Maintenance Area Supervisor

Med-National Staffing Inc.; Kokomo (IN); On-site; USD 94,558,000 - 105,160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits available

Job summary

Med-National Staffing Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Area Supervisor for a 100% onsite role in Kokomo, IN.

The position offers a starting pay rate of $33 to $36.70 per hour under a contract opportunity with possible extension or direct hire for the right candidate. You will lead skilled trades in a fast-paced, unionized manufacturing setting, drive TPM/maintenance initiatives, coach teams, and contribute to safety, quality, and OEE improvements.

Qualifications

• Industrial automation experience with project management exposure.
• Ability to work any shift and overtime as required.
• Strong organizational and written/oral communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills for interfacing with all plant levels.
• Ability to build relationships with plant leadership and customers.
• Experience in safety, quality, and cost initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct skilled trades to meet maintenance department objectives in a fast-paced, unionized environment.
• Coordinate safety, quality, delivery, cost, and morale initiatives; drive throughput improvements.
• Coach and mentor team members on problem solving and corrective action.
• Lead kaizen activities focused on Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) improvements.
• Work with maintenance staff to reduce waste through autonomous and preventive maintenance.

Skills

Team leadership

Troubleshooting

Communication

Time management

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our client is looking for a Maintenance Area Supervisor in Kokomo, IN! This contract opportunity (possible extension or direct hire for the right candidate) offers a starting pay rate range of $33 to $36.70/hour (benefits are available). Position is 100% onsite.

Job Description

The Maintenance Supervisor leads and directs skilled trades employees to meet the objectives of the maintenance department in a fast paced, high volume, unionized, manufacturing environment. The selected candidate will 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 (both hourly and supervisory) regarding techniques for problem solving and corrective action implementation. Possess a general level of technical understanding related to maintenance, time-based maintenance (TBM), condition-based maintenance (CBM), and dynamic maintenance (DM). Influence the key performance indicators (KPI’s), mean time between failure (MTBF) of components and equipment in their area, mean time to repair (MTTR), as well as maintaining equipment at basic conditions and continuous improvements of the equipment in their area. Address throughput, run to run, and downtime related issues with equipment in a production environment, supported by the Professional Maintenance Specialist (PMS) where applicable. Direct supervision of the Skilled Trades. Work with Skilled Trades staff in driving waste reduction efforts through implementation of methods / processes of Autonomous Maintenance (AM), Professional Maintenance (PM), Quality Maintenance (QM), Focus Improvement (FI) and People Development (PD). Actively participate and lead kaizen project activities centered on Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) improvements and waste reduction opportunities identified through cost deployment.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum 3 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

Preferred Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in technical/engineering field
• Experience in continuous improvement systems and lean manufacturing
• Experience leading maintenance teams in a union environment
• Experience with controls, robotics, drives and system level communication systems, various conveyance systems, welding, vision systems and sensor use and application.