Supv, Maintenance

Job Description
The Supervisor, Maintenance oversees and assists in increasing equipment reliability and reducing downtime while maintaining quality and ensuring safety compliance. This role is responsible for driving maintenance excellence by planning, training, and implementing maintenance activities.

• Scheduling and providing work assignments for preventative maintenance of equipment and/or repair of equipment; coordinating maintenance with production staff; recording repairs and maintenance performed; sourcing replacement parts and managing spare parts inventory.
• Ensuring correct and safe operation of equipment and machinery using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Analyzing equipment for root cause failure to prevent future problems; identifying faulty equipment through observation and testing metrics.
• Recommending improvements in equipment, quality, and working environments.
• Promoting and actively participating in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identifying key gaps in the development of skilled trades such as electrical, electrical controls, general maintenance, and skilled trades; developing tactical plans to close key resource gaps in the maintenance team skill set.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or G.E.D equivalent; B.S degree in related field preferred.
• Four (4) - six (6) years of plant maintenance and supervisory experience in an industrial manufacturing operation.
• Strong Computer operation skills, preferably MS Word and Excel, as well as in-depth knowledge of computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills and the ability to influence and motivate others.
• Familiar with maintenance management and maintenance excellence techniques such as Preventive Maintenance (PM)/Predictive Maintenance (PDM).
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations relevant to maintenance as well as OSHA safety standards.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Standards Quality Management Systems.
• Knowledge of LEAN Manufacturing and LEAN Management principles and experience in working towards Lean production while driving continuous improvement.

Physical and Environmental Requirements:

• Physical Activity: Requires more than 2/3 of time talking or hearing; 1/3 to 2/3 of time standing, walking, and/or sitting; and less than 1/3 of time using hands and fingers, reaching, climbing/balancing, stooping/kneeling/crouching/crawling; and/or tasting/smelling.
• Lifting: Requires lifting sometimes in excess of 100 pounds less than 1/3 of time.
• Vision: Requires accurate close and distance vision, color and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
• Environment: Requires 1/3 to 2/3 of time working near moving mechanical parts and less than 1/3 of time exposed to fumes or airborne particles, working with explosives, in an office setting, working in high, precarious places, exposed to outdoor weather, extreme heat, vibration, and/or the risk of electrical shock.
• Noise: Requires exposure to moderate noise.

About Us:
H WI, a member of Calderys
HWI is the largest supplier of refractory products and services in the United States. With manufacturing sites and distribution centers across the Americas, as well as the major refractory industry research facility in North America, HWI serves virtually every major industry that requires refractory solutions to enhance production and protect assets. HWI is consistently recognized for its talented experts, industry firsts, and intensely driven excellence.