Maintenance Supervisor

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for coordinating and supervising maintenance activities to ensure manufacturing equipment is functional and optimized, while limiting operational delays and associated costs.  This role combines mechanical knowledge with strong leadership to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of our manufacturing operations.  The Maintenance Supervisor plays a crucial role in optimizing production processes, implementing cost-effective solutions, and driving asset reliability and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Leadership and Team Management:

• Provide strong leadership to mechanical team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement that is collaborative, empowering and motivating.
• Mentor team members to build technical competencies in equipment set up, preventative maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs, and career growth.
• Set clear goals and performance targets, monitor progress, and provide constructive feedback to team members.
• Provide necessary guidance, technical support, and training to ensure that employees work safely and comply with established Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and processes.
• Provide after-hours maintenance resources by calling in appropriate maintenance staff; responds personally in critical or complicated situations.
• Responsible for supervisory activities including, but not limited to, new hire onboarding and training, scheduling, performance evaluations, discipline, coaching, safety training and employee development, along with recommendations for hiring and terminations.
• Collaborate closely with the Scheduling and Production teams to match resources to needs in order to minimize downtime and maximize throughput.  Communicate changes and proposed solutions.

Equipment Maintenance and Management:

• Prioritize maintenance needs and allocate resources effectively.  Direct tasks with an understanding of the importance of increasing accuracy and efficiency and decreasing waste and operational costs.  Identify bottlenecks and offer suggestions on how to resolve them, including stepping in to perform any task in support of company goals.
• Direct activities in support of a comprehensive maintenance and reliability strategy ensuring minimal downtime, optimal equipment performance, timely repairs, reduced operational risk, and optimized asset life of production systems and equipment.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to schedule maintenance activities with minimal disruption to production schedules and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.
• Ensure equipment and machinery modifications/repairs align with engineering, maintenance, and reliability standards.

Production Process Optimization:

• Continually assess maintenance effectiveness and work with production team to identify opportunities for improvement, production optimization and maintenance planning.
• Collaborate with internal and external groups to analyze production processes, identify opportunities for improvement in efficiency and productivity, and provide insights for the development of new processes.
• Work closely with production and operations teams to streamline workflows and eliminate bottlenecks.

Requirements

To fulfill requirements of job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty at a high level.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 2+ years of proven experience in a maintenance supervisor, lead, or scheduling role.  Experience in the personal care products manufacturing industry is ideal, but not a requirement.
• Strong leadership/team management skills with ability to motivate and manage a diverse team.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to respond quickly and direct activities in an environment with constantly changing priorities.
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes, equipment maintenance, reliability practices, and troubleshooting techniques for equipment and systems.
• Familiarity with safety regulations and environmental compliance standards.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate across departments and communicate effectively with team members.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to identify trends, analyze data, and make informed decisions.
• Fluency in English.  Bilingual in technical Spanish is a strong differentiator.
• Must be able to work in person onsite.

The salary range for this role is $75,000 – $95,000 annually.  Compensation is commensurate with level of knowledge, education, skills, and experience applicable to the position.

We understand that each team member’s situation is unique, and so it is our intent to offer an overall benefits package that can be shaped and molded by each individual to fit their family’s needs. Our current benefits package, which is available to all full-time team members, includes medical, dental, vision insurance, 401k retirement plan, flexible spending accounts, life and disability coverage, and other voluntary benefits.

We want everyone to feel welcome, respected and we are committed to providing the best space, experience and workplace for our teams – no matter what race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, veteran or disability status and all the other fascinating characteristics that make us different.

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