Maintenance Supervisor
Dart ContainerAbout the role
Supervises maintenance operations, with a focus on operating systems including boilers, compressors, and janitorial processes. Focus includes meeting Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for safety, quality, production, efficiency, and service. While performing the supervisory duties listed below, the Facilities Maintenance Supervisor is required to spend 75% of time on the floor. Responsible for the overall upkeep of equipment and machines by scheduling and execution of preventive, predictive, and reactive maintenance.
Day-to-Day Role:
- Supervise and promote practices and processes intended to provide safe products that comply with appropriate laws and regulations, meet the company quality standards, and serve the needs of our customers.
- Take ownership and demonstrate leadership necessary to achieve goals specific to Safety, Quality, Service, Efficiency and Employee Development.
- Lead by example to promote and encourage employees to strongly commit to safety and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
- Supervise teams responsible for maintenance of production equipment and machines
- Plan, develop, and implement new methods and procedures designed to improve operations, minimize operating costs and influence greater utilization of labor and equipment
- Ensure that maintenance work execution is compliant with statutory regulations
- Develop and implement a comprehensive preventive maintenance program to improve machinery performance (i.e. uptime, reliability and efficiency)
- Oversee the execution of preventive, predictive, and autonomous maintenance plans, and hold team accountable for adhering to the proper work standards related to precision maintenance as per job plans
- Coordinate with maintenance planners and the production department to build weekly proactive maintenance schedule with detailed job plans
- Analyze production schedules and work orders to determine work priorities for repairs, maintenance and installation
- Administer and improve systems and procedures for maintenance work orders
- Develop and implement a system for the collection and maintenance of data and statistics of maintenance history and maintenance needs on production equipment
- Solicit assistance from other departments and management as necessary to achieve goals and targets
- Utilize computer applications to maintain data and run reports
- Track Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), anticipating and correcting trends which would compromise achievement of targets.
- Audit the floor as required by Leader Standard Work, monitor metrics, verify adherence to procedures/ standard work and correct deficiencies as necessary.
- Participate in root-cause analysis for repetitive damage and failure rates, work with other groups in proactively resolving equipment issues
- Understand, support and follow management expectations in alignment with company values.
Core Skills and Qualifications:
The ideal candidate must possess all of the following:
- One (1) year of lead (or equivalent) experience required with demonstrated strong leadership and management skills.
- High School Diploma or GED
- Prior supervisory experience preferred
- Three (3) years of experience in maintenance and reliability
- Displays strong interpersonal skills and is accessible and approachable
- Experience in mechanical and electrical machine maintenance, which may include automation, robotics and controls
- Familiar with the use of hand tools
- Experienced in reading and interpreting schematics, blueprints, and electrical drawings
- Ability to utilize and train employees on technology, processes and procedures
- Excellent verbal and written skills necessary in order to communicate intricate job-related processes
- Experience using Microsoft Office, including the ability to create reports, documents, presentations and s
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