MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

Essential Functions:

• Lead, mentor, and develop maintenance personnel while fostering a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement. 
• Ensure compliance with all company safety policies, regulatory requirements, and safe work practices while maintaining a safe working environment. 
• Manage preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability and minimize unplanned downtime. 
• Lead troubleshooting and repair efforts for equipment failures and production interruptions to support operational goals. 
• Partner with Production, Quality, Engineering, and EHS teams to support plant objectives and improve overall operational performance. 
• Monitor and drive performance against key metrics including safety, quality, equipment reliability, downtime, preventive maintenance compliance, labor utilization, and maintenance cost performance. 
• Utilize CMMS and maintenance data to prioritize work, manage resources, and improve maintenance effectiveness. 
• Lead root cause analysis investigations and implement corrective actions for equipment failures, recurring issues, quality concerns, and operational losses. 
• Support capital projects, equipment installations, process improvements, and reliability initiatives to enhance plant performance. 
• Manage maintenance resources, contractor activities, budgets, and department workloads to ensure efficient and effective execution of maintenance activities.
• Adherence to NSG/Pilkington Standards of Business Conduct and its Values and Principles
• Other duties as assigned by manager 

Top 3 Competencies Needed for Success in the Role:

Decision Making: Goes to the heart of the situation by talking to relevant people to fully understand all the issues and involve others in the decision-making process. Focus data analysis on the most relevant and important information without getting lost in detail. Take appropriate actions to minimize risks and maximize the opportunities in decision-making process. Promotes review and learning from business decisions.

Strategic Thinking: Develops strategic plans for their part of the business by setting short and long-term goals and objectives. Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the key financial data that drives profitable growth in their own area.

Empowers & Develops: Proactive in managing own self-development and learning activities. Reflects on and learns from experience. Reviews progress by providing support and guidance without undermining an individual’s full ownership of issues.

Qualifications Required:

• 3-5 years of maintenance leadership or supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment, with demonstrated experience managing employee performance, coaching, training, and development. 
• Strong knowledge of industrial maintenance systems, including mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automated equipment, along with preventive and predictive maintenance practices. 
• Experience utilizing CMMS systems, analyzing maintenance KPIs, and driving improvements in safety, reliability, downtime reduction, and maintenance cost performance. 
• Working knowledge of safety regulations, lockout/tagout procedures, environmental compliance requirements, contractor management, and risk mitigation processes. 
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. 

Qualifications Desired:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Engineering Technology, Industrial Management, or a related technical field 
• Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Manufacturing certification, or other continuous improvement training and experience 
• Experience leading reliability improvement initiatives, root cause analysis, and equipment performance optimization efforts 
• Previous experience managing maintenance budgets, cost control activities, and capital improvement projects 
• Manufacturing experience in glass, automotive, or other heavy industrial environments 

 Other Requirements:

• Ability to frequently walk, stand, climb stairs and ladders, and access all areas of a manufacturing facility
• Ability to occasionally bend, kneel, squat, reach, push, pull, and lift to 40 pounds
• Ability to work in varying manufacturing environments, including exposure to heat, noise, dust, vibration, and outdoor weather conditions
• Ability to wear and utilize required personal protective equipment (PPE) and respond to operational or emergency situations as needed