Maintenance Supervisor

AESC is looking to add a Maintenance Supervisor to our team in Florence, South Carolina 

• Full-Time
• On-Site: Florence, SC 

About AESC US LLC 

AESC is an exciting, newly created global organization committed to solving the challenges of a sustainable future and becoming the leading supplier of full-value-chain battery solutions. Our lithium-ion batteries can be found in nearly one million electric vehicles worldwide and have a stellar safety record of zero-critical issues. AESC US is leading the way in battery technology. We design and manufacture EV battery technology for various electric vehicles and equipment. We are working hard towards unlocking the full potential of sustainable energy and climate change mitigation. We will continue to build upon our successes and expand into new markets and industries, producing innovative and competitive products and technologies that advance the goal of a zero-carbon emission future. AESC is headquartered in Japan and has battery manufacturing locations in Japan, UK, China, and the U.S.

AESC Mission

Our mission is to solve the challenges for a sustainable future. Together, we can make a meaningful impact. 

About the Role

The Maintenance Manager Leads a group of multi-craft, skilled maintenance technicians. Maintains and repairs production equipment in the assigned area. Plans and schedules maintenance work related to corrective maintenance, preventative maintenance, work order requests, equipment installation and project related work. Facilitates all work group activities to meet established quality standards and the objectives of Safety, Cost and Delivery. Interfaces with section manager to coordinate daily and weekly activities and set priorities. Contributes to building brand identity and achieving profitable growth.

What You Will Do 

• Maintains a maintenance log of preventative and corrective maintenance work orders. Assigns jobs and schedules work as required to maintain a high level of completion of preventative and corrective maintenance.
• Orders materials required to accomplish repairs to machinery.
• Reviews monthly non-production stores purchases, tagged equipment repair items, and tracks scrap costs.
• Returns unused items to non-production stores.
• Addresses long and short-term quality concerns and then provides feedback to production, engineering and quality control.
• Ensures technicians operate in a safe and efficient manner and that all safety guidelines and rules are followed. Facilitates implementation of action to improve safety performance. Proactive in identifying and addressing safety concerns before an incident occurs.
• Tracks and plans corrective action on equipment downtime issues. Determines methods to meet and improve equipment up-time goals.
• Generates weekly KPI report when needed and prepare OPL’s and SOS’s
• Schedules technicians for technical and powered equipment training. Provides IATF16949 international manufacturing quality standards and ISO140001 environmental standards training. Maintains all related training documentation.
• Helps in planning and installation of new equipment, working with engineering and outside vendors. Helps to set up parts associated with the new equipment. Manages the implementation of equipment or engineering changes to enhance the performance, reliability and predictability of equipment or processes. This includes management of hardware, software and documentation of changes as required to complete the modifications. -Oversees and develops mechanical and electrical drawings, computer aided design (CAD) updates and other technical documentation.
• Tracks and maintains employee records related to attendance, performance, overtime, safety, mobile equipment licensing and training. Keeps technicians updated on all policies and procedures applicable to them.
• Supports quality investigation when needed.
• Understands and follows all standards of IATF16949 and VDA 6.3 quality standards.
• Understands and follows all standards of ISO14001 environmental standards.

What You Need

• A minimum of 3 years of experience leading maintenance professionals is required. This includes training new employees, assigning work, and checking the timeliness and quality of work. May have provided input into performance reviews. Most time in work leader role would have been spent performing work similar to that performed by the people whose activities the position coordinates.
• High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate Degree in Industrial Maintenance Technology, Mechatronics or related program highly preferred.<