Job Description
Description:
Position: Maintenance Area Supervisor Sr.
The Maintenance Supervisor plays a critical leadership role in advising on technical matters, directing skilled trades personnel within a fast-paced, high-volume, unionized manufacturing environment. This position is responsible for ensuring the maintenance department meets its objectives in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and morale.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and coordinate both professional and breakdown maintenance activities to support production goals.
Drive improvements in equipment throughput, reliability, and uptime.
Provide coaching and mentoring to hourly and supervisory team members in applying Stellantis Production Way (SPW) methodologies, including problem-solving and corrective action implementation.
Supervise and support Skilled Trades employees in daily operations and continuous improvement efforts.
Collaborate with the Professional Maintenance Specialist (PMS) to address equipment-related issues, including downtime, run-to-run variability, and throughput challenges.
Champion waste reduction initiatives through SPW pillars: Autonomous Maintenance (AM), Professional Maintenance (PM), Quality Maintenance (QM), Focused Improvement (FI), and People Development (PD).
Lead and participate in Kaizen activities focused on enhancing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and identifying cost-saving opportunities.
Requirements:
Solid technical understanding of maintenance strategies, including Time-Based Maintenance (TBM), Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM), and Dynamic Maintenance (DM).
Ability to influence key performance indicators such as Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), and equipment condition standards.
Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
Proven ability to foster a culture of continuous improvement and team development.
Basic Qualifications:
High School Diploma or GED
Minimum 3 years of industrial automation experience with project management experience
Ability to work any shift and overtime as required
Excellent organization, written and oral communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various levels of employees within all areas of the Plant from hourly represented employees to Senior Leadership as required
Ability to build effective business relationships with plant leadership and customers
Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
Demonstrated troubleshooting problem solving experience
Goal oriented self-starter with ability to lead teams
Ability to coach/mentor/develop skilled trade employees
Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in technical/engineering field
Experience in continuous improvement systems and lean manufacturing
Experience leading maintenance teams in a union environment
Green Belt/Red X/Six Sigma training
Experience with controls, robotics, drives and system level communication systems, sealing systems, glass cell systems, various conveyance systems, welding - all types, paint process and associated systems, vision systems and sensors use and application
Familiar with World Class Manufacturing pillar methodology and implementation
Good working knowledge of Google Suite software programs
