Technical (Maintenance) Supervisor

Republic Plastics•Knoxville, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Technical Supervisor plays a crucial role in maintaining plant equipment and leading the Technical department. This position requires a strong understanding of maintenance operations, employee supervision, and a commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement. The supervisor will be responsible for ensuring all plant equipment is in safe operating condition, managing a team of associates, coordinating maintenance activities, and upholding high standards for repairs and safety programs. This role also involves proactive procurement of supplies and parts, leading expansion and improvement projects, managing budgets, and participating in plant audits. The Technical Supervisor acts as a liaison between maintenance and production, supports the Operations Manager, and drives a culture of continuous improvement within the facility. This is a key position in a self-directed, teamwork-driven environment, requiring dedication, responsibility, and a focus on exceeding productivity and cost targets.

Requirements

Ability to stand, walk, hear, and smell.
Ability to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
Ability to occasionally sit, climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
Ability to occasionally lift and or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds.
Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Good hearing is required.
Ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one arm and one leg) while sitting, standing, or lying down.
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
Must be able to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos in English as required for work and business related purposes.
Must also be able to write and communicate in English in simple correspondence and to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other associates as required for work-related tasks.
Must also be able to understand and converse in English during emergencies and circumstances or situations where associates must be able to communicate to ensure the safety of themselves, other associates, and/or company property.
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Managing one's own time and the time of others. Must have the ability to manage multiple, competing priorities and projects.
Motivating, developing, communicating and directing Associates as they work, identifying the best Associate for the job.
Teaching others how to do something.
A mental attitude that interprets situations and events as being best or optimized.
Basic computer knowledge.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations, and understand and employ the fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
The associate must have the ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Plastics Thermoforming is preferred.
Plastics processing certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Keeps all plant equipment in safe operating condition.
Supervises all full time and temporary Associates assigned to the Technical department.
Trains, coaches, evaluates, counsels, audits and reviews full time and temporary Associates assigned to the Technical department.
Plans and coordinates all corrective and preventative maintenance with the appropriate plant personnel and the operations manager.
Enforces extraordinary high quality repair standards.
Takes leading role with regards to required EH&S dedicated programs.
Proactively procures plant equipment, supplies and parts with the highest quality and lowest cost in mind.
Persistently pursues the completion of company goals and objectives.
Leads plant expansion and major process improvements activities.
Maintains maintenance spending accounts to set budgets.
Takes a leading role on plant food safety audits.
Performs routine plant safety audits. Repairs any discrepancies expeditiously.
Professionally confers with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
Confer with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, or grievances. Ensures follow up is completed on all issues.
Implement, follow and enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
Implement, follow and enforce policies and procedures.
Follow, comply with and model all company rules, policies and directives, including the Associate Handbook.
Lead, manage and discipline Associates when appropriate in accordance with all policies.
Ensure everyone is treated equally and consistently including timeliness.
Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
Demonstrate equipment operations and work and safety procedures to new Associates, or assign Associates to experienced workers for training.
Read and analyze charts, work orders, shipping schedules, and other records and reports to determine requirements and to evaluate current shipping needs.
Support Operations Manager with day to day plant activities and responsibilities.
Proactively communicate schedule changes to all parties possibly impacted.
Purchase necessary supplies and inventory items for the department.
Drive a CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT culture in every facet of company operations.
Ensures the Plant Operations Manager is well informed in a timely manner on all plant activities, including but not limited to; Safety, Quality, Productivity, Training and ALL Human Resource issues.
Attends work as scheduled, including 40 or more hours per week and weekends and evenings as required. Must also be able to also effectively respond to issues related to a 24-hour/7 days a week operation.
Act as liaisons between maintenance and production departments.
Supervise and assign duties to associates engaged in technical control and production product.
Train associates in the repair of equipment such as various machinery, electrical, and the scheduling of equipment maintenance.
Test equipment to ensure proper operation.