Maintenance Supervisor

City of Lincoln; Michigan; On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

GNS North America is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead manufacturing maintenance technicians and drive uptime, OEE, and customer service across our press room operations. You will coordinate safety, quality, productivity and cost targets with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on supervision, data-driven maintenance planning, and the development of staffing and training plans to meet production needs. Equal opportunity employer; on-site in the North American facility.

Qualifications

• Experience leading manufacturing maintenance teams.
• Strong understanding of preventive maintenance and PM scheduling.
• Familiarity with safety regulations and PPE.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and assigns the work of maintenance staff in the press room.
• Ensures PM backlog is managed and weekly schedules are developed.
• Keeps data entry accurate in PLEX and related systems.
• Leads safety briefings and ensures lockout/tagout procedures.
• Coordinates repairs to electrical, plumbing and mechanical systems.

Job description

• Employee Type Salaried

We deliver advanced metalworking solutions for automotive and industrial clients, specializing in stamping, welding, laser cutting, and assembly. Our in-house tool & die capabilities provide full design, simulation, and build services for complex projects.

Stamping

• Hot and conventional stamping (100–800 tons)
• Multi-location facilities for high-volume production

Laser Cutting

• Multi-axis laser systems for prototyping & production
• Flat and 3D part cutting, trimming, and hole piercing
• Versatile with various metals and thicknesses
• Spot welding for Ultra High Strength Steel & press-hardened parts
• Highly automated robotic cells for precision and efficiency
• Focused on quality, speed, and cost reduction

JOB SUMMARY

This position is responsible for the leadership and guidance of the manufacturing maintenance technicians as assigned. The Maintenance Supervisor will direct all maintenance activities for his respective area with a clear goal of continuously improving equipment uptime, OEE, PM completion, and customer service. Clear communications with the Production & Quality departments, the Maintenance Manager and Maintenance Technicians is an essential function of this job. Assists the Maintenance Manager in meeting not only department performance targets but the entire organization relating to Safety, Quality, Productivity and Cost on a continuous basis.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervises and assigns the work of manufacturing maintenance employees.
• Inspects work for completeness.
• Determines materials, equipment, and supplies to be used for assigned tasks. Transfers equipment and personnel from one project to another as necessary.
• Keep track of employee’s attendance and other routine records.
• Coordinates or installs, inspects, repairs and maintains the electrical, plumbing, mechanical and other related systems in the press room related equipment.
• Responsible to ensure team members wear required PPE and is aware of all safety key points related to their work area.
• Ensures proper lockout/tag out procedures are followed.
• Accountable for data entry and accuracy of PLEX and other software pertaining to maintenance systems.
• Accountable for problem solving activities (8Ds, 5 WHYs, etc.).
• Reviews the PM backlog and assist in developing a weekly schedule on 100% resources usage.
• Must know the operating condition of all equipment and facilities in their area of responsibility.
• Validates all work request, approves priorities, and routes work requests to planner.
• Leads weekly/ daily department communication meetings.
• Identifying and communicating emergency or breakdown work needs, the maintenance supervisor works with the planner to ensure the necessary labor and parts are available to execute the work.
• The position is responsible for leadership and guidance of the manufacturing maintenance team.
• Collects and reports data; monitoring progress, implementing rotation plans, resolving problems, and reporting issues to manager, provides results on shift summaries.
• Conducts assigned LPAs, 5S and other audits as assigned.
• Attend learning opportunities for professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops/training sessions as offered and available.
• Development of effective staffing and resource deployment plans to meet production needs. This includes daily personnel deployment in zones as well as training and skills development plans (cross training plans) of employees.
• Responsible to accommodate the personal development needs for capable individuals, absenteeism/vacations, anticipated staff transitions (e.g. retirements, transfers), and capability to flex resources for plant load and mix variations.
• Take preventative actions that maintain worker safety, product quality, overall equipment effectiveness, productivity, and cost targets.
• Performs performance evaluations of employees as scheduled while providing constructive feedback on an ongoing basis.
• All other duties as assigned.

GNS North America is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.