Maintenance Supervisor

StarPlus Energy; Kokomo (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

StarPlus Energy in Indiana seeks a Maintenance Supervisor to lead skilled trades in a high-volume automotive manufacturing environment as the industry moves toward an electric future.

The role focuses on coordinating safety, quality, delivery and cost while driving throughput improvements and supervising the Skilled Trades. Strong communication and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s degree in technical/engineering field preferred.
• Experience with industrial automation and maintenance in a manufacturing setting preferred.
• Strong problem-solving, leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to lead teams and interface with all plant levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead skilled trades to meet maintenance objectives in a fast-paced plant.
• Coordinate safety, quality, delivery, cost and morale initiatives.
• Drive throughput improvements in production equipment and processes.
• Direct supervision of the Skilled Trades.
• Address throughput, run-to-run and downtime issues with equipment.

Skills

Problem solving

Team leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Coaching/mentoring

Shift flexibility

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree in technical/engineering field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Industrial automation systems

Job description

At StarPlus Energy, a joint venture between Samsung/Stellantis, join us in establishing the first plant of its kind in Indiana. As a member of our team, you will play an important role in our company's positive culture by helping us build and maintain an effective organization as the automotive industry moves toward an electric future.

The Maintenance Supervisor leads and directs skilled trades employees to meet the objectives of the maintenance department in a fast paced, high volume, 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. Additional responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

• 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.

Requirements

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 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
• Minimum 3 years of industrial automation experience with project management experience.
• 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, sealing systems, glass cell systems, various conveyance systems, welding - all types, paint process and associated systems, vision systems and sensors use and application.

Compensation

$80,000 - $110000/year

Additional Compensation Information

Salary within the posted range is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Our benefits include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, short and long-term disability, PTO, 401K with company match.