Maintenance Supervisor

Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, Inc.•Tacoma, WA

33d•$93,000 - $100,000

About The Position

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for all maintenance and maintenance personnel at an assigned facility. The role ensures safe, environmentally sound, cost-effective, planned, and efficient operations of mobile equipment by prioritizing and scheduling work, assessing repairs, monitoring work quality, and managing direct reports. The supervisor uses best practices, benchmarks, and metrics to improve operations and is expected to develop efficient solutions to operational issues. The position oversees maintenance schedules, policies, procedures, reporting, customer satisfaction, budgets, contracts, administrative practices, and employee performance. It supports the company’s internal control process and communicates operational problems, policy violations, and noncompliance. The position supervises electricians, welders, heavy equipment mechanics, truck mechanics, and other maintenance mechanics. Workload is cyclical and often reactive, with significant time pressures and regular overtime. Weekend, weekday, and holiday hours may be required. The role involves exposure to physical operations at metal recycling yards and occasional inclement weather.

Requirements

At least 5–7 years of experience, or equivalent, in a related industrial environment.
Previous supervisory or management experience in a related field.
Valid driver’s license and ability to drive an automobile.
Knowledge of fabrication, tools, heavy equipment and parts maintenance, and repair.
Computer competency.
Attention to detail and accuracy.
Excellent math, organizational, and management skills.
Tact and ability to communicate professionally, orally and in writing, with employees at all levels, from staff to senior management.
Ability to obtain and evaluate equipment data and determine how to use that information.
Ability to work under heavy pressure.
Ability to apply logical and scientific thinking to define problems, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions in controlled situations.
Ability to interpret a wide variety of technical materials, including books, manuals, and texts.

Nice To Haves

College courses in business or management.

Responsibilities

Provide a safe environment for employees, customers, and visitors.
Determine work schedules, sequences, and assignments based on priorities, equipment quantity, and personnel skills.
Develop, monitor, and evaluate maintenance policies and procedures; assess equipment, systems, or facilities to determine needed installations, services, or repairs.
Compile and report operations and personnel records, including time and production records, inventory data, repair and maintenance statistics, and test results, using Microsoft Office and Oracle EAM applications.
Coordinate processes to support internal and external customer satisfaction.
Collaborate and communicate with supervisors, managers, and staff to formulate and implement policies and procedures and achieve goals.
Plan, organize, and manage direct reports’ work to achieve performance consistent with organizational requirements and business objectives.
Monitor, negotiate, and adjust contracts, leases, expenses, and agreements related to maintenance operations.
Monitor department spending to ensure expenses remain consistent with approved budgets.
Stay aware of and respond strategically to external influences, including DOT and OSHA legislation.
Maintain exempt and/or hourly staffing at cost-effective and competitive levels.
Monitor supervisory practices for compliance with HR policies and applicable union contracts.
Review direct reports’ performance.
Interview prospective management and/or production employees.
Work with Human Resources to prepare job descriptions.
Perform special projects and other assigned duties.
Support the company’s internal control process by understanding, communicating, and complying with controls and suggesting or making improvements to policies, procedures, and controls.
Communicate operational problems, code-of-conduct noncompliance, policy violations, or illegal actions upward.
Supervise electricians, welders, heavy equipment mechanics, truck mechanics, and other maintenance mechanics at the assigned facility.