Maintenance Supervisor

Glen-Gery•Rocky Ridge, MD

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Glen-Gery, one of the nation's leading brick manufacturers, is looking for a skilled and knowledgeable Maintenance Supervisor for its plant location in Rocky Ridge, MD. This person will work with the Plant Manager, Plant Supervisors, Unit Accountant and all office staff pertaining to the maintenance of the facility and all equipment in the plant, adequately supplying parts room, maintaining critical spare parts inventory, and maintaining mobile equipment and maintenance subcontractor activities.

Requirements

Be adaptable to and remain current with computerized equipment and plant process improvement
Working knowledge and experience in Predictive maintenance and continuous improvement methodologies.
Ability to perform root cause analysis and problem solving skills using Continuous improvement methodologies.
Requirement to be able to lift up to 50lbs in weight
Ability to work under one own initiative
Ability to work under pressure and toward deadlines
Multi-tasking and the ability to juggle competing priorities
Participate as a part of a team
5 + years practical and supervisory experience in maintenance and plant engineering in heavy industry, preferably brick, ceramics or refractories manufacturing or a closely-related industry.
Ability to work with and through maintenance, outside contractors, and production personnel at all levels to achieve plant and corporate goals.
Training and/or experience in: budgeting, quality assurance, heat transfer, instrumentation, fuel consumption control, computerized equipment installation and troubleshooting, equipment design, plant process improvement, statistical process control and OSHA and environmental compliance.
"Hands-on" approach to problem solving. Detail oriented with a dedication to continuous improvement and team building.

Nice To Haves

B.S. degree in Mechanical, Industrial or Electrical Engineering beneficial
Knowledge of PLC and robotics preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for maintaining the facility and all equipment in the plant, adequately supplying parts room, maintaining critical spare parts inventory, and maintaining mobile equipment and maintenance subcontractor activities
Responsible for Safety
Maintenance activities to include record keeping; preventive maintenance and daily review of inspection checklists and for scheduling repairs
Responsible for planning, directing and coordinating those activities concerned with the plant safety, design, construction, maintenance and improvement of the products, equipment and physical plant.
Responsibility includes maintaining, troubleshooting and overseeing repair of complex robotic, automated, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical equipment.
Responsible for the optimization of the equipment availability and the improvement of the maintenance cost of the operation.
Creates, maintains and adjust cost-effective preventive and predictive maintenance programs, which are designed to minimize production downtime, maximize productivity and preserve a history of repairs and cost by individual equipment and/or electrical devices/machinery.
Supervises the activities of the maintenance employees. Promotes ongoing training, including hands-on participation with the maintenance crew to further develop required skills and to keep abreast of the latest technology.
Retrofits and redesigns existing equipment to provide maximum productivity at reduced costs.
Oversees maintenance of buildings and grounds, utilizing the maintenance department or outside contractors.
Prepares and maintains short and long-range engineering and maintenance budgets, which provide cost breakdowns by department.
Maintains adequate levels of spare parts and materials by proper inventory management and storage.
Establishes standards and policies for pollution control in accordance with local, state and federal regulations; this includes proper testing, operating procedures, inspection and maintenance of equipment to comply with such regulations and assists in procurement of operating permits for the facility and its equipment.