Maintenance Supervisor

RESPECT to people, COURAGE to be pioneers and raise the bar, and always demonstrating INTEGRITY and authenticity. Do these core values align with yours? If so, Lhoist North America may be the place for you! We are a company that believes our people make it happen and rewards talent by offering opportunities to further develop your knowledge and interests. Within our organization, we offer safety first environments, collaboration across teams, diverse and inclusive workspaces all while challenging each other to grow.

Application Deadline for this role will be 10/12/2024.

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position is a leader in the maintenance department and supervises the maintenance staff.  They will work closely with the management team and also other departments including production, mobile maintenance, and quality.

RESPONSIBILITIES & EXPECTATIONS:

Planning Scheduling of daily maintenance work to meet short term objectives with optimum efficiency

• Coordinates with Maintenance Manager to assess priorities and urgency of maintenance orders.  Assist in the development of the daily/weekly maintenance schedules and procurement of necessary goods and services.

• Establish processes for SAP including the training of team members.

• Ensure work is completed to the project standards and guidelines.

• Follow spares management best practices.

• Maintain department budget targets.

• Responsible for daily meetings with production for planning and scheduling of maintenance opportunities.

• Foster continuous improvement on equipment with maintenance team.

• Develop and implement a defined Preventative Maintenance program.

• Establish metrics to measure equipment uptime with the ability to provide sustainable solutions. 

Leadership of mechanics and maintenance staff

• Be a positive leader that encourages cross-functional communication.

• Track Key Performance indicators to measure progress of goals.

• Provide feedback to direct reports on daily projects.

• Able to lead team to accomplish results while prioritizing safety.

• Good public speaking skills.  Must be able to create and communicate a PowerPoint presentation.

• Provide proper motivation for employees through coaching, delegation, and follow up on suggestions and ideas.

Safety

• Drive and lead a positive safety culture.  Ensure compliance with safety and environmental standards and procedures. 

• Demonstrate environmental and safety regulatory leadership.

Perform other duties as assigned. 

ATTRIBUTES:

• Strong leadership or supervisor experience is desired.

• Must be capable of working any shift, on-call, overtime, or seven days a week, rotating shifts, if required.

• Must be able to assist production in improving a system of production control, standard operating procedure, safety, quality control, and performance management

• Ability to plan and direct the work of hourly personnel and to train and develop an effective workforce.  

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks/projects and meeting all required deadlines.

• Good understanding of environmental, safety and the desire to following all established procedures are required.

• Strong knowledge of mobile equipment and diesel engine maintenance and repair.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 

• Good understanding of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).

• Strong sense of urgency in meeting customer needs. 

• Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve mobile equipment powertrain.

• Excellent organizational and written and verbal communication skills.

• Knowledge of budget process is strongly preferred.

• Must have good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

• Previous SAP knowledge is a plus.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Tolerate working outside in severe weather conditions as well as exposure to industrial high temperature, noise and dust.

• Access all areas within a site which could include heights of 120 feet, confined spaces, climbing ladders or stairs, and accessing tunnels.

• Will be working in both an office environment and in a mining/lime environment.

• The employee will be exposed to the following working conditions:  Extreme Heat and Cold, Noise, Vibration, Oils, and Atmospheric Conditions such as Dust, Fumes