Job DescriptionThe Maintenance & Engineering Supervisor role contributes to the success of the plant by providing maintenance leadership for a plant operation. Responsibilities include: cost efficiency, continuous improvement on processes, service, and safety for an entire business unit on shift. In this role, you will lead a team of frontline employees within the maintenance department (mechanics/technicians).
Major Tasks, Accountabilities and Key Responsibilities:- Ensure equipment reliability to maximize production line productivity
- Deploy strategies in reliability that build maintenance and technician capabilities
- Implement process improvements to drive package and flavor changeover efficiency
- Utilize visual factory concepts to improve asset utilization and plant performance
- Track standard manufacturing and warehouse metrics and prioritize plant maintenance opportunities
- Ensure proper utilization of Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
- Develop a team to handle day-to-day operational issues and reach short- and long-term performance goals
- Deliver effective change leadership while driving business changes and minimizing people impact
- Communicate and collaborate cross-functionally to assist team to solve operational issues
- Builds people capability through effective employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for front-line hourly personnel
- Motivate team members to achieve plan goals
- Administer policies and procedures
- Regular and predictable attendance at the work site
- Prioritize work requests
- Detailed job planning and preparation
- Parts Management
- Maintain Maintenance System (CMMS) database
- Asset Management
- Manage PM's, Work Orders, Emergency Repairs
- This role requires regular presence on the plant floor, lifting up to 40 lbs occasionally, may operate forklift and manufacturing equipment occasionally and occasional work in poor weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, or snow.
- This role may require off-shift and weekend work
- Some travel (less than 5%)
RequirementsQualifications/Requirements- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required. Preferably in engineering, business, operations management, or similar field
- Lean Six Sigma Experience preferred, demonstrated by successful completion of a major improvement project
- 5+ years of operations maintenance experience preferred; 2+ years of supervisory experience preferred
- Mechanical experience maintaining equipment
- Understanding of PLC programming preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Suite applications
- Ability to give and receive constructive feedback
- Ability to lead a team-based approach to decision-making
- Shown ability to excel in a results-oriented, challenging environment
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to get results through mentoring others
- Effective mentoring, facilitation, presentation, and team-building skills
- This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States
- Must have a valid driver's license
