Job Details

Primary Purpose of Position

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Supervisor will be the leader of shop floor Maintenance Journeymen and Apprentices, and has the responsibility to coach, supervise and develop them in supporting production and equipment maintenance. The role is pivotal in preventative maintenance and continuous improvement activities pertaining to the maintenance function within the business.

Major Responsibilities of Position

• Leadership:  Supervise, coach, and mentor Maintenance staff on their daily duties in supporting production, ensuring equipment functions as designed to produce quality parts in a timely and safe manner.
• Safety:   Observing all safety related policies and procedures, maintaining a safe working environment at all times, ensuring equipment safety mechanisms are adequate and functioning properly, and good housekeeping is adhered to.
• Problem Solving:  Address equipment related failures providing necessary guidance to allow teams to identify root causes and countermeasures so problems can be eradicated and don’t reoccur.
• Preventative Maintenance: Ensure preventative maintenance programs are developed and maintained for all machines. Ensure equipment and tools are maintained to standard.
• Communication: Ensure accurate and precise communication of results and targets to maintenance and production teams, peers, and management team. Contribute with information to complete daily, weekly and monthly reporting to all interested parties.
• Training: Train, coach and mentor team members in maintenance systems and procedures. Encourage use and understanding of maintenance related processes and systems.
• Financial Controls: Ensure expenses are necessary and don’t exceed capital and expense budget approvals. Maintenance professional relationships with outside suppliers and vendors. Assist in maintaining all related spare parts and tool stock in inventory.
• Equipment Maintenance and Installation: Support maintenance team with equipment maintenance and installation questions and roadblocks. Participate in new equipment buy-off process. Assist with recommendations for sourcing decisions related to contact labor, new equipment, major repairs, spare parts and tools.
• Prioritization and Planning: Ensure maintenance activities are scheduled and completed in a timely manner following preventative maintenance schedules and work order process. Understand impact of equipment downtime to meeting production goals and customer shipments, prioritize effectively, and assign staff accordingly.
• Other duties and tasks as assigned.

Rights

• Administration of relevant Plex modules and other related software programs.
• Approval of time and attendance for direct reports.
• Approval of work schedules, including vacations.
• Coaching, and if necessary, recommendation and issuance of discipline for direct reports.
• Conduct periodic performance reviews for direct reports.

Contacts

• Plant leadership, ongoing reporting of the “health” of equipment and escalation of priorities requiring support.
• Production, maintenance and tooling employees, ensure correct information is passed on regarding equipment status and maintenance requirements.
• Vendors and suppliers for quoting and emergency service requirements.

Personal Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Attributes):

• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Powerpoint).
• Knowledge and ability to read and understand schematics and blueprints.
• Time/priority management skills to meet or exceed targets for equipment preventative maintenance, repair and installation.
• Ability to be certified to drive/operate forklift, overhead crane, and other related maintenance required equipment.
• Working knowledge of problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Sound knowledge of health, safety and environmental compliance.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Proven ability to coach, mentor, train and develop a team.
• Continuous improvement focus.
• Excellent problem solving and customer service skills.
• Negotiation skills, with ability to compromise to achieve sound outcome.
• Strong team ethic.
• Fluency in English.
• Ability to travel as required.

Physical demands:

• Ability to stand, walk, twist, bend, grasp, reach, and lift – occasionally lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to occasionally climb or balance and reach with hands out in front.
• Must be able to talk and hear.
• Visual requirements include ability to visually inspect work performed, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception (vision at or corrected to 20/20)
• Must be able to drive and operate machinery, equipment, and motorized vehicles
• Must have the ability to tolerate the above requirements for a minimum of 8 hours daily

Work Environment

• Automotive manufacturing environment, minimum of 45+ hours per week with overtime as required to accomplish necessary job requirements.

• Shop Environment: 75% of the time, includes exposure to industrial safety hazards, loud and sudden noises, hot/humid conditions; standard tools available
• Production Environment:  25% of the time, includes exposure to industrial safety hazards, loud and sudden noises, hot/humid conditions.  Extreme temperatures during the summer and winter months can be expected

Educational and Certification Background

All positions at Meridian support the safe production of quality magnesium and aluminum castings.