Maintenance Supervisor

Autokiniton • Elkton, MI

94d • Onsite

About The Position

Supervises the activities of hourly colleagues to achieve optimal levels of safety, quality, productivity and delivery to assure internal and external customer satisfaction.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Applied Science in Manufacturing, Engineering or Industrial Technology preferred. Masters degree preferred.
• Minimum of six (6) years as a maintenance supervisor preferred, and one (1) year of management experience.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, stamping, and/or assembly processes as required for the position.
• Strong knowledge of TS 16949 and ISO 14001 regulations.
• Excellent organizational, analytical and communication skills.
• Experience in applying lean manufacturing concepts.
• Proven leadership ability.
• Ability to read and write in English and perform mathematical calculations.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to prioritize responsibilities in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to mentor and teach the team in effective problem solving methods.
• Experience as a training facilitator preferred.
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software.

Responsibilities

• Support the Company’s mission, vision, values and goals in performance of daily activities.
• Responsible for performance feedback and leadership of all direct reports including mentoring, coaching, counseling and corrective action when situations dictate.
• Provide key input into the development of departmental strategic goals along with identifying key measurable to support the departmental goals.
• Provide direction and leadership consistent with plant business plan goals.
• Responsible for maintenance department safety, quality, production and delivery objectives in his/her area of responsibility.
• Responsible for maintaining and repairing equipment to support production jobs.
• Responsible for managing the preventive maintenance schedules.
• Responsible for ensuring accountability and discipline.
• Responsible for maintaining maximum levels of press utilization and efficiency.
• Drive shift manning levels and utilization to assure compliance to budget.
• Provide leadership and promote positive moral and ensure a total team concept.
• Provide the proactive leadership necessary to achieve and maintain a continuous improvement mind set for the team.
• Coordinate and assess required training and team building.
• Coordinate and assist in new colleague orientation.
• Complete individual work team performance reviews for probationary colleagues.
• Track, monitor and implement required improvement activities related to business plan goals and issues.
• Assist with plant activities to achieve quality, productivity and cost reduction goals.
• Provide colleagues with the necessary training to be successful in their roles.
• Communicate and prioritize daily work assignments to the team.
• Enter work orders into the MLS system.
• Assure work orders are completed in an efficient and timely manner.
• Communicate the overtime schedule to the work team.
• Assist in new job set-up.
• Input individual colleague hours into the Kronos system.
• Maintain the communication scoreboards for each line on a daily basis.
• Communicate key information to the organization through the daily “shift to shift” communication plan.
• Champion assigned engineering changes communicate and coordinate accordingly to all departments.
• Participate in root cause analysis and team problem solving activities (ex. 8D reports, department meetings, etc.).
• Support plant activities towards achieving customer awards and quality registrations (ex. TS 16949/ISO14001).
• Prepare all accident reports to include identification of root cause and corrective action.
• Assure all direct reports are aware of their Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) responsibilities and hold all direct reports accountable.
• Responsible for ensuring the entire team has the necessary tools and materials to properly perform their roles safely and efficiently.
• Assure all safety devices are properly in place and utilized and verify individual usage of personal protection equipment (PPE) by the work team.
• Responsible for following all internal and OSHA required safety procedures in performing all daily work activities.
• Maintain a positive working relationship with all levels of the organization.
• Maintain high level of housekeeping in the work area.
• Adherence to all company policies and procedures (ex. Quality Policy Manual, Colleague Handbook, Level II procedures, etc.).
• Provides direct leadership and supervises hourly skilled trades colleagues.
• Ability to identify, select, train and coach management talent.
• Provides model behavior to demonstrate corporate values.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager