Maintenance Supervisor

BASIC FUNCTION:

Supervise hourly employees to provide maximum utilization of maintenance manpower and skills in attainment of departmental and plant objectives.  Maintain high levels of machine uptime through responsiveness to breakdowns, implementation of predictive and preventative procedures and continual improvement in equipment reliability.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Supervise employees and assign work to meet production schedules.  Provide shift-to-shift continuity.  Develop and utilize procedures, maintenance schedules, P.M. programs, parts crib inventories, etc. to achieve high machine uptime.
2. Enforce plant rules covered by labor contract.  Resolve labor problems or promptly refer to superintendent for resolution.  Maintain two-way communications between management and hourly employees.
3. Enforces safety rules and oversee housekeeping.  Maintain constant alert for hazardous conditions or practices and initiate corrective action as required.
4. Keep scrap levels within acceptable limits through the application of quality control programs, use of process documentation, inspection of product quality, and fast reaction to and resolution of quality problems.
5. Meet predetermined annual goals in the areas of labor efficiency, productivity improvement, cost reduction scrap reduction, safety performance, and absenteeism.
6. Hire and train employees, demonstrate operation of equipment, instruct new hires on safety and plant policies.
7. The person assigned to this job has the authority and responsibility for the tasks designated in the EMS (Environmental Management System) procedures and for the tasks described below.

• Understanding and assuring conformance with the plant’s Environmental Policy as it relates to their job responsibilities.
• Understanding identified facility Significant EMS Aspects relating to their job and conforming to related facility operational controls.
• Understanding and assuring conformance with facility EMS Legal and Other requirements relating to their job responsibilities.
• Suggesting appropriate modifications of facility EMS documents to the EMS coordinator.
• Reporting any observed facility nonconformances to the EMS coordinator.

EDUCATION:

High school graduate.  Some industrial vocational training is preferred.  Associate degree in related field desirable. Equivalent experience may be substituted for the specified education requirement.  The Human Resources Manager will make the determination as to what constitutes equivalent experience.

EXPERIENCE:

Three to five experience providing knowledge of applicable manufacturing processes and product line.