Maintenance Supervisor

Superior Essex•Brownwood, TX

16d

About The Position

The Maintenance Supervisor directs and coordinates workers engaged in repairing, maintaining, and installing machines, tools, and equipment, as well as maintaining plant buildings, grounds, and utility systems. The position directly supervises 3–25 employees and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws, including interviewing, hiring, training, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, and resolving complaints and problems. The role helps ensure continuous production operations by prioritizing and scheduling work, directing utility-system maintenance, developing preventive maintenance programs, reviewing operating reports, and inspecting equipment. It also develops and implements methods to improve operations and reduce costs, coordinates equipment modifications, requisitions supplies, trains workers, and works with management and technical teams to resolve maintenance problems. The role requires an associate’s degree or equivalent and eight to ten years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Technical school is desirable. Work involves regularly being near moving mechanical parts, occasional outdoor work and exposure to electrical-shock risk, and frequently lifting or moving up to 50 pounds. Microsoft Word and Excel are required.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or equivalent and eight to ten years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance or technical instructions, procedure manuals, and government regulations.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts, including proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume, and apply basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret a wide variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.
Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.

Nice To Haves

Technical school education.

Responsibilities

Review job orders to determine work priorities.
Schedule repairs, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment to ensure continuous production operations.
Coordinate workers fabricating or modifying machines, tools, or equipment to manufacture new products or improve existing products.
Direct maintenance activities on utility systems to provide continuous supplies of heat, steam, electric power, gas, or air required for operations.
Develop preventive maintenance programs in conjunction with engineering and maintenance staff.
Review production, quality-control, and maintenance reports and statistics to plan and modify maintenance activities.
Inspect operating machines and equipment for conformance with operational standards.
Plan, develop, and implement methods and procedures to improve operations, minimize operating costs, and make better use of labor and materials.
Review new product plans and discuss equipment needs and modifications with design engineers.
Requisition tools, equipment, and supplies required for operations.
Direct worker training and indoctrination to improve performance and familiarize workers with company policies and procedures.
Confer with management, engineering, production, and quality-assurance personnel to resolve maintenance problems and recommend improvements to operations and machine and equipment conditions.
Interview, hire, train, assign, direct, and appraise employees; reward and discipline employees; and address complaints and resolve problems.