Maintenance Supervisor

Job purpose

The Maintenance Manager is an integral part of the American Products Manufacturing Management team. The Maintenance team works together to ensure all equipment is in good working order and the facilities are kept nice, clean, and operable.

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing daily maintenance and repair to all equipment, machinery, tools, and the general facilities that house American Products and its subsidiaries. The Maintenance Manager is expected to work alongside the maintenance team members to promptly address equipment and machinery issues while encouraging the growth and development of the team members.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads maintenance team with curiosity, positivity, and a focus on safety, to ensure proactive outcomes
• Works with the Production Management team to ensure minimal disruption in production activities including occasional weekend or off-shift work.
• Oversees preventative maintenance program with a high degree of accountability.
• Mentors and guides maintenance team for consistent skill and professional growth.
• Leads janitorial team with pride for keeping our facility clean and safe.
• Utilizes a variety of troubleshooting methods to locate causes of malfunctions in machinery and equipment.
• Develops and maintains relationships with third party service providers to maximize up time for all equipment and machinery.
• Proficient in industrial equipment and machinery repairs and maintenance.
• Actively demonstrates and promotes a positive, collaborative attitude.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Requires a high school diploma or GED; some formal Industrial Maintenance education strongly preferred; not required.

Specialized Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience leading maintenance teams, preferably in an Industrial environment.
• Ability to operate metalworking tools such as lathe, drill press, and grinder to make or repair parts and can also weld.

Skills and Abilities

• Requires interpersonal skills to interact and collaborate with a wide variety of internal personnel.
• Must be able to interact professionally, appropriately, and courteously with team members, suppliers, and customers.

Travel

Some travel may be required for this position.

Physical requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and must be able to talk and hear. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and depth perception.
This position is considered safety sensitive, citing the critical thinking skills required for trouble shooting and the use of tools that have serious potential risks. You must observe safety procedures and use equipment and materials properly; wear safety glasses and steel toe boots.

Direct reports

This position has multiple direct reports across production shifts.

Additional Information

This job description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. While it is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or require that other or different duties/tasks be performed. I have read, understand and can perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Including disability/veteran