Maintenance Supervisor – 2nd shift

Merck • Rahway, NJ

1d

About The Position

The Maintenance Supervisor oversees maintenance and repair work conducted throughout the Rahway site, with a focus on facilities and utilities systems and equipment. Trades supervised are pipefitters, millwrights, electricians, instrument technicians and HVAC technicians.
The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the safe, quality and on-time completion of maintenance activities onsite. The Supervisor manages trades attendance, distributes scheduled workorders to team crafts, writes and signs work permits, supports energy isolation / equipment clearance / lockout/tagout activities, tracks workorder progress and ensures craft compliance in completing workorder documentation in computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). Work in a fast-paced environment to balance workload against company priorities.
- Responsible for performance, behavior and safety/training compliance of trades team, working in a union environment. Work with Union timekeeper for managing trades overtime
- Take ownership of covered areas, proactively identifying problems, developing solutions, and driving efforts to completion. Work with planners to identify / specify equipment, develop repair plans, ensure required parts and tools are available to complete jobs, and verify work completion per site/company standards
- Interface with customers to correctly and with a sense of urgency to characterize problems, develop and implement solutions, and communicate progress/status back to customers.
- Coordinate with other trades/areas supervisors when support is needed or when work needs to be transferred between areas.
- Complete workorder documentation and closeout, including workorders requiring strict GMP procedure requirements
- 2nd shift supervisor will lead a team supporting the entire site, and so will need to develop a working knowledge of many areas

Requirements

• High School graduate or equivalent. Vocation or technical school certification desired.
• 5-10 years of experience in applicable trade (pipefitting/plumbing, electrical, millwright, HVAC) and/or supervising trades in an industrial environment.
• Must be able to adequately perform required job functions. This includes being able to lift, bend, and move in such a way as to perform job tasks in a safe and approved manner. Must be able to operate required hand/power tools and equipment required by this trade in a safe and approved manner.

Nice To Haves

• Strong electrical background preferred.

Responsibilities

• oversees maintenance and repair work
• manages trades attendance
• distributes scheduled workorders to team crafts
• writes and signs work permits
• supports energy isolation / equipment clearance / lockout/tagout activities
• tracks workorder progress
• ensures craft compliance in completing workorder documentation in computerized maintenance management system (CMMS)
• identifying problems, developing solutions, and driving efforts to completion
• Interface with customers to correctly and with a sense of urgency to characterize problems, develop and implement solutions, and communicate progress/status back to customers.
• Coordinate with other trades/areas supervisors when support is needed or when work needs to be transferred between areas.
• Complete workorder documentation and closeout, including workorders requiring strict GMP procedure requirements

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED