Blow Mold Maintenance Supervisor

Retention Bonus eligible!
This position offers a built-in bonus that is paid throughout the new hire’s first year of employment. It is paid out as outlined below:

• $500 bonus once the new hire reaches 3 months or continued employment.
• $500 bonus once the new hire reaches 6 months or continued employment.
• $1,000 bonus once the new hire reaches 12 months or continued employment.

SUMMARY The Blow Molding Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the direct day to day supervision of Blow Molding department maintenance associates, including setting work priorities, assigning work orders, assigning preventative maintenance tasks, setting work standards, and providing technical direction. The individual in this position has joint responsibility with shift supervisors for the reduction of unscheduled downtime and the achievement of appropriate manufacturing safety, quality, customer service, and cost standards. The Blow Molding Maintenance Supervisor is also responsible for insuring the effective use of the MVP program and the development of predictive maintenance tasks.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

To Perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function.

• Supervise Blow Molding department maintenance associates by setting work priorities, assigning work orders, assigning preventive maintenance tasks, setting work standards, and providing technical direction.
• Maintain down time records sufficient to quantify downtime, such as establishing downtime RCAs, understanding, and developing downtime trending, and developing and monitoring corrective action plans to reduce downtime.
• Communicate all relevant performance information to Blow Molding department management in an effective and concise manner.
• Develop and manage maintenance related Continuous Improvement Projects.
• Review, analyze and monitor mean time between failure data and analysis.
• Develop and maintain maintenance budgets including submitting capital funding requests, and issuing requests for quotes, and entering purchase order information in the Highline Warren PRMS system.
• Prepare and communicate detailed summaries of departmental maintenance performance to Blow Molding and Operations management.
• Develop and monitor appropriate departmental objectives and communicate objectives in departmental meetings.
• Use independent judgment to assign team member work duties to meet operational requirements. Make sure that team members and co-workers have the information needed to perform their job duties.
• Supervise team members in a manner that enables growth and success through feedback, training, and encouragement. Establish performance expectations for team members and provide regular feedback and performance reviews to ensure that team members understand how their job duties support the company’s mission and have the right tools/resources to do their jobs well.
• Maintain an open and candid working relationship with immediate supervisor/manager in discussing matters of importance.
• Continually evaluate processes, make recommendations, and implement improvements to optimize efficiency. Establish and document standard operating procedures and ensure the team is adhering to them. Drive continuous improvement efforts to reduce costs or increase productivity without reducing effectiveness. Understand and apply lean manufacturing tools and methodology to lead team in continuous improvement activities.
• Adhere to established company values, practices, policies, and procedures at all times. Follow and support compliance with all applicable safety rules, laws, regulations, and standards. Use independent judgment to ensure that team members follow company policy and maintain a safe work environment by encouraging safe practices and promptly resolving violations, including initiating rewards and discipline as needed.
• Demonstrate regular and punctual attendance at the assigned work location.
• Travel to other locations may be required (approximately 14 days a year).

MARGINAL FUNCTIONS

The individual may be asked to perform other duties as requested.