Maintenance Supervisor

WMFHA; Rensselaer (IN); Presencial; USD 60.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

WMFHA in Indiana seeks a Maintenance Supervisor to oversee mechanical and electrical technicians in a plastics manufacturing setting. The role emphasizes safety, tooling knowledge, and leadership to minimize downtime and improve machine efficiency.

The ideal candidate has 3–7 years of related experience, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage projects and teams while maintaining ISO compliance and safe work practices.

Formación

• High School Diploma or GED required with 3–7 years related experience.
• Ability to accept responsibility and be accountable for actions.
• Motivation to inspire self and others to reach goals.
• Ability to manage personnel and equipment effectively.
• Strong safety awareness and adherence to safety rules.
• Proven problem-solving skills with proactive approach.
• Effective verbal communication and teamwork.
• Initiative to make decisions and take action.
• Leadership to influence others and supervise effectively.
• Experience coordinating maintenance and project teams.

Responsabilidades

• Supervise Maintenance Department functions to support manufacturing.
• Ensure regular, reliable attendance; willing to work non-standard hours.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues and reduce downtime; maintain machine efficiency.
• Develop training manuals for maintenance staff.
• Manage spare parts purchasing and storage applications.
• Coordinate with Scheduling and Production for PMs and major repairs.
• Oversee engineers’ and technicians’ day-to-day work and project progression.
• Review work orders, PMs, records and forms; ensure ISO procedures are followed.
• Perform general building maintenance and repairs as needed.
• Lead capital improvement projects and coordinate contractors.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Team Builder

Problem Solving

Safety Awareness

Communication

Initiative

Accountability

Resource Management

Project Management

Management Skills

Educación

High School Diploma or GED

Herramientas

Electrical

PLCs

Drives

Descripción del empleo

POSITION OBJECTIVE: Supervise and coordinate day to day work activities of mechanical and electrical technicians to support a plastics manufacturing process.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or GED and three to seven years related experience.
• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Motivation - Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach a goal and/or perform to the best of their ability.
• Resource Management (People & Equipment) - Ability to obtain and appropriate the proper usage of equipment, facilities, materials, as well as personnel.
• Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Leadership - Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.
• Management Skills - Ability to organize and direct oneself and effectively supervise others.
• Project Management - Ability to organize and direct a project to completion.
• Team Builder - Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.
• Ensure consistent, dependable attendance and demonstrate a willingness to accommodate non-standard work hours as necessary.
• Capable of effectively managing job-related stress and fostering productive workplace interactions.
• Experience in packaging, plastics, thermoforming, extrusion, thermoplastics, HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, polyethylene, blow molding, injection molding, polymers, polyolefins, or polypropylene would be a plus.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for supporting and following Safety Rules and Regulations
• Supervise Maintenance Department functions to support manufacturing.
• Must have regular, reliable attendance and willing to work outside the regular schedule as required.
• Willing to handle job stress and interact with others in the workplace.
• Able to troubleshoot equipment issues
• Strong knowledge of Electrical, PLCs and Drives.
• Develop training manuals for maintenance department.
• Able to implement improvement projects to minimize equipment downtime and improve machine efficiency.
• Available for call-ins during nights and weekends as equipment issues arise.
• Analyze downtime and reports and monthly performance reports, etc.
• Manage spare stock purchasing & store stock application (SSA).
• Execute special improvement / capital projects.
• Assign and oversee engineers’ and technicians day-day work schedule / projects and monitor progress through the Word Order System.
• Prepare and train engineers and technicians.
• Must know and follow all ISO procedures for Maintenance Section.
• Review all work orders, P.M., records, and forms.
• Review/Approve evaluation for engineers and techs.
• Maintain housekeeping and 5S.
• Order parts/repair (Issue P/R).
• Coordinate with Scheduling and Production for scheduled P.M. and major repair.
• Modify root cause problem, analysis improvement.
• Perform skilled repair and maintenance operations, using equipment such as hand and power tools, hydraulic presses and shears, and welding equipment.
• Review, evaluate, accept, and coordinate completion of work bid from contractors.
• Able to perform general building maintenance and repairs.
• Other duties as assigned by Maintenance/Plant Manager.