Area Maintenance & Reliability Supervisor

Unilever

Independence (MO)

On-site

USD 89,000 - 133,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

The Associate Maintenance Manager at Unilever plays a key role in driving long-term asset health by coordinating maintenance planning, reliability activities, and daily execution. This role supports the Sr.

Maintenance Manager by providing direct leadership to the Maintenance & Building Planners, while guiding maintenance technicians within the area. You will ensure effective planning, execution, and continuous improvement of all maintenance and reliability activities, including ensuring

Qualifications

2 year degree in a technical field and at least two years of experience as a maintenance supervisor/coordinator in fast paced manufacturing environment.
Strong troubleshooting skills.
Excellent communication skills.
Ability to coordinate and communicate with teams across a 24/7 schedule.
Experience leading a team of maintenance technicians toward a common goal.
Experience using a CMMS system.
Controls/Automation experience with a strong preference to Allen Bradley controls.

Responsibilities

Continuously strive to increase the efficiency and reliability of equipment in their area of focus.
Communicate with all shifts of the maintenance team to ensure a consistent message and consistent application of all company policies, programs, rules and regulations.
Support maintenance team in troubleshooting, finding/procuring parts, or escalating issues as required.
Carries out periodic audits to ensure depth of work order material is adequate and works with lead and planner to ensure gaps are addressed.
Ensure maintenance, quality and safety audits are carried out by the team to ensure compliance with internal requirements.
Work with the maintenance & buildings planner to track breakdowns, identify chronic issues, conduct root‑cause analysis, and implement sustainable countermeasures.
Review short and medium‑term plans for equipment maintenance with the maintenance manager and planners and operations team. Develop long term plans with input from the managers, supervisors and operations team and ensure execution of the plans.
Working as a team with Supervisors, Maintenance team members, and Operations to plan, procure and document activities for the enhancement of machines in the assigned area.
Engage vendors and OEMs for technical support, project execution, reliability improvements, and complex troubleshooting.
Participate in safety and quality reviews; ensure corrective actions are implemented promptly and effectively.
Support the development and execution of reliability‑centered maintenance strategies, including predictive and preventive maintenance improvements.