Maintenance Area Supervisor

Med-National Staffing Inc.; Kokomo (IN); On-site; USD 29,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits available

Job summary

Med-National Staffing Inc. seeks a Maintenance Area Supervisor in Kokomo, IN to lead skilled trades in a fast-paced, unionized manufacturing setting. The role focuses on safety, quality, throughput, and ongoing equipment improvements, with coaching of teams and direct supervision of trades.

Starting pay is $25.68/hour, with benefits and 100% onsite work; flexibility for shift/overtime as needed. Preferred candidates will have 3+ years of industrial automation experience, plus project management

Qualifications

• The candidate should have a strong background in industrial automation and project management.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills are required.
• Experience interfacing with plant leadership and hourly/supervisory staff is valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct skilled trades to meet maintenance objectives.
• Coordinate safety, quality, delivery, cost and morale initiatives.
• Drive throughput improvements and coordinate maintenance activities.
• Coach and mentor team members on problem solving and corrective action.
• Direct supervision of the Skilled Trades personnel.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives (OEE, waste reduction) with kaizen projects.

Skills

Industrial automation

Project management

Communication skills

Organization

Problem solving

Coaching/mentoring

MS Office

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in technical/engineering

Tools

Controls & robotics familiarity

Job description

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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 of $25.68/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