coaching, training, and accountability to plant maintenance managers, and assist in hiring of new plant maintenance managers.
- Reportable Administration - adding new reports, adding users, report maintenance, managing user report access
- Support Continuous Improvement initiatives; emergency repair process; provide plant managers and plant maintenance teams with first-line escalation support during equipment failures.
- Track equipment status, redistribute maintenance and spare-parts assets, and expedite high-priority repair efforts to maximize plant uptime performance.
- Supervise and lead plant maintenance team
- Train plant personnel to assist in basic maintenance and PMs
- Weld and fabricate, as needed, patch holes in steel chutes and transitions
- Other Duties as assigned
Qualifications and Requirements:
- 480vAC/3/60 electrical troubleshooting
- 3 to 5 years of maintenance experience
- Ability to lead and direct the work of others
- Ability to manage time and prioritize effectively
- Ability to read mechanical and electrical drawings and schematics preferred
- Able to work safely and efficiently
- Advanced mechanical and electrical maintenance skills
- ERP systems experience
- Excellent communication and people skills
- Experience with TPM Maintenance Program
- Strong computer and plant controls skills with analytical problem solving and troubleshooting skills
- Good communications skills – bilingual English/Spanish preferred
- Industrial manufacturing experience preferred
- MS Office required, including Excel, Word, and Outlook
- Rigging of motors, conveyor pulleys, and other heavy components
- Strong experience with mechanical conveyors
- Strong welding and fabrication skills, i.e., stick and wire welding
- Team player, able to lead and contribute to a team effort
Education
- High school diploma, or equivalent, required
- 3-5 years of Supervisory experience
- Lean Manufacturing experience, 5s, and/or Six Sigma certification a plus
- College Degree or technical training, preferred
Working Conditions:
- Will be exposed to dusty and noisy conditions periodically
- A mixture of light, moderate and heavy physical activity
Physical Requirements:
Ability to occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. 50 % bend, stoop, twist, reach, and climb steps. Up to 75% walking or standing required. Employee is regularly required to use hands to troubleshoot equipment, and large and small mechanical parts, regular fine hand manipulation, and may be required to write and type on a computer keyboard.
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