Industrial Maintenance Lead — OEE & Kaizen Focus

Zobility; Kokomo (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Zobility in Kokomo, Indiana is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead skilled trades in a fast-paced, unionized manufacturing environment. You will coordinate safety and efficiency initiatives while driving throughput and continuous improvement.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in industrial automation with project management experience, strong communication, and a proven ability to mentor and develop teams toward higher OEE and reduced downtime.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of industrial automation experience with project management experience.
• Ability to work any shift and overtime as required
• Excellent organization, written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various levels of employees within all areas of the Plant from hourly represented employees to Senior Leadership as required
• Ability to build effective business relationships with plant leadership and customers
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated troubleshooting problem solving experience
• Goal oriented self-starter with ability to lead teams.
• Ability to coach/mentor/develop skilled trade employees
• Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

• Lead skilled trades employees to meet maintenance objectives in a fast-paced facility.
• Coordinate safety, quality, delivery, cost and morale initiatives.
• Drive throughput improvements and coordinate professional maintenance and breakdown maintenance activities.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to team members regarding problem solving and corrective action implementation.
• Influence KPI's, MTBF, MTTR and maintain equipment at basic conditions with continuous improvements.
• Address throughput, run to run, and downtime related issues with equipment in a production environment.
• Direct supervision of the Skilled Trades.
• Work with Skilled Trades staff in driving waste reduction through AM/PM/QM/FI/PD methods.
• Actively participate and lead kaizen projects centered on OEE improvements and cost deployment.

Skills

Industrial automation experience

Project management

Leadership / team supervision

Problem solving / troubleshooting

Strong communication skills

Kaizen / continuous improvement

Interfacing with all levels of staff

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical/engineering field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Zobility in Kokomo, Indiana is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead skilled trades in a fast-paced, unionized manufacturing environment. You will coordinate safety and efficiency initiatives while driving throughput and continuous improvement.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in industrial automation with project management experience, strong communication, and a proven ability to mentor and develop teams toward higher OEE and reduced downtime.