Maintenance Supervisor

J.-Rettenmaier-; Urbana (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

JRS USA in Urbana, Ohio seeks an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to lead the maintenance department in a high-automation manufacturing setting.

You will supervise a team, plan preventive and corrective maintenance, manage spare parts with CMMS, and coordinate with operations to minimize downtime.

Strong mechanical skills, 5+ years in supervisory roles, and formal engineering or reliability training are preferred.

Qualifications

• Progressive maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• At least 5 years in a supervisory role.
• Strong mechanical skills/aptitude.
• Formal training in engineering, process control or reliability preferred.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Maintenance Department with sound judgment and planning.
• Coordinate preventative maintenance and repairs to minimize downtime.
• Maintain spare parts inventory using CMMS.
• Manage maintenance budget.
• Provide supervision and technical direction.
• Support capital projects and asset reliability.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Mechanical aptitude

Maintenance planning

Industrial equipment troubleshooting

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Automation & instrumentation knowledge

Root-cause analysis

Education

Engineering/Process control/Reliability education

Tools

CMMS software

Maintimizer

Job description

• Employee Type FT Non-Exempt
• Required Degree High school

About the Company:

If you are you looking to become a part of a team who’s on a mission to provide sustainable products to a number of industries around the world, J. Rettenmaier USA is the company for you! As the leading manufacturer of insoluble fibers, we take pride in our commitment to providing our employees with a comfortable and collaborative work environment, inclusive culture and the best training and development programs. To prove how much we value our employees’ health and wellbeing in and out of the workplace we offer exemplary health, vision and Rx benefits, premium free dental and a generous 401k plan. Not to mention our competitive pay and many more employee perks. With a total of 8 locations across the US, we are always welcoming individuals eager to learn and grow with our fiber family.

What We Manufacture:

Whether it be a US trend or an industry standard, JRS USA fibers offer solutions to help fit product needs across a number of industries, including pharmaceutical, pet, and food. Produced from sustainable raw materials such as grains, fruits, vegetables, seaweed and trees, upcycled post-consumer materials and recycled pre-consumer materials, the functional benefits of our fibers are favorable throughout all the industries we serve.

• Use sound judgement, planning skills & mechanical aptitude to lead Maintenance Department.
• Provide leadership in maintenance organization to achieve stated goals.
• Work with Operations Dept. to coordinate preventative maintenance & repair work to minimize downtime.
• Maintain spare parts inventory utilizing CMMS system, including ordering parts from domestic & international vendors.
• Manage maintenance budget.
• Provide direct, hands on supervision, technical direction, administrative management, and leadership in maintenance.
• Responsible for the management of equipment and maintenance.
• Supports maintenance and capital projects, maximizing asset reliability, uptime, and cost effectiveness with available resources.
• Provides support for the facility and equipment needs, including capital and major repairs.
• Supports predictive, preventative and corrective maintenance programs.
• Uses other maintenance disciplines in the development and application of reliability engineering, root-cause analysis and troubleshooting of equipment and processes.
• Coaches and develops training plans for hourly maintenance employees.
• Model, for the maintenance department, a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Establishes spare parts requirements, and maintain inventory levels utilizing CMMS software.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Background illustrates progressive maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment
• Must have at least 5 years’ experience in a supervisory role.
• Exceptional mechanical skills / aptitude.
• Formal training or education in related field such as engineering, process control or reliability preferred
• Strong sense of urgency.
• Must be a leader with very goodcommunication and organizational skills and the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.
• A strong working knowledge needed in equipment servicing as well as maintenance planning/scheduling in an industrial environment with a high level of automation and instrumentation.
• A solid /working knowledge is required in project management, industrial engineering, cost analysis and employee relations.
• Strong interpersonal communications such as recommending, directing, and influencing.
• Computer Maintenance Management Systems use and implementation (Maintimizer a plus).